English Poetesses: A Series of Critical BiographiesCassell, Limited, 1883 - 381 páginas |
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... volume in excellent preser- vation , adorned by a portrait of the author , and inscribed . with many notes in various characters of handwriting . These notes gave the volume a dignity that Rivière's stateliest binding could not have ...
... volume in excellent preser- vation , adorned by a portrait of the author , and inscribed . with many notes in various characters of handwriting . These notes gave the volume a dignity that Rivière's stateliest binding could not have ...
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... volume ; and no doubt it would now be on one of my shelves but for the still greater attractions displayed by the folio Spenser at the same time . Even the Spenser alone was more than my fortunes at the moment could command , for its ...
... volume ; and no doubt it would now be on one of my shelves but for the still greater attractions displayed by the folio Spenser at the same time . Even the Spenser alone was more than my fortunes at the moment could command , for its ...
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... volumes of old poems , translated Rochefoucauld's " Maxims , " and Fontenelle's " Plurality of Worlds , " and published some fanciful love - letters . A short life of her will be found in Pearson's reprint of her works , in six volumes ...
... volumes of old poems , translated Rochefoucauld's " Maxims , " and Fontenelle's " Plurality of Worlds , " and published some fanciful love - letters . A short life of her will be found in Pearson's reprint of her works , in six volumes ...
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... volumes reminds one of a lady's overturned work - basket , into which had crept all kinds of consequent and incon- sequent things , with even a jewel or two among the mass . She possessed a perfect frenzy for writing . At twelve she was ...
... volumes reminds one of a lady's overturned work - basket , into which had crept all kinds of consequent and incon- sequent things , with even a jewel or two among the mass . She possessed a perfect frenzy for writing . At twelve she was ...
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... volume by the Duchess entitled " Poems and Fancies " ( 1653 ) . THE PASTIME OF THE QUEEN OF FAIRIES . QUEEN Mab and all her Fairy fry , Dance on a pleasant molehill high : With fine straw pipes , sweet music's pleasure They make and ...
... volume by the Duchess entitled " Poems and Fancies " ( 1653 ) . THE PASTIME OF THE QUEEN OF FAIRIES . QUEEN Mab and all her Fairy fry , Dance on a pleasant molehill high : With fine straw pipes , sweet music's pleasure They make and ...
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Página 319 - What would we give to our beloved ? The hero's heart, to be unmoved, The poet's star-tuned harp, to sweep, The patriot's voice, to teach and rouse, The monarch's crown, to light the brows ?He giveth His beloved, sleep.
Página 328 - O MAY I JOIN THE CHOIR INVISIBLE" Longum illud tempus, quum non era, magis me movet, quam hoc exiguum. — Cicero, Ad Att., xii: 18. O may I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence: live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self, In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge man's search To vaster issues.
Página 282 - Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right ; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose...
Página 207 - Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, And stars to set, but all — Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death...
Página 210 - Not there; not there, my child.' Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, And the date grows ripe under sunny skies? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas. Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings Bear the rich hues of all glorious things? Not there; not there, my child.
Página 327 - No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere: I see Heaven's glories shine, And faith shines equal, arming me from fear. O God within my breast, . Almighty, ever-present Deity! Life — that in me has rest, As I — undying Life — have power in Thee!
Página 325 - Cold in the earth— and the deep snow piled above thee, Far, far removed, cold in the dreary grave! Have I forgot, my only Love, to love thee, Severed at last by Time's all-severing wave? Now, when alone, do my thoughts no longer hover Over the mountains, on that northern shore, Resting their wings where heath and fern-leaves cover Thy noble heart for ever, ever more?
Página 317 - And now, what time ye all may read through dimming tears his story, How discord on the music fell and darkness on the glory, And how when, one by one, sweet sounds and wandering lights departed, He wore no less a loving face because so brokenhearted, He shall be strong to sanctify the poet's high vocation.
Página 63 - And no great wonder," Death replies ; " However, you still keep your eyes ; And sure to see one's loves and friends For legs and arms would make amends.
Página 208 - THE GRAVES OF A HOUSEHOLD. THEY grew in beauty, side by side, They filled one home with glee — Their graves are severed far and wide, By mount, and stream, and sea.