Letters on IndiaLongman, 1814 - 382 pàgines |
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Pàgina 5
... produces the most exquisite fruits , and the most abund- ant harvests ; the rocks are rich in gems , the mountains teem with gold , and the fleecy pod of the cotton furnishes in profusion the light garment fitted to the climate . In ...
... produces the most exquisite fruits , and the most abund- ant harvests ; the rocks are rich in gems , the mountains teem with gold , and the fleecy pod of the cotton furnishes in profusion the light garment fitted to the climate . In ...
Pàgina 11
... produces the most exquisite fruits , and the most abund- ant harvests ; the rocks are rich in gems , the mountains teem with gold , and the fleecy pod of the cotton furnishes in profusion the light garment fitted to the climate . In ...
... produces the most exquisite fruits , and the most abund- ant harvests ; the rocks are rich in gems , the mountains teem with gold , and the fleecy pod of the cotton furnishes in profusion the light garment fitted to the climate . In ...
Pàgina 15
... those speakers of jargon , whom one hears violating all the rules of gram- mar and good sense , at our settlements in India , till they have actually produced a tongue that I am persuaded no Hindû , fresh from the LETTERS ON INDIA . 15.
... those speakers of jargon , whom one hears violating all the rules of gram- mar and good sense , at our settlements in India , till they have actually produced a tongue that I am persuaded no Hindû , fresh from the LETTERS ON INDIA . 15.
Pàgina 51
... produced have not that mellowness which we admire in Europe . That the ancient music of Hindostan was in- finitely superior to the modern , we may rea- sonably infer from the treatises concerning it in the Sanscrit language , and from ...
... produced have not that mellowness which we admire in Europe . That the ancient music of Hindostan was in- finitely superior to the modern , we may rea- sonably infer from the treatises concerning it in the Sanscrit language , and from ...
Pàgina 56
... produced by the massiness of the pillars , as much as by the great extent of the cavern and its sculptured sides , where the gigantic deities and saints give it an air of the palace of some enchanter , so unlike are they in size and ...
... produced by the massiness of the pillars , as much as by the great extent of the cavern and its sculptured sides , where the gigantic deities and saints give it an air of the palace of some enchanter , so unlike are they in size and ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 115 - And a river went out of Eden to water the garden ; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Pàgina 92 - Tis Greece, but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there.
Pàgina 83 - The Fiend looked up, and knew His mounted scale aloft : Nor more ; but fled Murmuring, and with him fled the shades of night.
Pàgina 67 - Artaxerxes' throne; To sage Philosophy next lend thine ear, From heaven descended to the low-roofed house Of Socrates, see there his tenement, Whom well inspired the oracle pronounced Wisest of men; from whose mouth issued forth Mellifluous streams that watered all the schools Of Academics old and new, with those Surnamed Peripatetics, and the sect Epicurean, and the Stoic severe...
Pàgina 267 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men every where to repent : because he hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Pàgina 63 - Who knows exactly, and who shall in this world declare, whence and why this creation took place ? The gods are subsequent to the production of this world: then who can know whence it proceeded ? or whence this varied world arose ? or whether it uphold [itself], or not ? He who, in the highest heaven, is the ruler of this universe, does indeed know; but not another can possess that knowledge.
Pàgina 354 - Heaven shall burst her starry gates again ! He comes ! dread Brama shakes the sunless sky With murmuring wrath, and thunders from on high, Heaven's fiery horse, beneath his warrior form, Paws the light clouds, and gallops on the storm ! Wide waves his flickering sword ; his bright arms glow Like summer suns, and light the world below ! Earth, and her trembling isles in Ocean's bed, Are shook ; and Nature rocks beneath his tread...
Pàgina 65 - Know, first, that heaven and earth's compacted frame, And flowing waters, and the starry flame, And both the radiant lights, one common soul Inspires and feeds, and animates the whole.
Pàgina 129 - Ocean, here and there, a rock-hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their deep foundations beat in vain. In solitude the Ancient Temples stood, Once resonant with instrument and song, And solemn dance of festive multitude ; Now, as the weary ages pass along, Hearing no voice save of the Ocean flood. Which roars for ever on the restless shores ; Or, visiting their solitary caves, The lonely sound of winds, that moan around Accordant to the melancholy waves.