Prison Books and Their AuthorsW. Tegg, 1861 - 357 pàgines |
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Pàgina 3
... verse , itself a text for a thousand dif- courses , Tennyson has given us the universal feel- ing on this matter : " I hold it true whate'er befall ; I held it when I forrowed most- ' Tis better to have loved and loft , Than never to ...
... verse , itself a text for a thousand dif- courses , Tennyson has given us the universal feel- ing on this matter : " I hold it true whate'er befall ; I held it when I forrowed most- ' Tis better to have loved and loft , Than never to ...
Pàgina 20
... verses anticipate Milton's great prayer : " Da , pater , auguftam menti conscendere fedem , Da fontem luftrare boni , da luce reperta In te confpicuos animi defigere visus . Disjice terrenæ nebulas et pondera molis , Atque tuo fplendore ...
... verses anticipate Milton's great prayer : " Da , pater , auguftam menti conscendere fedem , Da fontem luftrare boni , da luce reperta In te confpicuos animi defigere visus . Disjice terrenæ nebulas et pondera molis , Atque tuo fplendore ...
Pàgina 29
... verse in our language the wonders of the dramatifts with Shakspeare at their head - the epic glories of Milton - the delightful pictures of Cowper - the unrestrained sweep of Thomson's fong - the rich mufic and variety of Tennyfon ...
... verse in our language the wonders of the dramatifts with Shakspeare at their head - the epic glories of Milton - the delightful pictures of Cowper - the unrestrained sweep of Thomson's fong - the rich mufic and variety of Tennyfon ...
Pàgina 138
... verse ; and the kindliness and benignity of his nature , and the moral excellence of his cha- racter , are diffused alike over both . " * Before we leave the life and turn to the works of Southwell , we are compelled to fay a word or ...
... verse ; and the kindliness and benignity of his nature , and the moral excellence of his cha- racter , are diffused alike over both . " * Before we leave the life and turn to the works of Southwell , we are compelled to fay a word or ...
Pàgina 149
... Verse seems to fetter him ; and the spirit which in plain profe often foars to a height you little anticipate , appears bowed down and takes but a timid flight when it links , or feeks to link itself with a mea- fured utterance . He is ...
... Verse seems to fetter him ; and the spirit which in plain profe often foars to a height you little anticipate , appears bowed down and takes but a timid flight when it links , or feeks to link itself with a mea- fured utterance . He is ...
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Frases i termes més freqüents
Æneid againſt alfo almoſt alſo anſwer beauty becauſe beſt bleffed Boëthius breaſt Bunyan cauſe Cervantes Chriſtian courſe death defire devil Don Quixote doth Engliſh eyes faid faith fame fatire fays feemed fent fentence feven fhall fing firſt fome fong foon forrow foul ftill fubject fuch fuffering fure genius greateſt hath heart himſelf hiſtory honour houſe itſelf John Bunyan juſtice laft laſt Leigh Hunt liberty live Lord Lovelace maſter mind moſt muſt myſelf never night noble paffage paffed perfecution perfons philofopher pleaſant pleaſure poem poet poetry praiſe preſent priſon publiſhed puniſhment Purgatory of Suicides queſtion raiſe Raleigh reaſon reſpect reſt Richard Lovelace Robert Southwell ſay ſcene ſee ſeems ſerved ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſome Southwell Spain ſpeak ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſtrong ſuch Surrey ſweet thee themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand uſed verſe whofe whoſe wife
Passatges populars
Pàgina 332 - ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those who love the Lord.
Pàgina 73 - Under a star-y-pointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory, great heir of fame, What need'st thou such weak witness of thy name ? Thou in our wonder and astonishment Hast built thyself a live-long monument.
Pàgina 204 - TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, — That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you, too, shall adore ; I could not love thee, dear, so much. Loved I not honour more.
Pàgina 25 - Where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow. Nor ever wind blows loudly; but it lies Deep-meadowed, happy, fair with orchard lawns And bowery hollows crowned with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.
Pàgina 104 - EVEN such is time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust; Who, in the dark and silent grave, When we have wandered all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust!
Pàgina 178 - I how great she be ? Great, or good, or kind, or fair, I will ne'er the more despair ; If she love me, this believe, I will die ere she shall grieve : If she slight me when I woo, I can scorn and let her go; For if she be not for me, What care I for whom she be...
Pàgina 147 - ... not with rage, While fury's flame doth burn ; It is in vain to stop the stream, Until the tide doth turn. But when the flame is out, And ebbing wrath doth end, I turn a late enraged foe Into a quiet friend.
Pàgina 102 - Then being asked which way he would lay himself on the block, he answered, " So the heart be right, it is no matter which way the head lies.
Pàgina 331 - The Count my lover is brave as brave can be; He surely would do wondrous things to show his love of me; King, ladies, lovers, all look on; the occasion is divine; I'll drop my glove, to prove his love; great glory will be mine.
Pàgina 220 - As many as are of the works of the Law, are under the curfe ; for it is written, Curfed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them.