Love various minds does variously inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade : A fire which every windy passion blows, . With pride it mounts, or with revenge it... The history of Clarissa Harlowe - Pagina 186door Samuel Richardson - 1883Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Samuel Richardson - 1804 - 416 pagina’s
...inspire ; In gentle bosoms kindles gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade, A fire which every...blows, With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. But, as the character of Sir Charles is the most instructive, that of Clementina is the highest effort... | |
| Samuel Richardson, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1804 - 414 pagina’s
...inspire ; In gentle bosoms kindles gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade, A fire which every...blows, With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. But, as the character of Sir Charles is the most instructive, that of Clementina is the highest effort... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 450 pagina’s
...inspire : He stirs, in gentle natures, gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altars laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade; A fire, which every...; With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. But I accursed, who servilely must move, And sooth his passion, for his daughter's love ! Small hope,... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 462 pagina’s
...inspire : He stirs, in gentle natures, gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altars laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade; A fire, which every...; With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows. But I accursed, who servilely must move, And sooth his passion, for his daughter's love ! Small hope,... | |
| Jean-Jacques Leuliette - 1809 - 408 pagina’s
...Like that of ineense on the altar laid ; But raging flames tempestuous soûls invade -. A fire wlfich every windy passion blows , With pride it mounts , and with revenge it glows. Elirait de la nie do RicfiarJson , par Mus Barlot. plus plus séduisans et des plus respectables vertus... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 420 pagina’s
...inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade: A fire which every windy passion blows. With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not one of the gentle bosoms : love,, as it subsists in itself,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 486 pagina’s
...inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade : A fire which every windy passion blows, . With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not one of the gentle bosoms: Love, as it subsists in itself,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 410 pagina’s
...inspire : It stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid ; But raging flames tempestuous souls invade : A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. cultics ili motion. He hardly conceived it but in its turbulent effervescence... | |
| Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pagina’s
...inspire: He stirs, in gentle natures, gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altars laid : But raging flames tempestuous souls invade. A fire which every...With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows." Act II. &. I. The ensuing lines shew Dryden's minuteness, as well as accuracy of observation, of which... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 476 pagina’s
...stirs in gentle bosoms gentle fire, Like that of incense on the altar laid : •,•.-, But raging flames tempestuous souls invade ; A fire which every windy passion blows, With pride it mounts, or with revenge it glows. Dryden's was not one of the gentle bosoms : Love, as it subsists in itself,... | |
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