Poetical works, To which have been prefixed the connected disquisitions on the rise and progress of English poetry, and on English metres, and also some biogr. particulars of the author, supplied by W. Taylor1830 |
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Стр. 11 - But with the afflicted in his pangs their sound Little prevails, or rather seems a tune Harsh and of dissonant mood from his complaint, Unless he feel within Some source of consolation from above, Secret refreshings, that repair his strength, And fainting spirits uphold.
Стр. iii - HARK! from the tombs a doleful sound! My ears attend the cry; " Ye living men, come view the ground, Where you must shortly lie. 2 " Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers; The tall, the wise, the reverend head Must lie as low as ours.
Стр. lxviii - O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse Without all hope of day! O first created beam, and thou great Word, Let there be light, and light was over all; Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree?
Стр. i - ... has been said that Lamb stammered even more in reading than in speaking. Amongst the best readers of modern times was Dr. Sayers, of whom William Taylor of Norwich has written such an affectionate and interesting biography. " Throughout life," says his biographer, " he was one of the finest readers ever heard ; expression of every kind was at his command ; his own emotion was always transitive, yet given with that subdued grace which is the expedient distinction between lecture and declamation.
Стр. xxiv - I was admitted behind the curtain, saw his works as it were on the easel, first in the outline, then garishly shaded, and, lastly, with the blended and finished colouring. His first care was to round the fable, and...
Стр. xxiv - WHAT shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own...
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Стр. 19 - Mythological systems [it begins] which have contributed, at different periods, to decorate the poetry of England, it is much to be lamented that we should discover only the faintest traces of the splendid and sublime religion of our Northern ancestors. Mr. Gray is the only one among our more celebrated poets who has deigned to notice the sacred fables of the Goths: he has selected from them skilfully, though sparingly ; and even the small portion of them, which he has chosen to introduce into his...