The Literary magnet of the belles lettres, science, and the fine arts, ed. by Tobias Merton. Vol.1 - new ser., vol.[2. Vol.2 of the new ser. wants all after p.192]. |
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Página 15
With green leaves hide his rugged trunk, and spread, Like woodbines, flowers
and odours round his head, Whilst the tough stem their weakness well sustains,
Else must they trail ignobly on the plains. I've drawn some portraitures to prove tis
...
With green leaves hide his rugged trunk, and spread, Like woodbines, flowers
and odours round his head, Whilst the tough stem their weakness well sustains,
Else must they trail ignobly on the plains. I've drawn some portraitures to prove tis
...
Página 91
... of Ackbar ; but this resolution was formed too late : love of the purest kind had
taken possession of the maiden's heart, and whilst she struggled to obey her
father, her sunken eye, and wasted form, proclaimed the strife of feeling in her
breast.
... of Ackbar ; but this resolution was formed too late : love of the purest kind had
taken possession of the maiden's heart, and whilst she struggled to obey her
father, her sunken eye, and wasted form, proclaimed the strife of feeling in her
breast.
Página 208
To the traveller, its charm is heightened by the change from the gloom of the dark
forest to the level plain ; whilst a few broken relics of some old castles, over many
parts of which the plough has passed, and weeds have grown, serve as a relief ...
To the traveller, its charm is heightened by the change from the gloom of the dark
forest to the level plain ; whilst a few broken relics of some old castles, over many
parts of which the plough has passed, and weeds have grown, serve as a relief ...
Página 223
... bearing to the shore the scattered cargo, broken pieces of the wreck, and the
tattered rigging ; whilst the mingled shrieks of the drowning, blended with the roar
of the conflicting elements, rose upon the ear like the despairing cries of an army
...
... bearing to the shore the scattered cargo, broken pieces of the wreck, and the
tattered rigging ; whilst the mingled shrieks of the drowning, blended with the roar
of the conflicting elements, rose upon the ear like the despairing cries of an army
...
Página 246
What forms around hh fancy played, Whilst on the fragrant banks reclined, —
Spirits, which graced his purest themes ! Thy magic force to him was known, O
Harmony ! — that wonderous song Resistless poured — it was thine own,
Though ...
What forms around hh fancy played, Whilst on the fragrant banks reclined, —
Spirits, which graced his purest themes ! Thy magic force to him was known, O
Harmony ! — that wonderous song Resistless poured — it was thine own,
Though ...
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Página 21 - A countenance in which did meet Sweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too bright or good For human nature's daily food, For transient sorrows, simple wiles, Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears, and smiles.
Página 70 - What then I was. The sounding cataract Haunted me like a passion : the tall rock, The mountain, and the deep and gloomy wood, Their colours and their forms, were then to me An appetite; a feeling and a love, That had no need of a remoter charm, By thought supplied, nor any interest Unborrowed from the eye.
Página 19 - Of Truth, of Grandeur, Beauty, Love, and Hope, And melancholy Fear subdued by Faith; Of blessed consolations in distress; Of moral strength, and intellectual Power; Of joy in widest commonalty spread...
Página 163 - Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised.
Página 70 - The race of life becomes a hopeless flight To those that walk in darkness : on the sea The boldest steer but where their ports invite; But there are wanderers o'er Eternity Whose bark drives on and on, and anchor'd ne'er shall be. 670 LXXI Is it not better, then, to be alone, And love Earth only for its earthly sake...
Página 71 - Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty: This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep! The river glideth at his own sweet will: Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And...
Página 22 - She shall be sportive as the fawn That wild with glee across the lawn Or up the mountain springs ; And hers shall be the breathing balm, And hers the silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things.
Página 70 - I live not in myself, but I become Portion of that around me; and to me High mountains are a feeling, but the hum Of human cities...
Página 70 - For I have learned To look on nature, not as in the hour Of thoughtless youth ; but hearing oftentimes The still, sad music of humanity, Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample power To chasten and subdue. And I have felt A presence that disturbs me with the joy Of elevated thoughts : a sense sublime Of something far more deeply interfused, Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns...
Página 73 - But thou, that didst appear so fair To fond imagination, Dost rival in the light of day Her delicate creation : Meek loveliness is round thee spread, A softness still and holy ; The grace of forest charms decayed, And pastoral melancholy.