Critical and Miscellaneous Essays: To which are Added a Few Poems, Volume 2J. Munroe, 1845 - 563 halaman |
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... books . At a later period , when the drama had in a great measure gone out of fashion , Lord Byron , a man not inferior , perhaps , in poetical genius to any of the persons just mentioned , 1 ESSAYS MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ,
... books . At a later period , when the drama had in a great measure gone out of fashion , Lord Byron , a man not inferior , perhaps , in poetical genius to any of the persons just mentioned , 1 ESSAYS MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ,
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... mentioned , undertakes , without any view to the stage , to write a book of the same kind . What is the result ? Some- thing which , as Ninon de l'Enclos said of the young Marquis de Sévigné , has very much the character of fricasseed ...
... mentioned , undertakes , without any view to the stage , to write a book of the same kind . What is the result ? Some- thing which , as Ninon de l'Enclos said of the young Marquis de Sévigné , has very much the character of fricasseed ...
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... mentioned , is evidently guarded , probably from an apprehension that all letters passing through the post - office were subject to inspection ; but the language , though commonly laudatory , does not exceed the bounds of moderation and ...
... mentioned , is evidently guarded , probably from an apprehension that all letters passing through the post - office were subject to inspection ; but the language , though commonly laudatory , does not exceed the bounds of moderation and ...
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... mentioned , and also Madamoiselle de Fontanges , who was much more remarkable for beauty than for wit . ' The Fontanges , ' said Madame , though her hair is rather red , is beautiful from head to foot ; it is impossible to see any thing ...
... mentioned , and also Madamoiselle de Fontanges , who was much more remarkable for beauty than for wit . ' The Fontanges , ' said Madame , though her hair is rather red , is beautiful from head to foot ; it is impossible to see any thing ...
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... mention all the various alternations of opinion , and successive triumphs of one party or the other , which have probably marked its progress . We believe , how- ever , that the contemporaries of Lesage entertained some doubts as to his ...
... mention all the various alternations of opinion , and successive triumphs of one party or the other , which have probably marked its progress . We believe , how- ever , that the contemporaries of Lesage entertained some doubts as to his ...
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Halaman 205 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things ; for no kind of traffic Would I admit ; no name of magistrate ; Letters should not be known : riches, poverty, And use of service, none ; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none : No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil : No occupation ; all men idle, all ; And women too ; but innocent and pure : No sovereignty : — Seb.
Halaman 205 - Treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine Would I not have ; but nature should bring forth Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people.
Halaman 208 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep ; so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Halaman 402 - That the influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished"?
Halaman 458 - I had rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
Halaman 316 - Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Halaman 246 - WHILE, lost to all his former mirth, Britannia's genius bends to earth, And mourns the fatal day : While stain'd with blood he strives to tear Unseemly from his sea-green hair The wreaths of cheerful May...
Halaman 208 - She riseth while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry, her clothing is silk and purple. Strength and honour are in her clothing, and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Halaman 315 - Ancient learning, exact science, polished society, modern literature, and the fine arts, contributed to adorn and enrich the mind of this accomplished man. All his contemporaries agreed with the satirist in ascribing To Berkeley every virtue under heaven.
Halaman 56 - J'écoute avec attention ; je n'entends plus rien ; je crois que c'est un songe. Mais un instant après mon oreille fut frappée du son du même instrument et de la même voix qui chantait les vers suivants : Ay de mi ! un ano felice Parece un soplo ligero ; Pero sin dicha, un instante Es un siglo de tormento.