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... true spirit of mirth which the Irish temperament never fails to lend to such meet- ings , rendered the whole a scene not easily forgotten . The state ceremonies of the day * Rose ! thou balmy - scented flower , Rear'd NOTICES OF THE ...
... true spirit of mirth which the Irish temperament never fails to lend to such meet- ings , rendered the whole a scene not easily forgotten . The state ceremonies of the day * Rose ! thou balmy - scented flower , Rear'd NOTICES OF THE ...
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... true poet ought to be , if not practically , at least in taste and ear , a musician . That such was the case in the early times of ancient Greece , and that her poets then not only set their own verses to music , but sung them at public ...
... true poet ought to be , if not practically , at least in taste and ear , a musician . That such was the case in the early times of ancient Greece , and that her poets then not only set their own verses to music , but sung them at public ...
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... true holyday mood , when a dear friend , with whose name is associated some of the brightest and pleasantest hours of my past life , kindly offered me a seat in his carriage for a short visit to Paris . This proposal I , of course ...
... true holyday mood , when a dear friend , with whose name is associated some of the brightest and pleasantest hours of my past life , kindly offered me a seat in his carriage for a short visit to Paris . This proposal I , of course ...
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... true spirit of aristocratic exclusiveness , reserved the right of appearing in such dramas wholly to themselves ; nor would suffer them , as Livy tells us , " to be polluted by common histrions . " From that time we hear no more of such ...
... true spirit of aristocratic exclusiveness , reserved the right of appearing in such dramas wholly to themselves ; nor would suffer them , as Livy tells us , " to be polluted by common histrions . " From that time we hear no more of such ...
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... true , more pathetic , or more enthusiastic , than M. de Voltaire in this part . " So strong , indeed , was Voltaire's fancy for private acting , that wherever he went , a theatre seemed always a necessary adjunct to his es- tablishment ...
... true , more pathetic , or more enthusiastic , than M. de Voltaire in this part . " So strong , indeed , was Voltaire's fancy for private acting , that wherever he went , a theatre seemed always a necessary adjunct to his es- tablishment ...
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Página 28 - THE harp that once through Tara's halls, The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts, that once beat high for praise* Now feel that pulse no more.
Página 28 - Twas that friends, the beloved of my bosom, were near, Who made every dear scene of enchantment more dear, And who felt how the best charms of Nature improve When we see them reflected from looks that we love. Sweet vale of Avoca ! how calm could I rest In thy bosom of shade, with the friends I love best, Where the storms that we feel in this cold world should cease, And our hearts, like thy waters, be mingled in peace.
Página 74 - Those joyous hours are past away ; And many a heart, that then was gay, Within the tomb now darkly dwells, And hears no more those evening bells. And so 'twill be when I am gone ; That tuneful peal will still ring on, While other bards shall walk these dells, And sing your praise, sweet evening bells...
Página 28 - THERE is not in the wide world a valley so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet ; Oh ! the last rays of feeling and life must depart, Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.
Página 91 - Thou art, O God, the life and light Of all this wondrous world we see ; Its glow by day, its smile by night, Are but reflections caught from thee. Where'er we turn, thy glories shine, And all things fair and bright are thine.
Página 36 - She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying.
Página 93 - Praise to the Conqueror, praise to the Lord! His word was our arrow, His breath was our sword! — Who shall return to tell Egypt the story Of those she sent forth in the hour of her pride? For the Lord hath looked out from His pillar of glory, And all her brave thousands are dashed in the tide. Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea! Jehovah has triumphed, — His people are free!
Página 43 - Like the vase, in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will. But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Página 36 - OH! the days are gone, when Beauty bright My heart's chain wove ; When my dream of life, from morn till night, Was love, still love. New hope may bloom, And days may come Of milder, calmer beam, But there's nothing half so sweet in life As love's young dream : No, there's nothing half so sweet in life As love's young dream. Tho...
Página 28 - Are Erin's sons so good or so cold, "As not to be tempted by woman or gold ?" " Sir Knight ! I feel not the least alarm, " No son of Erin will offer me harm : — "For though they love woman and golden store.