A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer... The London Quarterly Review - Стр. 1731871Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1859 - Страниц: 768
...striking features. Ahilhophel is one of the " gr:at vit? ta ina<? •>;*$ near allied." Aud again — " A daring pilot In extremity. Pleased with the danger when the waves went higa, He sought the storing ; but for a calm unfit. Would steer too nigh the sands to bout hi« wit."*... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1859 - Страниц: 550
...pilot in extremity, Pleca'd with the danger when the waves went •''..,/., He lought the ttornu ; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to show hi* wit. Great wits to madness surely are allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide ,•*... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1897 - Страниц: 954
...striking features. Ahithophel is one of the " great wits to madness near allied." And again — . " A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger...Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit." ' 1 It has never, we believe, been remarked, that two of the most striking lines in the description... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - Страниц: 1008
...striking features. Ahithophel is one of the " great wits to madness near allied." And again — • " A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger...Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit." l 'It has never, we believe, been remarked, that two of the most striking lines in the description... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - Страниц: 820
...allied." And again — ' A daring pilot In extremity, Pleaned with the danger when the wares went higb He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nlgb tb« «ande lo boast big wit."* The dates of the two poems will, we think, explain this discrepancy.... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - Страниц: 466
...most striking features. Ahithophel is one of the " great wits to madness near allied." And again — "A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger...waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a ealm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit."* * It has never, we believe, been remarked,... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1861 - Страниц: 752
...most striking features. Ahithophel is one of the " great wits to matess near allied." And again — 8 R1 Q1 wen He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit."*... | |
| 1883 - Страниц: 598
...finest he ever heard. He was an admirable letter-writer, and by many was thought to be Junius. He was "A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the waves ran high." In the Eegency dispute he was unsuccessful, more on account of his client than his doctrine.... | |
| William Francis Collier - 1862 - Страниц: 678
...which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And e'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleased with the danger...unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied, And tliin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why... | |
| William Francis Collier - 1862 - Страниц: 550
...which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er -informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleased with the danger...unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit. Great wits are sure to madness near allied. And thin partitions do their bounds divide ; Else why should... | |
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