Curiosities of Literature, Том 3E. Moxon, 1834 |
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... speak to the Infanta against the same . " They probably had tampered with Charles concerning his religion . A letter of Gregory XV . to him is preserved in Wilson's life , but its authenticity has been doubted 4 CHARLES THE FIRST .
... speak to the Infanta against the same . " They probably had tampered with Charles concerning his religion . A letter of Gregory XV . to him is preserved in Wilson's life , but its authenticity has been doubted 4 CHARLES THE FIRST .
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... probably taking other liberties . As she observed that he still persisted in the lover , " Sir , " she said , in a severe tone of voice , " you must learn to be silent ; it is not thus we address the Queen of France . " This audacity of ...
... probably taking other liberties . As she observed that he still persisted in the lover , " Sir , " she said , in a severe tone of voice , " you must learn to be silent ; it is not thus we address the Queen of France . " This audacity of ...
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... prepared for him , when his majesty happened to be in the humour of feasting on one ! and the title of Sugar - loaf - court , in Leadenhall - street , was probably derived from another piece of munificence of this monarch.
... prepared for him , when his majesty happened to be in the humour of feasting on one ! and the title of Sugar - loaf - court , in Leadenhall - street , was probably derived from another piece of munificence of this monarch.
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Isaac Disraeli. probably derived from another piece of munificence of this monarch : the widow of a Mr. Cornwallis was rewarded by the gift of a dissolved priory there situated , for some fine puddings with which she had presented his ...
Isaac Disraeli. probably derived from another piece of munificence of this monarch : the widow of a Mr. Cornwallis was rewarded by the gift of a dissolved priory there situated , for some fine puddings with which she had presented his ...
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... of their rejoicings . Fire was always held to be most proper and holy for sacrifices ; in this the Pagans imitated the Hebrews . The fire so carefully preserved by the Vestals was probably an imi- tation ORIGIN OF FIRE - WORKS . 25.
... of their rejoicings . Fire was always held to be most proper and holy for sacrifices ; in this the Pagans imitated the Hebrews . The fire so carefully preserved by the Vestals was probably an imi- tation ORIGIN OF FIRE - WORKS . 25.
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Стр. 148 - 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...
Стр. 164 - 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...
Стр. 144 - 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.
Стр. 262 - 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!
Стр. 155 - 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.
Стр. 154 - Though poverty's cold wind, and crushing rain, Beat keen, and heavy on thy tender years.' Oh, let me now, into a richer soil, Transplant thee safe ! where vernal suns and showers, Diffuse their warmest, largest influence : And of my garden be the pride, and joy...
Стр. 150 - 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.
Стр. 159 - ... 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...
Стр. 147 - 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.
Стр. 164 - With his loll'd tongue he faintly licks his prey ; His warm breath blows her flix up as she lies ; She, trembling, creeps upon the ground away, And looks back to him with beseeching eyes.