The Edinburgh Literary Journal: Or, Weekly Register of Criticism and Belles-lettres, Հատոր 1Constable and Company, 1829 |
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... give those that deserve it the best chance of remunera- ting their respective proprietors , both now and after- wards . We shall say a few words upon each , and shall endeavour to point out all the substantially good articles it ...
... give those that deserve it the best chance of remunera- ting their respective proprietors , both now and after- wards . We shall say a few words upon each , and shall endeavour to point out all the substantially good articles it ...
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... give it as our opinion that the object has been achieved . The " Sou- venir " is distinguished both by external elegance and intellectual superiority . Several of the engravings have never been surpassed . " The Sisters , " from a ...
... give it as our opinion that the object has been achieved . The " Sou- venir " is distinguished both by external elegance and intellectual superiority . Several of the engravings have never been surpassed . " The Sisters , " from a ...
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... give them a certain degree of control , and that they may live in the eye of the public in the most enviable of all lights - as guardians of its amusements and directors of its tastes . The consequence is , they are all bustle and ...
... give them a certain degree of control , and that they may live in the eye of the public in the most enviable of all lights - as guardians of its amusements and directors of its tastes . The consequence is , they are all bustle and ...
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... give Sir Walter Scott all praise , that from these he has ever stood at a distance . But it will not do to affect the same tone of philosophical indifference in regard to those momentous questions which so deeply affect man- kind , and ...
... give Sir Walter Scott all praise , that from these he has ever stood at a distance . But it will not do to affect the same tone of philosophical indifference in regard to those momentous questions which so deeply affect man- kind , and ...
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... give good proofs that the inhabitants are not forget- ting the cultivation of their minds , amid the polishing of their granite ; and that , whether connected with its uni- versities or not , its townsmen and alumni are not un- worthy ...
... give good proofs that the inhabitants are not forget- ting the cultivation of their minds , amid the polishing of their granite ; and that , whether connected with its uni- versities or not , its townsmen and alumni are not un- worthy ...
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Էջ 150 - ... he who ruleth his own spirit is greater than he who taketh a city, there was won, in the solitude of his chamber, many a repeated victory over himself, which should give a brighter lustre to his name than all the conquests he has made on the field of discovery, or than all the splendour of his positive achievements.
Էջ 4 - And fields and marshes wide Such as nor voice, nor lute, nor wind, nor bird, The soul ever stirred; Unlike, and far sweeter than them all.
Էջ 175 - To the ill-starred Burns was given the power of making man's life more venerable, but that of wisely guiding his own life was not given. Destiny, — for so in our ignorance we must speak, — : his faults, the faults of others, proved too hard for him; and that spirit which might have...
Էջ 4 - Do you not hear the Aziola cry ? Methinks she must be nigh," Said Mary, as we sate In dusk, ere stars were lit, or candles brought; And I, who thought This Aziola was some tedious woman, Asked, "Who is Aziola?" How elate I felt to know that it was nothing human, No mockery of myself to fear or hate : And Mary saw my soul, And laughed, and said, " Disquiet yourself not; 'Tis nothing but a little downy owl.
Էջ 203 - Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us ; and let us run with patience the race which is set before us...
Էջ 4 - And forests, where beside his leafy hold The sullen boar hath heard the distant horn, And whets his tusks against the gnarled thorn ; Palladian palace with its storied halls ; Fountains, where Love lies listening to their falls ; Gardens, where flings the bridge its airy span, And Nature makes her happy home with man...
Էջ 128 - The very first Of human life must spring from woman's breast. Your first small words are taught you from her lips, Your first tears quench'd by her, and your last sighs Too often breathed out in a woman's hearing, When men have shrunk from the ignoble care Of watching the last hour of him who led them.
Էջ 251 - Is it so?" reflecting on the alliance which had placed the Stewart family on the throne; "then God's will be done. It came with a lass, and it will go with a lass.
Էջ 123 - T is with the thankful glance of parting praise ; More mighty spots may rise — more glaring shine, But none unite, in one attaching maze, The brilliant, fair, and soft, — the glories of old days...
Էջ 41 - twill ease my breast, And this wild tempest-laden night Suits with the purpose best. Come hither — thou hast often sought To open this old chest. " It has a secret spring ; the touch Is known to me alone;" Slowly the lid is raised, and now — " What see you, that you groan So heavily ? That thing is but A bare-ribbed skeleton.