The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History, Biography, Poetry, and Romance; Jeux D'esprit, Traditionary Relics, and Essays, with Translations from Approved Authors, Հատոր 1T. Tegg, 1824 |
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... fire of conscious beauty lighted up in her eye , and love took possession of her heart . Her light etherial blood was incapable of lasting grief , and sorrow passed over her countenance , as the night cloud that sails across the full ...
... fire of conscious beauty lighted up in her eye , and love took possession of her heart . Her light etherial blood was incapable of lasting grief , and sorrow passed over her countenance , as the night cloud that sails across the full ...
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... fire and water . This difficulty of discovering the will of the goddess occasioned so much crowding to be near the throne , such jostling and elbow- ing one another , that I was glad to retire , and observe what I could among the ...
... fire and water . This difficulty of discovering the will of the goddess occasioned so much crowding to be near the throne , such jostling and elbow- ing one another , that I was glad to retire , and observe what I could among the ...
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... fire his other pistol in the air , when he saw a crow on the top of the weather - cock ; and , sure enough , he brought her down , for he was a rare shot . After all it was a cruel thing to use a poor dumb beast in that way , only for ...
... fire his other pistol in the air , when he saw a crow on the top of the weather - cock ; and , sure enough , he brought her down , for he was a rare shot . After all it was a cruel thing to use a poor dumb beast in that way , only for ...
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... fire , as was her wont , kept searching round the room , smelling to every individual , and occasionally planting herself close to the door , with an earnest air , as if expecting the arrival of some one else . After waiting some time ...
... fire , as was her wont , kept searching round the room , smelling to every individual , and occasionally planting herself close to the door , with an earnest air , as if expecting the arrival of some one else . After waiting some time ...
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... fire , But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company . " - POPE . HAPPENING , a few days ago , to take up a volume of Lord Erskine's speeches , I was peculiarly struck with the passage in which he ...
... fire , But thinks , admitted to that equal sky , His faithful dog shall bear him company . " - POPE . HAPPENING , a few days ago , to take up a volume of Lord Erskine's speeches , I was peculiarly struck with the passage in which he ...
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The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History ..., Հատոր 1 William Oxberry Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1824 |
The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History ..., Հատոր 1 William Oxberry Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1824 |
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Էջ 326 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blush'd at the praise of their own loveliness ; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs, Which ne'er might be repeated...
Էջ 59 - Lo, the poor Indian ! whose untutor'd mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind; His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk, or milky way...
Էջ 93 - As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin, that made the gloom more ghastly, every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster, I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain.
Էջ 327 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms, — the day Battle's...
Էջ 326 - And there was mounting in hot haste : the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star ; While throng'd the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips — " The foe ! They come ! they come ! " And wild and high the "Cameron's gathering...
Էջ 184 - O'erthrew Osiris, Orus, Apis, Isis, And shook the pyramids with fear and wonder When the gigantic Memnon fell asunder...
Էջ 326 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.
Էջ 183 - Revisiting the glimpses of the moon, Not like thin ghosts, or disembodied creatures, But with thy bones and flesh, and limbs and features. Tell us, for doubtless thou canst recollect, To whom should we assign the Sphinx's...
Էջ 325 - As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! arm! it is— it is— the cannon's opening roar! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound, the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear...
Էջ 325 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfined; No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet...