The Pelican Island, and Other PoemsLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827 - 264 pàgines Autograph manuscript signed; bound with a presentation ALS from Montgomery to Thomas Raffles, 1829 Apr 17. |
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Pàgina iii
... BY JAMES MONTGOMERY . " The thoughts that wander through eternity . " Paradise Lost , book ii . LONDON : PRINTED FOR LONGMAN , REES , ORME , BROWN , AND GREEN , PATERNOSTER - ROW . EIAN BOBLE P JAN 1965 LIBRARY PREFACE . THE subject 1827 .
... BY JAMES MONTGOMERY . " The thoughts that wander through eternity . " Paradise Lost , book ii . LONDON : PRINTED FOR LONGMAN , REES , ORME , BROWN , AND GREEN , PATERNOSTER - ROW . EIAN BOBLE P JAN 1965 LIBRARY PREFACE . THE subject 1827 .
Pàgina xii
... eternity of solitude Lay on my heart , hard struggling to break free , As from a dream , when mountains press the sleeper Darkness , meanwhile , disguised in twilight , crept O'er air and ocean ; drearier gloom involved My fainting ...
... eternity of solitude Lay on my heart , hard struggling to break free , As from a dream , when mountains press the sleeper Darkness , meanwhile , disguised in twilight , crept O'er air and ocean ; drearier gloom involved My fainting ...
Pàgina xii
... the zenith reign'd . The south unveil'd its glories ; - there , the Wolf , With eyes of lightning , watch'd the Centaur's spear ; Through the clear hyaline , the Ship of Heaven Came sailing from eternity ; the Dove , On silver 10.
... the zenith reign'd . The south unveil'd its glories ; - there , the Wolf , With eyes of lightning , watch'd the Centaur's spear ; Through the clear hyaline , the Ship of Heaven Came sailing from eternity ; the Dove , On silver 10.
Pàgina xii
James Montgomery. Came sailing from eternity ; the Dove , On silver pinions , wing'd her peaceful way ; There , at the footstool of Jehovah's throne , The Altar , kindled from his presence , blazed ; There , too , all else excelling ...
James Montgomery. Came sailing from eternity ; the Dove , On silver pinions , wing'd her peaceful way ; There , at the footstool of Jehovah's throne , The Altar , kindled from his presence , blazed ; There , too , all else excelling ...
Pàgina 31
... eternity , — though where they stood , - Ruin itself stands still for lack of work , And Desolation keeps unbroken sabbath ; Great Babylon , in its full moon of empire , Even when its " head of gold " was smitten off , And from a ...
... eternity , — though where they stood , - Ruin itself stands still for lack of work , And Desolation keeps unbroken sabbath ; Great Babylon , in its full moon of empire , Even when its " head of gold " was smitten off , And from a ...
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2d Edit abyss amidst appear'd art Thou Author beautiful beheld beneath billow birds birth Blessed bliss bosom BOTANY breast breath breeze burthen CANTO child clouds coloured coral reef darkness dead death dreams earth Engravings eternity evanescent fill'd fire flood foolscap 8vo gaze glory Green happy hath heart heaven hope isle J. C. LOUDON JOHN BRITTON kindred knew land light living look'd mind morn mountains musquitos Nature Nature's nest never night o'er ocean open'd Orme peace PELICAN ISLAND Plates Poems prey Price 11 printed for Longman rain reef Rees Right Ho rock round scene SCOTTISH BORDER seem'd shine small isle song soul spirit star by star stars strange sup.-roy sweet thee THOMAS MOORE Thou art thought trees turn'd Twas vanish'd voice Vols Volumes Voyages watch'd waves whence wild wind wings young
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Pàgina 186 - Were this frail world our only rest. Living or dying, none were blest. 2 Beyond the flight of time, Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime Where life is not a breath, Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward to expire.
Pàgina 204 - He spake, and my poor name he named — ' Of me thou hast not been ashamed ; These deeds shall thy memorial be ; Fear not, thou didst them unto me.
Pàgina 11 - A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes; or, a Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens : comprehending an Account of the Figure, Magnitude, and Motion of the Earth : with the Natural Changes of its Surface, caused by Floods, Earthquakes, Ac.
Pàgina 185 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end : Were this frail world our final rest, Living or dying, none were blest.
Pàgina 4 - LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture. With 1,100 Woodcuts. 8vo.
Pàgina 218 - Night is the time for toil ; To plough the classic field, Intent to find the buried spoil Its wealthy furrows yield ; Till all is ours that sages taught, That poets sang or heroes wrought.
Pàgina 10 - Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, in which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained and illustrated by Experiments.
Pàgina 6 - DUTIES ; Or, Instructions to Young Married Ladies on the Management of their Households, and the Regulation of their Conduct in the various Relations and Duties of Married Life. By Mrs. W. PARKES.
Pàgina 203 - Twas night — the floods were out ; it blew A winter hurricane aloof ; I heard his voice abroad, and flew To bid him welcome to my roof ; I...
Pàgina 5 - Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture, including all the latest Improvements. A general History of Agriculture in all Countries, and a Statistical View of its present State, with suggestions for its future progress in the British Isles.