The Powers of Genius: A Poem, in Three PartsAlbion Press: : Printed by J. Cundee, Ivy Lane, for T. Williams, Stationers' Court, and T. Hurst, Paternoster-Row, 1804 - 155 pagina's |
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Pagina 5
... earth his streams of burning light . Thus Genius first begins her brightening course , Proceeds increasing in resistless force ; And all collected in one great design , Moves like a giant just refresh'd with wine : 60 Then sweeps the ...
... earth his streams of burning light . Thus Genius first begins her brightening course , Proceeds increasing in resistless force ; And all collected in one great design , Moves like a giant just refresh'd with wine : 60 Then sweeps the ...
Pagina 9
... earth and soars where systems roll , Great God ! where angels in thy presence throng She rests her flight and joins the ceaseless song . Taste * is the willing umpire of the soul , And arm'd with sanctions acts without controul ...
... earth and soars where systems roll , Great God ! where angels in thy presence throng She rests her flight and joins the ceaseless song . Taste * is the willing umpire of the soul , And arm'd with sanctions acts without controul ...
Pagina 13
... earth . Taste is confin'd to rules , it moves in chains , Genius those fetters and those rules disdains ; * 200 The " Farmer's Boy " is a fine exhibition of untutored genius . It discovers the powerful influence which the scenes of ...
... earth . Taste is confin'd to rules , it moves in chains , Genius those fetters and those rules disdains ; * 200 The " Farmer's Boy " is a fine exhibition of untutored genius . It discovers the powerful influence which the scenes of ...
Pagina 15
... earth with hollow sounding tread ; Hark ! from the tomb a voice of terror breaks , The air breathes cold , the ground beneath me shakes , A ghost appears , the moon withdraws her beams , And all the thickets sound with frightful screams ...
... earth with hollow sounding tread ; Hark ! from the tomb a voice of terror breaks , The air breathes cold , the ground beneath me shakes , A ghost appears , the moon withdraws her beams , And all the thickets sound with frightful screams ...
Pagina 21
... earth And warm with life gives every flowret birth , See him muse lonely o'er the village green , And view with rapture each reviving scene , Snatch his quick pencil and with fervour trace " Transporting Nature in her wildest grace ...
... earth And warm with life gives every flowret birth , See him muse lonely o'er the village green , And view with rapture each reviving scene , Snatch his quick pencil and with fervour trace " Transporting Nature in her wildest grace ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 98 - Thus Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed ; his other parts besides, Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood...
Pagina 90 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Pagina 92 - O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
Pagina 91 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up : It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
Pagina 112 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Pagina 94 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
Pagina 92 - Princes shall come out of Egypt: Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Pagina 92 - The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God : even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Pagina 89 - And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy...
Pagina 89 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the Earth; it hath raised up from their thrones >11 the kings of the nations.