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 1
... Fire - side Travel- lers at Home . 5th Edit . 1 Vol . 8vo . 9s . Bds . RECOLLECTIONS of the PENIN . SULA , containing Sketches of the Manners and Character of the Spa- nish Nation . The 5th Edition . 1 Vol . 8vo . 10s . 6d . Bds . " Few ...
... Fire - side Travel- lers at Home . 5th Edit . 1 Vol . 8vo . 9s . Bds . RECOLLECTIONS of the PENIN . SULA , containing Sketches of the Manners and Character of the Spa- nish Nation . The 5th Edition . 1 Vol . 8vo . 10s . 6d . Bds . " Few ...
Pàgina xii
... sun descended , dipp'd , and disappear'd ; Then sky and sea were all the universe , And I the only being in existence ! So thought I , and the thought , like ice and fire , Went freezing , burning , withering , thrilling through me B 2 3.
... sun descended , dipp'd , and disappear'd ; Then sky and sea were all the universe , And I the only being in existence ! So thought I , and the thought , like ice and fire , Went freezing , burning , withering , thrilling through me B 2 3.
Pàgina xii
... fire , As though the lightnings there had spent their shafts , And left the fragments glittering on the field . Next morn , in mockery of a storm , the breeze And waters skirmish'd ; bubble - armies fought Millions of battles on the ...
... fire , As though the lightnings there had spent their shafts , And left the fragments glittering on the field . Next morn , in mockery of a storm , the breeze And waters skirmish'd ; bubble - armies fought Millions of battles on the ...
Pàgina 24
... as on land ; volcanic fires Fiercely out - flashing from earth's central heart , Nor soon extinguish'd by the rush of waters Down the rent crater to the unknown abyss Of Nature's laboratory , where she hides Her deeds from 24.
... as on land ; volcanic fires Fiercely out - flashing from earth's central heart , Nor soon extinguish'd by the rush of waters Down the rent crater to the unknown abyss Of Nature's laboratory , where she hides Her deeds from 24.
Pàgina 33
... And breathe the gladdening influence of the wind , Darkness fell on me ; giddily my brain Whirl'd like a torch of fire that seems a circle , And soon to me the universe was nothing . THE PELICAN ISLAND . CANTO THIRD . NINE times the c 5 33.
... And breathe the gladdening influence of the wind , Darkness fell on me ; giddily my brain Whirl'd like a torch of fire that seems a circle , And soon to me the universe was nothing . THE PELICAN ISLAND . CANTO THIRD . NINE times the c 5 33.
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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
Passatges populars
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.