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... admirable passage which all antiquity can furnish , he has given the reins to his fancy in the praise of the country and of a f See Georg . II . v . 136 , & c . and Georg . III . 13. The exactness of the poet's description is admirable ...
... admirable passage which all antiquity can furnish , he has given the reins to his fancy in the praise of the country and of a f See Georg . II . v . 136 , & c . and Georg . III . 13. The exactness of the poet's description is admirable ...
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... admired scenery of Greece , even by name , in the strongest terms . In his ode to Plancus ( Lib . I. Ode 7 ) , he tells him that he shall leave to others the office of celebrating the beauties both of art and nature to be found in ...
... admired scenery of Greece , even by name , in the strongest terms . In his ode to Plancus ( Lib . I. Ode 7 ) , he tells him that he shall leave to others the office of celebrating the beauties both of art and nature to be found in ...
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... Admirable indeed is the variety of the powers of Nature , and their influence on the minds of men ; and the different manner in which they affect dif- ferent dispositions , so that what is to one a beauty , to another appears a ...
... Admirable indeed is the variety of the powers of Nature , and their influence on the minds of men ; and the different manner in which they affect dif- ferent dispositions , so that what is to one a beauty , to another appears a ...
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... admirable manner in which it is supported throughout . He is precisely the Ferrau of Italian and French romance , excepting in the brutality of that giant ; for the Scotch marau- der could mourn over a fallen enemy ; and though he ...
... admirable manner in which it is supported throughout . He is precisely the Ferrau of Italian and French romance , excepting in the brutality of that giant ; for the Scotch marau- der could mourn over a fallen enemy ; and though he ...
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... required , than that it has been translated into every modern language , and is admired and beautiful in them all . May 1 , 1807 . I am , Sir , & c . & c . No IX . On the Belief of Supernatural Beings . 58 THE RUMINATOR .
... required , than that it has been translated into every modern language , and is admired and beautiful in them all . May 1 , 1807 . I am , Sir , & c . & c . No IX . On the Belief of Supernatural Beings . 58 THE RUMINATOR .
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Página 2 - But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
Página 61 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; The hair of my flesh stood up.
Página 171 - It was a barren scene and wild, Where naked cliffs were rudely piled, But ever and anon between Lay velvet tufts of loveliest green; And well the lonely infant knew Recesses where the wall-flower grew, And honeysuckle loved to crawl Up the low crag and ruined wall.
Página 135 - CROMWELL, our chief of men, who through a cloud Not of war only, but detractions rude, Guided by faith and matchless fortitude, To peace and truth thy glorious way hast...
Página 85 - OLD as I am, for ladies' love unfit, The power of beauty I remember yet, Which once inflam'd my soul, and still inspires my wit.
Página 172 - Of witches' spells, of warriors' arms ; Of patriot battles, won of old By Wallace wight and Bruce the bold ; Of later fields of feud and fight, When, pouring from their Highland height, The Scottish clans, in headlong sway, Had swept the scarlet ranks away. While...
Página 170 - Thus while I ape the measure wild Of tales that charm'd me yet a child, Rude though they be, still with the chime Return the thoughts of early time ; And feelings, roused in life's first day, Glow in the line, and prompt the lay.
Página 78 - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Página 134 - Thy works, and alms, and all thy good endeavour, Staid not behind, nor in the grave were trod ; But, as Faith pointed with her golden rod, Followed thee up to joy and bliss for ever. Love led them on, and Faith, who knew them best, Thy hand-maids, clad them o'er with purple beams And azure wings, that up they flew so drest, And spake the truth of thee on glorious themes Before the Judge ; who thenceforth bid thee rest, And drink thy fill of pure immortal streams.
Página 156 - He was surely a man of the greatest expense in his own person of any in the age he lived, and introduced more of that expense in the excess of clothes and diet than any other man ; and was indeed the original of all those inventions from which others did but transcribe copies.