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... appearance in life was made two years after his father's retirement from business , and blighted as were family prospects through unde- served misfortunes , yet both Mr. and Mrs. Camp- bell found comfort and solace in their youngest boy ...
... appearance in life was made two years after his father's retirement from business , and blighted as were family prospects through unde- served misfortunes , yet both Mr. and Mrs. Camp- bell found comfort and solace in their youngest boy ...
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... appeared the first dawn of that enthusiasm which strongly developed itself in after years on the subject of Greek poetry ; he exhibited so much feeling to be well thought of in this depart- ment of literature , that it has been remarked ...
... appeared the first dawn of that enthusiasm which strongly developed itself in after years on the subject of Greek poetry ; he exhibited so much feeling to be well thought of in this depart- ment of literature , that it has been remarked ...
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... appeared the gravity and subdued bearing of " a reverend se- nior . " He read with avidity the newspapers , and particularly the journals supposed to have a liberal bias ; in fact many of the works he greed- ily perused had been ...
... appeared the gravity and subdued bearing of " a reverend se- nior . " He read with avidity the newspapers , and particularly the journals supposed to have a liberal bias ; in fact many of the works he greed- ily perused had been ...
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... appearance and conversation , recognized a kindred spirit , soothed and cherished him , and in a few days recommended him as a young gentleman of great promise to Mr. Mundell , deceased , the publisher , who at once employed him to ...
... appearance and conversation , recognized a kindred spirit , soothed and cherished him , and in a few days recommended him as a young gentleman of great promise to Mr. Mundell , deceased , the publisher , who at once employed him to ...
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... appeared , it was announced " in the press ; and both sub- ject and author afforded matter for speculation and conversation in the literary world . Some parties had already seen the manuscript , or parts of it , and these all spoke in ...
... appeared , it was announced " in the press ; and both sub- ject and author afforded matter for speculation and conversation in the literary world . Some parties had already seen the manuscript , or parts of it , and these all spoke in ...
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arms Ascog battle beauty beauty's beneath bleeding blood bosom bower brave breath bright brow burst of joy Campbell Campbell's charm child clime cried Culdee dear death deep delight dread dream Dugald Stewart earth England ev'n fair fame fate father fire flower Gertrude GERTRUDE OF WYOMING Glencoe glow grief hand hath heart Heaven Highland honour hour Indian Innisfail isles land life's light living Lochawe Lochiel lonely look'd Lord Loxian Madame de Staël mind monody morn mountain Nature's ne'er never night o'er pale partition of Poland peace Pleasures of Hope poem poet pride sacred scene scorn Scotland shade shore sigh sight sire smile song soul spirit star storm sweet sword tears thee THEODRIC thine THOMAS CAMPBELL Thomas Telford thou thought Twas wampum waves weep Whilst wild winds youth
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Page 99 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak, She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Page 103 - By the festal cities' blaze, Whilst the wine-cup shines in light ; And yet amidst that joy and uproar Let us think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore.
Page 115 - I'll forgive your Highland chief. My daughter ! Oh ! my daughter...
Page 105 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Page 17 - Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time Sarmatia fell unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe...
Page 418 - But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. Logan never felt fear. He will not turn on his heel to save his life.
Page 128 - All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man...
Page 136 - For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless, Steals but a glance of time. ' . ' But by the mighty actor brought, Illusion's perfect triumphs come — Verse ceases to be airy thought, - And Sculpture to be dumb.
Page 129 - What though beneath thee man put forth His pomp, his pride, his skill : And arts that made fire, flood, and earth, The vassals of his will ; — Yet mourn I not thy parted sway, Thou dim discrowned king of day...
Page xxxv - Departed spirits of the mighty dead! Ye that at Marathon and Leuctra bled! Friends of the world! restore your swords to man, Fight in his sacred cause, and lead the van! Yet for Sarmatia's tears of blood atone, And make her arm puissant as your own! Oh! once again to Freedom's cause return The patriot TELL — the BRUCE OF BANNOCKBURN!