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Pagina 4
... talents to some active pursuit , and goes in quest of Fame , either in the camp of Glory , or the groves of Science . SENECA , a philosopher , a moralist , and a man of letters , holds a lan- guage , the very echo of that of the Roman ...
... talents to some active pursuit , and goes in quest of Fame , either in the camp of Glory , or the groves of Science . SENECA , a philosopher , a moralist , and a man of letters , holds a lan- guage , the very echo of that of the Roman ...
Pagina 17
... talent is cultivated , and those who possess some sparks of genius , far from suffering it to be extinguish- ed , endeavour to render themselves famous in an art so respected . The Arabs are such lovers of poe- try , and so persuaded of ...
... talent is cultivated , and those who possess some sparks of genius , far from suffering it to be extinguish- ed , endeavour to render themselves famous in an art so respected . The Arabs are such lovers of poe- try , and so persuaded of ...
Pagina 19
... talent of de- scription possessed by their poets , and the accuracy with which they describe the ob- jects of sense , are great helps , to the youth- ful mind in this respect . The boldness of of great men , the majesty and power of ...
... talent of de- scription possessed by their poets , and the accuracy with which they describe the ob- jects of sense , are great helps , to the youth- ful mind in this respect . The boldness of of great men , the majesty and power of ...
Pagina 22
... talents , without discre- tion . His parliamentary life , though short , was honourable . However er- roneous might be some of his early political sentiments , he never failed to preserve an independence of charac- ter . Firm to the ...
... talents , without discre- tion . His parliamentary life , though short , was honourable . However er- roneous might be some of his early political sentiments , he never failed to preserve an independence of charac- ter . Firm to the ...
Pagina 23
... talent of the statesman , and to write , from a sincere conviction , a pious defence of the Christian Faith . In his person , Lord Lyttleton bore considerable resemblance to his fa- ther . He was tall and slender , with a pale , and ...
... talent of the statesman , and to write , from a sincere conviction , a pious defence of the Christian Faith . In his person , Lord Lyttleton bore considerable resemblance to his fa- ther . He was tall and slender , with a pale , and ...
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Pagina 71 - Churchyard" abounds with images which find a mirror in every mind, and with sentiments to which every bosom returns an echo. The four stanzas, beginning "Yet even these bones," are to me original; I have never seen the notions in any other place, yet he that reads them here persuades himself that he has always felt them. Had Gray written often thus, it had been vain to blame and useless to praise him.
Pagina 29 - O gentle sleep, Nature's soft nurse, how have I frighted thee, That thou no more wilt weigh my eyelids down, And steep my senses in forgetfulness...
Pagina 237 - They say it was a shocking sight After the field was won ; For many thousand bodies here Lay rotting in the sun : But things like that, you know, must be After a famous victory. 'Great praise the Duke of Marlbro* won And our good Prince Eugene;' 'Why 'twas a very wicked thing !' Said little Wilhelmine; 'Nay . . nay . . my little girl,' quoth he, 'It was a famous victory.
Pagina 100 - ... glistering with dew, fragrant the fertile earth after soft showers, and sweet the coming on of grateful evening mild, then silent night with this her solemn bird, and this fair moon and these the gems of heaven, her starry train.
Pagina 41 - The forward violet thus did I chide : Sweet thief, whence didst thou steal thy sweet that smells, If not from my love's breath ? The purple pride Which on thy soft cheek for complexion dwells In my love's veins thou hast too grossly dyed.
Pagina 100 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening
Pagina 237 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, ' 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Pagina 93 - Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him : every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold.
Pagina 219 - Celestial odours breathe through purpled air; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light...
Pagina 35 - Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have showed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.