English & American Literature, Studies in Literary Criticism, Interpretation & History, Including Complete Masterpieces, in 10 Vol, Volumen 9Smith & Reeve, 1903 |
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... less than rabid invective in the last . The two following quotations will give an idea of the style of Gulliver's Travels . The first is from his voyage among the Lilliputs ; the second tells of his introduction among the Brobding ...
... less than rabid invective in the last . The two following quotations will give an idea of the style of Gulliver's Travels . The first is from his voyage among the Lilliputs ; the second tells of his introduction among the Brobding ...
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... less apprehension concerning the dogs , whereof three or four came into the room , as is usual in farmers ' houses ; one of which was a mastiff , equal in bulk to four elephants , and a greyhound , somewhat taller than the mas- tiff ...
... less apprehension concerning the dogs , whereof three or four came into the room , as is usual in farmers ' houses ; one of which was a mastiff , equal in bulk to four elephants , and a greyhound , somewhat taller than the mas- tiff ...
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... memory of other authors is kept alive by their works , but the memory of Johnson keeps many of his works alive . " But this remarkable personage would have been far Samuel Johnson less famous among us had it not been 54 English Literature.
... memory of other authors is kept alive by their works , but the memory of Johnson keeps many of his works alive . " But this remarkable personage would have been far Samuel Johnson less famous among us had it not been 54 English Literature.
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Charles Herbert Sylvester. Samuel Johnson less famous among us had it not been for an equally peculiar individual whose devotion to the great lexicographer gave us the first English biog- raphy that dealt with the character and home ...
Charles Herbert Sylvester. Samuel Johnson less famous among us had it not been for an equally peculiar individual whose devotion to the great lexicographer gave us the first English biog- raphy that dealt with the character and home ...
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... less be possible , with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation , my lord . Your lordship's most humble , most obedient servant , Sam . Johnson . Samuel Jobnson ...
... less be possible , with less ; for I have been long wakened from that dream of hope in which I once boasted myself with so much exultation , my lord . Your lordship's most humble , most obedient servant , Sam . Johnson . Samuel Jobnson ...
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Página 36 - Happy the man*, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire.
Página 55 - I might boast myself le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending, but I found my attendance so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it.
Página 107 - Thy shores are empires, changed in all save thee— Assyria, Greece, Rome, Carthage, what are they ! Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since ; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts : — not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves...
Página 14 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one (from whence they came) Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Página 34 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together.
Página 103 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms — the day Battle's magnificently stern array...
Página 150 - Sweat of the brow; and up from that to sweat of the brain, sweat of the heart...
Página 55 - Seven years, My Lord, have now passed since I waited in your outward rooms or was repulsed from your door, during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it at last to the verge of publication without one act of assistance, one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
Página 76 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Página 101 - No sleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feet — But hark ! — that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm ! Arm ! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain...