Curiosities of Literature, Volym 4J. Murray, 1823 |
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... once written the Iliad and Odyssey . The first place where they began to dress these skins was Pergamus , in Asia ; whence the Latin name is derived of Pergamenæ or parchment . These skins are , however , better known amongst the ...
... once written the Iliad and Odyssey . The first place where they began to dress these skins was Pergamus , in Asia ; whence the Latin name is derived of Pergamenæ or parchment . These skins are , however , better known amongst the ...
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... once to have ap- . pertained to Charlemagne ; the vellum is purple , and the letters gold . The Eastern nations likewise tinged their MSS . with different colours and de- corations . Astle possessed Arabian мss . of which some leaves ...
... once to have ap- . pertained to Charlemagne ; the vellum is purple , and the letters gold . The Eastern nations likewise tinged their MSS . with different colours and de- corations . Astle possessed Arabian мss . of which some leaves ...
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... once a day , and every time when he uses exercise , or his temper is more hot than ordinary . " Of his Diet . " In his diet he is so sparing and temperate , that he never eats nor drinks beyond his set proportion , so as to satisfy only ...
... once a day , and every time when he uses exercise , or his temper is more hot than ordinary . " Of his Diet . " In his diet he is so sparing and temperate , that he never eats nor drinks beyond his set proportion , so as to satisfy only ...
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... once described these delicious moments with his accustomed eloquence . " In- vention depends on patience ; contemplate your subject long ; it will gradually unfold , till a sort of electric spark convulses for a moment the brain , and ...
... once described these delicious moments with his accustomed eloquence . " In- vention depends on patience ; contemplate your subject long ; it will gradually unfold , till a sort of electric spark convulses for a moment the brain , and ...
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... once so absorbed in revising his Adonis , that he suffered his leg to be burnt for some time , without any sensibility . Abstraction of this sublime kind is the first step to that noble enthusiasm which accompanies Genius ; it produces ...
... once so absorbed in revising his Adonis , that he suffered his leg to be burnt for some time , without any sensibility . Abstraction of this sublime kind is the first step to that noble enthusiasm which accompanies Genius ; it produces ...
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Sida 144 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Sida 160 - Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood : To the which place a poor ^sequester'd stag, That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt...
Sida 137 - The imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind...
Sida 135 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
Sida 283 - My prime of youth is but a frost of cares; My feast of joy is but a dish of pain; My crop of corn is but a field of tares; And all my good is but vain hope of gain. The day is fled, and yet I saw no sun; And now I live, and now my life is done.
Sida 154 - ... human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior...
Sida 218 - I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.
Sida 146 - Comedy will (I think) by nobody be blamed, and much less of the high and excellent Tragedy, that openeth the greatest wounds, and showeth forth the ulcers that are covered with tissue...
Sida 149 - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
Sida 153 - Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind, Like yon neglected shrub at random cast, That shades the steep, and sighs at every blast.