Poetry and Poets: A Collection of the Choicest Anecdotes Relative to the Poets of Every Age and Nation. With Specimens of Their Works and Sketches of Their Biography, Volume 2Sherwood, Gilbert, & Piper, 1826 - 292 pagina's |
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... were burnt in a fire which happened at M. Valencour's house . VOL . II . B had once ordered him to attend him to a siege. RACINE , in conjunction with Boileau , was ap- pointed Historiographer to Louis XIV . * who. Racine.
... were burnt in a fire which happened at M. Valencour's house . VOL . II . B had once ordered him to attend him to a siege. RACINE , in conjunction with Boileau , was ap- pointed Historiographer to Louis XIV . * who. Racine.
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... once ordered him to attend him to a siege that was carrying on in Flanders . Racine , how- ever , remained at Versailles , and when the King , on his return , expressed his surprise at it , and told him it was by no means a journey of ...
... once ordered him to attend him to a siege that was carrying on in Flanders . Racine , how- ever , remained at Versailles , and when the King , on his return , expressed his surprise at it , and told him it was by no means a journey of ...
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... once , he made a second attempt on the yielding prey . The in- dignation of the injured lady was at its height , when Pope entered the room , and , perceiving her agitation , insisted on knowing the cause . She informed him in half ...
... once , he made a second attempt on the yielding prey . The in- dignation of the injured lady was at its height , when Pope entered the room , and , perceiving her agitation , insisted on knowing the cause . She informed him in half ...
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... once incarnated , hear my prayer , and break thy beak , O Rome ! " is the devout suppli- cation of Guillaume Figuiera- " for thou hast burst from those boundaries which God has given thee ; -thou hast absolved crimes for gold , and hast ...
... once incarnated , hear my prayer , and break thy beak , O Rome ! " is the devout suppli- cation of Guillaume Figuiera- " for thou hast burst from those boundaries which God has given thee ; -thou hast absolved crimes for gold , and hast ...
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... PHILPOT CURRAN , although he once or twice ventured on poetry , his bio- grapher has justly observed , that " One power constantly exercised tends , however , to diminish the other ; and this we see exemplified in the 48 POETRY AND POETS .
... PHILPOT CURRAN , although he once or twice ventured on poetry , his bio- grapher has justly observed , that " One power constantly exercised tends , however , to diminish the other ; and this we see exemplified in the 48 POETRY AND POETS .
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Poetry and Poets: A Collection of the Choicest Anecdotes Relative ..., Volume 2 Richard Ryan Volledige weergave - 1826 |
Poetry and Poets: A Collection of the Choicest Anecdotes Relative ..., Volume 2 Richard Ryan Volledige weergave - 1826 |
Poetry and Poets: A Collection of the Choicest Anecdotes Relative ..., Volume 2 Richard Ryan Volledige weergave - 1826 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 253 - So many hours must I tend my flock; So many hours must I take my rest; So many hours must I contemplate; So many hours must I sport myself...
Pagina 151 - The higher he's a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he's to setting. That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry; For, having lost but...
Pagina 253 - O God! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point...
Pagina 256 - There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Pagina 151 - But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.
Pagina 11 - Our Tragedies and Comedies (not without cause cried out against), observing rules neither of honest civility nor of skilful Poetry, excepting Gorboduc (again, I say, of those that I have seen), which notwithstanding, as it is full of stately speeches and well-sounding phrases, climbing to the height of Seneca's style, and as full of notable morality, which it doth most delightfully teach, and so obtain the very end of Poesy...
Pagina 194 - Stone walls do not a prison make, Nor iron bars a cage ; Minds innocent and quiet take That for a hermitage : If I have freedom in my love, And in my soul am free, — Angels alone that soar above Enjoy such liberty.
Pagina 197 - Io ne potrò toccare , e non e' è un cane Che mi tolga al mio stato miserando. La mia povera madre non ha pane, Se non da me , ed io non ho danaro Da mantenerla almeno per domane.
Pagina 242 - With scutcheons of silver the coffin is shielded, And pages stand mute by the canopied pall : Through the courts at deep midnight the torches are gleaming ; In the proudly arched chapel the banners are beaming ; Far adown the long aisle sacred music is streaming, Lamenting a chief of the people should fall.
Pagina 227 - To answer your question as to Mr. Hughes ; what he wanted in genius, he made up as an honest man ; but he was of the class you think him.