Curiosities of Literature, Volym 4J. Murray, 1823 |
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... sublime pathos ; and the " Die all " and " Die nobly " of the exquisite and affecting tragedy of Fielding were frequently realised in our popular dramas . Thomas Goff , of the university of Oxford , in the reign of James I. was ...
... sublime pathos ; and the " Die all " and " Die nobly " of the exquisite and affecting tragedy of Fielding were frequently realised in our popular dramas . Thomas Goff , of the university of Oxford , in the reign of James I. was ...
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... sublime in those feel- ings which would retire from the circle of indolent triflers , or depraved geniuses ; who , like a certain species of insects , are born , and can only live , in corruption . The tract of Mackenzie was inge ...
... sublime in those feel- ings which would retire from the circle of indolent triflers , or depraved geniuses ; who , like a certain species of insects , are born , and can only live , in corruption . The tract of Mackenzie was inge ...
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... sublime kind is the first step to that noble enthusiasm which accompanies Genius ; it produces those raptures and that in- tense delight , which some curious facts will explain to us . Poggius relates of Dante , that he indulged his ...
... sublime kind is the first step to that noble enthusiasm which accompanies Genius ; it produces those raptures and that in- tense delight , which some curious facts will explain to us . Poggius relates of Dante , that he indulged his ...
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... sublime Milton , in a moment of humour and hatred to the Scots , condescends to insinuate that their barbarous names are symbolical of their natures , —and from a man of the name of Mac Colleittok , he expects no mercy . Virgil , when ...
... sublime Milton , in a moment of humour and hatred to the Scots , condescends to insinuate that their barbarous names are symbolical of their natures , —and from a man of the name of Mac Colleittok , he expects no mercy . Virgil , when ...
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... sublime and picturesque names ; such are the great Eagle - the Partridge - Dawn of the Day ! -Great swift arrow ! -Path - opener ! -Sun - bright ! THE JEWS OF YORK . AMONG the most interesting passages of history are those in which we ...
... sublime and picturesque names ; such are the great Eagle - the Partridge - Dawn of the Day ! -Great swift arrow ! -Path - opener ! -Sun - bright ! THE JEWS OF YORK . AMONG the most interesting passages of history are those in which we ...
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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.