Curiosities of literature. (Repr. of the 7th ed.).John Murray, 1824 |
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... forming the name should be forced to stand in their particular places . It might be in- credible that so great a genius as Boccaccio could have lent himself to these literary fashions ; yet one of the most gigantic of acrostics may be ...
... forming the name should be forced to stand in their particular places . It might be in- credible that so great a genius as Boccaccio could have lent himself to these literary fashions ; yet one of the most gigantic of acrostics may be ...
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... formed from the initial letters of every verse ; but a different conceit regulated chronograms , which were used to describe dates the numeral letters in what- ever part of the word they stood were distin- guished from other letters by ...
... formed from the initial letters of every verse ; but a different conceit regulated chronograms , which were used to describe dates the numeral letters in what- ever part of the word they stood were distin- guished from other letters by ...
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... be turned to some account . He asserts that this novelty is entirely his own ; it consists in the last word of every verse forming the first word of the following verse : Falloit - il que le ciel me rendit amoureux , 12 LITERARY FOLLIES .
... be turned to some account . He asserts that this novelty is entirely his own ; it consists in the last word of every verse forming the first word of the following verse : Falloit - il que le ciel me rendit amoureux , 12 LITERARY FOLLIES .
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... formed of those of his name , and of the subject he treats . This odd invention was not discovered till many years afterwards : when the wits employed themselves in decyphering it , unfortunately it became a source of literary alter ...
... formed of those of his name , and of the subject he treats . This odd invention was not discovered till many years afterwards : when the wits employed themselves in decyphering it , unfortunately it became a source of literary alter ...
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... forming his name , which curious particular is not noticed by Warton in his account of this work . The performance is divided into twelve books , but has no reference to astronomy , which we might naturally expect . He distinguished his ...
... forming his name , which curious particular is not noticed by Warton in his account of this work . The performance is divided into twelve books , but has no reference to astronomy , which we might naturally expect . He distinguished his ...
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Curiosities of literature. (Repr. of the 7th ed.). Isaac Disraeli Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1824 |
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Sida 486 - 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 476 - 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 481 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Sida 477 - On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air), And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
Sida 415 - Sogni e favole io fingo; e pure in carte Mentre favole e sogni orno e disegno, In lor, folle ch'io son, prendo tal parte, Che del mal che inventai piango e mi sdegno.
Sida 484 - Oh ! had he been content to serve the crown With virtues only proper to the gown, Or had the rankness of the soil been freed From cockle that oppressed the noble seed, David for him his tuneful harp had strung And Heaven had wanted one immortal song.
Sida 494 - ... 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 480 - There has of late arisen a practice of giving to adjectives, derived from substantives, the termination of participles ; such as the cultured plain, the daisied bank ; but I was sorry to see, in the lines of a scholar like Gray, the honied spring.
Sida 239 - Là, content du succès que le mérite donne, Par d'illustres avis je n'éblouis personne ; Je satisfais ensemble et peuple et courtisans , Et mes vers en tous lieux sont mes seuls partisans : Par leur seule beauté ma plume est estimée : Je ne dois qu'à moi seul toute ma renommée; Et pense toutefois n'avoir point de rival A qui je fasse tort en le traitant d'égal.
Sida 151 - Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare with the English man-ofwar, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.