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Pagina 4
... relation to the enor- mous masses of ice on the top of North America ; and the two small portions of rods , which it holds horizontally , one in each hand , denote the line of the tropical circle which comes up to Cape Florida , on the ...
... relation to the enor- mous masses of ice on the top of North America ; and the two small portions of rods , which it holds horizontally , one in each hand , denote the line of the tropical circle which comes up to Cape Florida , on the ...
Pagina 37
... relation to South America in particular , and give a very detailed account of the discovery of Ame- rica in general . There is certainly on one ground a strong objection to anticipating so extensive a subject of enquiry by so summary ...
... relation to South America in particular , and give a very detailed account of the discovery of Ame- rica in general . There is certainly on one ground a strong objection to anticipating so extensive a subject of enquiry by so summary ...
Pagina 39
... relation to the accident by which America was first disco- vered ; the next three exhibit Venus in her dis- guise , exactly in the character of the American natives , as we have often seen them drawn , viz . with a quiver full of arrows ...
... relation to the accident by which America was first disco- vered ; the next three exhibit Venus in her dis- guise , exactly in the character of the American natives , as we have often seen them drawn , viz . with a quiver full of arrows ...
Pagina 46
... the West India Gulf . Indeed one meaning of the fable of Æolus's bladder of winds would seem to have relation to the trade winds , which , blowing steadily in the same direction , require that direction to be observed by 46.
... the West India Gulf . Indeed one meaning of the fable of Æolus's bladder of winds would seem to have relation to the trade winds , which , blowing steadily in the same direction , require that direction to be observed by 46.
Pagina 54
... part of Peru , itself co- vertly hinted at ( by Пepovτes ) in the 124th line . The river Plate seems to be represented by Antiphates , whose name itself may have a relation perhaps to that of the important city of Santa Fé 54.
... part of Peru , itself co- vertly hinted at ( by Пepovτes ) in the 124th line . The river Plate seems to be represented by Antiphates , whose name itself may have a relation perhaps to that of the important city of Santa Fé 54.
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Æneid ague alluded allusion alum Amazon ancient apprehend atque bark-tree Bay of Honduras brothers called Cape Cape Horn Cape Maisy China Circe Comus contained Cuba cure Diemen's Land disease drawn in fig enigma expression fable fever figure following lines Gemini gin-seng gum lac Hæc hand head History of Drugs Homer Honduras Iliad implied Indies Island of Cuba Isle of Cuba Isthmus of Darien Jardin Lady Mamore mention moon mummies noticed oblique observed Odyssey particular passage Pegu perhaps Peru Peruvian bark pestilence plague of Athens poem poet prototype reader recollected reference Reine remarkable remedy represented resemblance river Amazon river Mamore seems shape shepherd shew side song South America Spir Spirit stagnant thou tion tropic of Cancer Ulysses Van Diemen's Land virgin volcanoes West India Gulf word Zodiac δε εκ εν ες μεν μοι τε
Populaire passages
Pagina 118 - The star that bids the shepherd fold Now the top of heaven doth hold ; And the gilded car of day His glowing axle doth allay In the steep Atlantic stream ; And the slope sun his upward beam Shoots against the dusky pole ; Pacing toward the other goal Of his chamber in the east.
Pagina 268 - If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians : for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
Pagina 83 - All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players : They have their exits and their entrances ; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Pagina 140 - Plucking ripe clusters from the tender shoots ; Their port was more than human, as they stood. I took it for a faery vision Of some gay creatures of the element, That in the colours of the rainbow live, 300 And play i
Pagina 131 - Was rife, and perfect in my listening ear; Yet nought but single darkness do I find. What might this be? A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beckoning shadows dire, And airy tongues that syllable men's names On sands and shores and desert wildernesses.
Pagina 192 - There is a gentle Nymph not far from hence, That with moist curb sways the smooth Severn stream : Sabrina is her name, a virgin pure ; Whilom she was the daughter of Locrine, That had the sceptre from his father Brute.
Pagina 157 - Heaven is saintly chastity, that, when a soul is found sincerely so, a thousand. liveried angels lackey her, driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, and, in clear dream and solemn vision, tell her of things that no gross ear can hear; till oft converse with heavenly habitants begin to cast a beam on the outward shape, the unpolluted temple of the mind, and turns it by degrees to the soul's essence, till all be made immortal.
Pagina 164 - I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of death...
Pagina 180 - With that same vaunted name, virginity. Beauty is nature's coin ; must not be hoarded, But must be current...
Pagina 178 - Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth With such a full and unwithdrawing hand, Covering the earth with odours, fruits and flocks, Thronging the seas with spawn innumerable, But all to please, and sate the curious taste...