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... Sir Tristram , " in which is the name of Carlyon . ...... Complimentary reference to Mr. Polwhele 883 62 63 A Table of Contents wanted to his " History of Corn- wall " 64 Quotations from the Romance of " Thomas the Rhymer " Letter from Sir ...
... Sir Tristram , " in which is the name of Carlyon . ...... Complimentary reference to Mr. Polwhele 883 62 63 A Table of Contents wanted to his " History of Corn- wall " 64 Quotations from the Romance of " Thomas the Rhymer " Letter from Sir ...
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... Sir Tristram , from the Advocates ' Library , being the sole relic of the muse of " Thomas the Rhymer , " of Erceldowne . " You are a Cornishman , of course , " he said to me , " and can tell me whether there is any sea - port at ...
... Sir Tristram , from the Advocates ' Library , being the sole relic of the muse of " Thomas the Rhymer , " of Erceldowne . " You are a Cornishman , of course , " he said to me , " and can tell me whether there is any sea - port at ...
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... Sir Tristram of Scotland ; a poem of which , till this very hour , I never heard ; and which , 64.
... Sir Tristram of Scotland ; a poem of which , till this very hour , I never heard ; and which , 64.
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... Sir Tristram . The edition in question will be made from an unique copy in the Advocates ' library in Edinburgh , not for the intrinsic merit of the romance , as a poetical produc- tion , which would never have caused its being rescued ...
... Sir Tristram . The edition in question will be made from an unique copy in the Advocates ' library in Edinburgh , not for the intrinsic merit of the romance , as a poetical produc- tion , which would never have caused its being rescued ...
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... Sir Tristram as I think may interest you . Tristram ( of whose real existence I cannot persuade myself to doubt ) was nephew to Mark , King of Cornwall . He is said to have slain , in single combat , Morough of Ireland , and , by his ...
... Sir Tristram as I think may interest you . Tristram ( of whose real existence I cannot persuade myself to doubt ) was nephew to Mark , King of Cornwall . He is said to have slain , in single combat , Morough of Ireland , and , by his ...
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Página 65 - But original déficience cannot be supplied. The want of human interest is always felt. Paradise Lost is one of the books which the reader admires and lays down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is. Its perusal is a duty rather than a pleasure. We read Milton for
Página 202 - in the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment; they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken. " But they will maintain the state of the world, and all their desire is in the work of their
Página 80 - reached Abbotsford on the 19th. About half-past one, PM on the 21st of September, Sir Walter breathed his last, in the presence of all his children. It was a beautiful day, so warm, that every window was wide open—and so perfectly still, that the sound of all others
Página 67 - Milton knew human nature only in the gross, and had never studied the shades of character, nor the combinations of concurring, or the perplexity of contending, passions. He had read much, and knew what books could teach ; but had mingled little in the world, and was deficient in the knowledge which experience must confer.
Página 27 - Write ; from henceforth blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ; even so saith the Spirit ; for they rest from their labours.
Página 202 - cannot a city be inhabited ; and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down ; "They shall not be sought for in public counsel, nor sit high in the congregation ; they shall not sit in the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment; they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken.
Página 70 - Be not ye afraid of them ; remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.'
Página 80 - most delicious to his ear, the gentle ripple of the Tweed over its pebbles, was distinctly audible as we knelt around the bed, and his eldest son kissed and closed his eyes.
Página 64 - I am now to examine Paradise Lost ; a poem which, considered with respect to design, may claim the first place ; and, with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind.
Página 66 - sent his faculties out upon discovery, into worlds where only imagination can travel, and delighted to form new modes of existence, and furnish sentiment and action to superior beings, to trace the counsels of hell, or accompany the choirs of heaven,