Beauties selected from the writings of James Beattie. To which are prefixed a life of the author and an account of his writings. Together with notes on the first book of The minstrel, by T. GrayLongman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1809 - 12 էջ |
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Էջ xxvi
... Spenser , which at once removes the charge of their being obsolete . Some of the stanzas of the Minstrel are com- posed in the highest character of poesy ; but , generally speaking , the second book is infe- rior to xxvi THE LIFE OF.
... Spenser , which at once removes the charge of their being obsolete . Some of the stanzas of the Minstrel are com- posed in the highest character of poesy ; but , generally speaking , the second book is infe- rior to xxvi THE LIFE OF.
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James Beattie, Thomas Gray. generally speaking , the second book is infe- rior to the first . Beattie seems to have ex- hausted his strength by a single effort . In 1771 , he again visited London ... speaking, the second book is infe- ...
James Beattie, Thomas Gray. generally speaking , the second book is infe- rior to the first . Beattie seems to have ex- hausted his strength by a single effort . In 1771 , he again visited London ... speaking, the second book is infe- ...
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... speak with an almost filial reverence of his instructions . His cele brity procured him to be spontaneously elected an honorary member of several learned so → cieties . His chief acquirements were in moral science . In religion , his ...
... speak with an almost filial reverence of his instructions . His cele brity procured him to be spontaneously elected an honorary member of several learned so → cieties . His chief acquirements were in moral science . In religion , his ...
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... speaking feature glow'd , Fair was the blossom , soft the vernal sky ; Elate with hope we deem'd no tempest nigh ; When lo , a whirlwind's instantaneous gust Left all its beauties withering in the dust . Cold the soft hand , that sooth ...
... speaking feature glow'd , Fair was the blossom , soft the vernal sky ; Elate with hope we deem'd no tempest nigh ; When lo , a whirlwind's instantaneous gust Left all its beauties withering in the dust . Cold the soft hand , that sooth ...
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... speak , our danger past ! " No more the shrill horn's angry blast " Howls in our car ; the savage roar " Of war and murder is no more . " Then snatch the moment fate allows , Nor think of past or future woes . " He spoke ; and hope ...
... speak , our danger past ! " No more the shrill horn's angry blast " Howls in our car ; the savage roar " Of war and murder is no more . " Then snatch the moment fate allows , Nor think of past or future woes . " He spoke ; and hope ...
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Էջ 6 - But who the melodies of morn can tell ? — The wild brook babbling down the mountain side ; The lowing herd ; the sheepfold's simple bell ; The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide, The clamorous horn along the cliffs above ; The hollow murmur of the ocean-tide ; The hum of bees ; the linnet's lay of love ; And the full choir that wakes the universal grove.
Էջ 66 - That leads to bewilder and dazzles to blind, My thoughts wont to roam, from shade onward to shade, Destruction before me and sorrow behind. " O pity, great Father of light...
Էջ 253 - Municipal law, thus understood, is properly defined to be a 'rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state, commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong.
Էջ 146 - I care not, fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face ; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve Let health my nerves and finer fibres brace, And I their toys to the great children leave : Of fancy, reason, virtue, nought can me bereave.
Էջ 65 - Now gliding remote, on the verge of the sky, " The Moon half extinguish'd her crescent displays : " But lately I mark'd, when majestic on high " She shone, and the planets were lost in her blaze. " Roll on, thou fair orb, and with gladness pursue " The path that conducts thee to splendor again•. " But Man's faded glory what change shall renew !
Էջ xlvii - And oft the craggy cliff he loved to climb, When all in mist the world below was lost. What dreadful pleasure ! there to stand sublime, Like shipwreck'd mariner on desert coast, And view th...
Էջ 21 - Shrinks not, though Fortune aim her deadliest blow." This strain from 'midst the rocks was heard to flow In solemn sounds. Now beam'd the evening star ; And from embattled clouds emerging slow, Cynthia came riding on her silver car ; And hoary mountain-cliffs shone faintly from afar.
Էջ 6 - Forbear, my Muse. Let Love attune thy line. Revoke the spell. Thine Edwin frets not so. For how should he at wicked chance repine, Who feels from every change amusement flow ! Even now his eyes with smiles of rapture glow, As on he wanders through the scenes of morn, Where the fresh flowers...
Էջ 10 - Shall he, whose birth, maturity, and age, Scarce fill the circle of one summer day, Shall the poor gnat, with discontent and rage, Exclaim that Nature hastens to decay, If but a cloud obstruct the solar ray, If but a momentary shower descend ! Or shall frail man Heaven's dread decree gainsay, Which bade the series of events extend Wide through unnumber'd worlds, and ages without end!
Էջ xlv - Oh, how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields ; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven, Oh, how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven ! X.