"Excelsior" Or The Realms of PoesiePickering, 1852 - 148 sidor |
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Sida vii
... will only in the present instance point the reader to the end of the volume , for the opinions of men whose broad Sun - like names fhine this dim Sulphur - drop of fpleen out of fight . A. PREFACE . ANY of these early bloffoms of thought ,
... will only in the present instance point the reader to the end of the volume , for the opinions of men whose broad Sun - like names fhine this dim Sulphur - drop of fpleen out of fight . A. PREFACE . ANY of these early bloffoms of thought ,
Sida ix
James Orton. PREFACE . ANY of these early bloffoms of thought , fpringing from a favourite theme , were first culled by the Author for the acceptance of a few beloved friends , but were afterwards greatly aug- mented , and re - arranged ...
James Orton. PREFACE . ANY of these early bloffoms of thought , fpringing from a favourite theme , were first culled by the Author for the acceptance of a few beloved friends , but were afterwards greatly aug- mented , and re - arranged ...
Sida x
James Orton. queftioned by many . As fome of the Chiefs of Literature have thought it worth perusal and approval , I apologise not for presenting it to the public , hoping , yea believing , as I do , that the spirit is good , and earnest ...
James Orton. queftioned by many . As fome of the Chiefs of Literature have thought it worth perusal and approval , I apologise not for presenting it to the public , hoping , yea believing , as I do , that the spirit is good , and earnest ...
Sida xii
James Orton. altar raised to the great I AM , piled with golden thoughts , and flame - like utterances . Mountain range after range of vaft and glowing thought stretch away into the holy land of Heaven , and over all gradually spreads ...
James Orton. altar raised to the great I AM , piled with golden thoughts , and flame - like utterances . Mountain range after range of vaft and glowing thought stretch away into the holy land of Heaven , and over all gradually spreads ...
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againſt almoſt alſo aſpirations beauty beloved bleffings boundleſs Chriſtian clouds cluſtered dark daſhed deep deeply diſtance divine earneſt Earth elevated enthuſiaſtic Eternity exiſtence eyes falſe fatire feel fhall filent filver firſt floating flowers folemn fome foreſt foul freſh fuch fymbols gloom glorious glowing golden grand happineſs heart Heaven higheſt himſelf hope human imagery imaginative Induſtry inſpiration inſtead inſtructive intenſe intereſt itſelf Julian laſt leaſt light likewiſe loftieft lofty majeſty mighty mind moſt mountains muſt myſteries Nature noble o'er obſerve otherwiſe paffionate Paft paſt perchance Poefy poem poet Poet's poetry praiſe preſent profe raiſed realms refreſhing reſemble riſe ſaw ſay ſcene ſee ſeek ſeemed ſeen ſentiments ſet ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſketch ſmall ſmiling ſome ſon ſoul ſpace ſpeak ſpirit ſpring ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtranger ſtreams ſtyle ſuch thee themſelves theſe thoſe thou thought Univerſe uſe vaft vaſt whilft whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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Sida v - Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" And loud th,at clarion voice replied, Excelsior! "O stay," the maiden said, "and rest Thy weary head upon this breast!
Sida 78 - ... days fpoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom alfo he made the worlds.
Sida 57 - Or wak'd to extafy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the fpoils of time did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul. Full many a gem of pureft ray ferene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear; Full many a flower is born to blufh unfeen, And wafte its fweetnefs on the defert air. Some village-Hampden, that with dauntlefs breaft The little Tyrant of his fields withftood; Some mute inglorious Milton here...
Sida 43 - ... and perfecute us. This is the defcription that our Saviour gives us of this duty, and the greateft objection againft the practice of it arifes from the vaft difficulty that is fuppofed to attend it. Many have gone fo far as to fay it might be performed by an holy Apoftle...
Sida 30 - If a man bo gracious to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins them.
Sida 19 - ... thanked God that he was not as other men were, nor even as the poor publican. " Howdead and destitute must slice creatures be," who are "continually finding fault with me, Elias Hicks, who am so much better than themselves.