The London Quarterly Review, Volumen 11Theodore Foster, 1814 |
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... hand , the language of Chaucer had been that of the people of England , and of English writers , for ages ; while the first faint and imperfect articulations of that speech which Dante raised at once to perfection , are with diffi ...
... hand , the language of Chaucer had been that of the people of England , and of English writers , for ages ; while the first faint and imperfect articulations of that speech which Dante raised at once to perfection , are with diffi ...
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... hands of the Christians . With a liberality which reflects disgrace on more civilized ages , its former inhabitants ... hand , that the poetical art was the most widely diffused and cultivated among the con- quered people , so that ( to ...
... hands of the Christians . With a liberality which reflects disgrace on more civilized ages , its former inhabitants ... hand , that the poetical art was the most widely diffused and cultivated among the con- quered people , so that ( to ...
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... agreeable to me than to burn it with my own hands .'- ' In spite of the faults 6 VOL . XI . NO . XXI . B which prevail in it , and greatly exceed its beauties 1814. Ginguené and Sismondi's Literary History of Italy , & c . 17.
... agreeable to me than to burn it with my own hands .'- ' In spite of the faults 6 VOL . XI . NO . XXI . B which prevail in it , and greatly exceed its beauties 1814. Ginguené and Sismondi's Literary History of Italy , & c . 17.
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... hand , of all the gloom of northern superstition and the enthusiasm of nor- thern courage ; on the other , of all the brilliancy and voluptuousness , the extravagance and caprice , and the occasional sublimity , also ) * Rep . Ital ...
... hand , of all the gloom of northern superstition and the enthusiasm of nor- thern courage ; on the other , of all the brilliancy and voluptuousness , the extravagance and caprice , and the occasional sublimity , also ) * Rep . Ital ...
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... hand , and after having bro- ken on a rock his sacred Durandal that it might not fall into the power , of the infidels ; even his farewell to that formidable weapon , the compan- ion and instrument of so many exploits - all these ...
... hand , and after having bro- ken on a rock his sacred Durandal that it might not fall into the power , of the infidels ; even his farewell to that formidable weapon , the compan- ion and instrument of so many exploits - all these ...
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Página 429 - How gloriously her gallant course she goes ! Her white wings flying — never from her foes — She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.
Página 314 - For wheresoe'er I turn my ravish'd eyes, gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, poetic fields encompass me around, and still I seem to tread on classic ground...
Página 192 - he did not beg a long life of God for any other reason, " but to live to finish his three remaining books of Polity ; " and then, Lord, let thy servant depart in peace;" which was his usual expression.
Página 493 - A man — the monarch of his mind. Now taste and try this temper, Sirs, Mood it, and brood it in your breast ; Or if ye ween, for worldly stirs That man does right to mar his rest, Let me be *deft and debonair, I am content, I do not care.
Página 136 - He called forth the latent virtues of the human heart, and taught men to discover in themselves a mine of charity, of which the proprietors had been unconscious. In feeding the lamp of charity, he has almost exhausted the lamp of life.
Página 497 - Tell them, I AM, JEHOVAH said To MOSES; while earth heard in dread, And, smitten to the heart, At once above, beneath, around, All Nature, without voice or sound, Replied, "O LORD, THOU ART.
Página 222 - The Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the state of the...
Página 371 - Awake on your hills, on your islands awake, Brave sons of the mountain, the frith, and the lake ! 'Tis the bugle — but not for the chase is the call ; 'Tis the pibroch's shrill summons — but not to the hall. 'Tis the summons of heroes for conquest or death. When the banners are blazing on mountain and heath ; They call to the dirk, the claymore, and the targe, To the march and the muster, the line and the charge.
Página 314 - Now my weary lips I close: Leave me, leave me to repose.
Página 513 - THE BORDER ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND, comprising Specimens of Architecture and Sculpture, and other Vestiges of Former Ages, accompanied by Descriptions. Together with Illustrations of remarkable Incidents in Border History and Tradition, and Original Poetry.