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Pagina 23
... reason for this preference . Nations vary in their characters ; there is a difference of mental constitution to be observed among them ; and their literature should be adapted , not to the out- landish and bookish tastes of scholars ...
... reason for this preference . Nations vary in their characters ; there is a difference of mental constitution to be observed among them ; and their literature should be adapted , not to the out- landish and bookish tastes of scholars ...
Pagina 25
... reason for wonder ; -the same that there was of old , when the traveller contemplated the strange spectacle of Greeks , who had Homer and Demosthenes in their hands , submitting , without resistance , to the oppressions of a Roman ...
... reason for wonder ; -the same that there was of old , when the traveller contemplated the strange spectacle of Greeks , who had Homer and Demosthenes in their hands , submitting , without resistance , to the oppressions of a Roman ...
Pagina 29
... reason why the tyranny established by Bonaparte among them should survive the other institutions of his despotism ; since that period , a perpetual struggle has subsisted between them and their king ; and , notwithstanding all the al ...
... reason why the tyranny established by Bonaparte among them should survive the other institutions of his despotism ; since that period , a perpetual struggle has subsisted between them and their king ; and , notwithstanding all the al ...
Pagina 47
... reason , Mackenzie is seldom spoken of , in comparison with Maturin ; and Ma- dame Darblay has been eclipsed by Miss Jane Porter . Indeed the whole true literature of our country is com- paratively neglected , and any thing , to be ...
... reason , Mackenzie is seldom spoken of , in comparison with Maturin ; and Ma- dame Darblay has been eclipsed by Miss Jane Porter . Indeed the whole true literature of our country is com- paratively neglected , and any thing , to be ...
Pagina 48
... reason better . " A servant was waiting at the door of the saloon . Agenor followed him ; but , instead of being shewn down to the street as he expected , he was left in a solitary cham- ber , enriched with furniture and paintings Here ...
... reason better . " A servant was waiting at the door of the saloon . Agenor followed him ; but , instead of being shewn down to the street as he expected , he was left in a solitary cham- ber , enriched with furniture and paintings Here ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 393 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Pagina 459 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Pagina 224 - The armaments which thunder-strike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar.
Pagina 328 - Signs of remorse and passion, to behold The fellows of his crime, the followers rather (Far other once beheld in bliss), condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain...
Pagina 33 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Pagina 506 - Its loveliness increases ; it will never Pass into nothingness ; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth...
Pagina 224 - And I have loved thee, Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne, like thy bubbles, onward: from a boy I wantoned with thy breakers - they to me Were a delight; and if the freshening sea Made them a terror - 'twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane - as I do here.
Pagina 389 - In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Pagina 221 - The moon is up, and yet it is not night — Sunset divides the sky with her — a sea Of glory streams along the Alpine height Of blue Friuli's mountains ; Heaven is free From clouds, but of all colours seems to be Melted to one vast Iris of the West, Where the Day joins the past Eternity ; While, on the other hand, meek Dian's crest Floats through the azure air — an island of the blest ! XXVIII.
Pagina 223 - Oh Rome ! my country ! city of the soul ! The orphans of the heart must turn to thee, Lone mother of dead empires ! and control In their shut breasts their petty misery.