Literary Hours; Or, Sketches, Critical, Narrative, and PoeticalT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1804 |
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... appear so entirely to occupy the public mind , it is little to be ex- pected that subjects of fancy and mere elegant literature should greatly excite attention , or meet with adequate support . Long , however , as our eyes have been now ...
... appear so entirely to occupy the public mind , it is little to be ex- pected that subjects of fancy and mere elegant literature should greatly excite attention , or meet with adequate support . Long , however , as our eyes have been now ...
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... appears to have thought that the intrinsic merit of this tribute of respect would be doubled . Lucretius , in lib , v . 93 , 96 , thus expresses himself : terras Una dies dabit exitio . VOL . I. B the philosophic poet was restored to ...
... appears to have thought that the intrinsic merit of this tribute of respect would be doubled . Lucretius , in lib , v . 93 , 96 , thus expresses himself : terras Una dies dabit exitio . VOL . I. B the philosophic poet was restored to ...
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... appear baseless and absurd , but as- suredly not more so than the gross mythology of Homer , Virgil and Ovid , and why we still peruse these authors with rapture , careless of their impious opinions , yet refuse to taste the ...
... appear baseless and absurd , but as- suredly not more so than the gross mythology of Homer , Virgil and Ovid , and why we still peruse these authors with rapture , careless of their impious opinions , yet refuse to taste the ...
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... appears not to be deficient , and , as Lucretius , from the nature of his subject , is , occasionally , intricate , may have its use . " These being the only efforts hitherto made to clothe in a British dress the first , perhaps , of ...
... appears not to be deficient , and , as Lucretius , from the nature of his subject , is , occasionally , intricate , may have its use . " These being the only efforts hitherto made to clothe in a British dress the first , perhaps , of ...
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... appear to believe that man may by his own efforts approach toward perfection , and emulate the gods in happiness , yet he has taken care to qualify this opinion by affirming that the seeds of vice and imperfection cannot be altogether ...
... appear to believe that man may by his own efforts approach toward perfection , and emulate the gods in happiness , yet he has taken care to qualify this opinion by affirming that the seeds of vice and imperfection cannot be altogether ...
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Էջ 375 - Memory and her siren daughters ; but by devout prayer to that Eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim with the hallowed fire of his altar to touch and purify the lips of whom He pleases.
Էջ 337 - ... which broke their waves, and turned them into foam : and sometimes I beguiled time by viewing the harmless lambs, some leaping securely in the cool shade, whilst others sported themselves in the cheerful sun ; and saw others craving comfort from the swollen udders of their bleating dams. As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet has happily expressed it, " I was for that time lifted above earth, And possessed joys not promised...
Էջ 195 - Whose midnight revels by a forest side Or fountain some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course; they on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds.
Էջ 411 - A pillar of state : deep on his front engraven Deliberation sat, and public care : And princely counsel in his face yet shone, Majestic though in ruin...
Էջ 338 - As I left this place, and entered into the next field, a second pleasure entertained me : 'twas a handsome milkmaid, that had not yet attained so much age and wisdom as to load her mind with any fears of many things that will never be...
Էջ 331 - Tis night, and the landscape is lovely no more ; I mourn, but, ye woodlands, I mourn not for you; For morn is approaching, your charms to restore, Perfumed with fresh fragrance, and glittering with dew: Nor yet for the ravage of Winter I mourn ; Kind Nature the embryo blossom will save. But when shall Spring visit the mouldering urn? O, when shall it dawn on the night of the grave?
Էջ 33 - Nor wife, nor children more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve The deadly Winter seizes ; shuts up sense ; And, o'er his inmost vitals creeping cold, Lays him along the snows, a stiffen'd Corse, 320 Stretch'd out, and bleaching in the northern blast.
Էջ 325 - Wrapt in a pleasing fit of melancholy, To meditate my rural minstrelsy, Till fancy had her fill. But ere a close The wonted roar was up amidst the woods...
Էջ 398 - And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
Էջ 33 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn. Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.