| William Brittainham Lacey - 1828 - 308 halaman
...of a corrupted court. Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of Fame, which was reared by the imagination of Chaucer, and decorated...the ruins of ancient magnificence and " the toys of modem state." Within, no idle ornament encumbers its bold simplicity. The pure light of heaven enters... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 halaman
...of a corrupted court. Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, which was reared by the imagination of Chaucer, and decorated...truly great. Or rather, like the Pantheon of Rome, il stands in calm and severe beauty amid the ruins of ancient magnificence ami " the toys of modern... | |
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 halaman
...simplicity. The pure light of heaven Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, reared by the imagination of Chaucer, and decorated by the taste of Pope, is almost exclusively 20 enters from above, and sheds an equal and serene radiance around. As the eye wanders about its extent,... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1846 - 540 halaman
...of a corrupted court. Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, which was reared by the imagination of Chaucer, and decorated...severe beauty amid the ruins of ancient magnificence ami " the toys of modern state." Within, no idle ornament encumbers its bold simplicity. The pure light... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders, Joshua Chase Sanders - 1848 - 468 halaman
...vices of a corrupted court. 3. Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, reared by the imagination of CHAUCER,' and decorated by the taste of POPE,' is almost exclusive^ dedicated to the memory of the truly great. Or rather, like the Pantheon4 of Rome, it stands... | |
| Robert Sears - 1854 - 668 halaman
...has gone forth to fraternize the world. Our history, therefore,, like that poetical temple of fame reared by the imagination of Chaucer, and decorated...exclusively dedicated to the memory of the truly great Within, no idle ornament encumbers its bold simplicity. The pure light of heaven enters from above,... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1855 - 520 halaman
...corrupted court. Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, which was roared by the imagination of Chaucer, and decorated by the...Or rather, like the Pantheon of Rome, it stands in cslm and severe beauty amid the ruins of ancient magnificence auJ " the toys of modem state." Within,... | |
| Salem Town - 1855 - 492 halaman
...history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, reared by the imagination of Chaucer,a and decorated by the taste of Pope, is almost exclusively...memory of the truly great. Or rather, like the Pantheon b of Rome, it stands, in calm and severe beauty, amid the ruins of ancient magnificence, and " the... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 halaman
...history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, reared by the imagination of Chaurer, and decorated by the taste of Pope, is almost exclusively dedicated to the memory of the trurV great. Or rather, like the Pantheon of Rome, it stands in calm and severe beauty amid the ruins... | |
| Salem Town - 1857 - 524 halaman
...vices of a corrupted court. 3. Our own history, on the contrary, like that poetical temple of fame, reared by the imagination of Chaucer,* and decorated...memory of the truly great. Or rather, like the Pantheon t of Rome, it stands in calm and serene beauty, amid the ruins of ancient magnificence, and " the toys... | |
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