Miscellaneous prosePutnam, 1856 |
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... narrow orb each crowded conquest keeps ; Beneath her palm here sad Judæa weeps ; Now scantier limits the proud arch confine , And scarce are seen the prostrate Nile and Rhine : A small Euphrates thro ' the piece is roll'd ;
... narrow orb each crowded conquest keeps ; Beneath her palm here sad Judæa weeps ; Now scantier limits the proud arch confine , And scarce are seen the prostrate Nile and Rhine : A small Euphrates thro ' the piece is roll'd ;
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Joseph Addison George Washington Greene. A small Euphrates thro ' the piece is roll'd ; And little eagles wave their wings in gold . The medal , faithful to its charge of fame , Thro ' climes and ages bears each form and name : In one ...
Joseph Addison George Washington Greene. A small Euphrates thro ' the piece is roll'd ; And little eagles wave their wings in gold . The medal , faithful to its charge of fame , Thro ' climes and ages bears each form and name : In one ...
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... piece of brass than either . To answer you , says Philander , in the language of a medallist , you are not to look upon a cabinet of medals as a trea- sure of money , but of knowledge , nor must you fancy any charms in gold , but in the ...
... piece of brass than either . To answer you , says Philander , in the language of a medallist , you are not to look upon a cabinet of medals as a trea- sure of money , but of knowledge , nor must you fancy any charms in gold , but in the ...
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... piece of morality on the three naked sisters , dancing hand in hand , would have found out as good a one for them , had there been four of them sitting at a distance from each other , and covered from head to foot . It is here ...
... piece of morality on the three naked sisters , dancing hand in hand , would have found out as good a one for them , had there been four of them sitting at a distance from each other , and covered from head to foot . It is here ...
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... piece of art in the two satirists you mention , and have been surprised to meet with a man in a satire that I never in the least expected to find there . They have a particular way of hiding their ill - nature , and introduce a criminal ...
... piece of art in the two satirists you mention , and have been surprised to meet with a man in a satire that I never in the least expected to find there . They have a particular way of hiding their ill - nature , and introduce a criminal ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Addison ancient antiquities appear arms beautiful believe carried Christianity church coins DRYDEN emperor Eugenius expression extremely face fall fancy figure forced four French give given greater hand head inscription Italians Italy kind king Latin learned least letter lies light lived look manner marble means medals meet mention mind mountains nature never observe occasion particular passage passed perhaps persons pieces poets present prince probably reason received remarkable represented republic rest Reverse rise river Roman Rome round says Cynthio says Philander seen side speaks stands statues suppose taken tell thing thought tion took town travels turn verse VIRG Virgil whole write
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Seite 435 - Whosoever . therefore shall confess Me before men, him will I confess also before My Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which is in heaven.
Seite 445 - Upon trial, I find all of your trade are sharpers, and you not more than others ; therefore, I have not wholly left you.
Seite 227 - Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the jutting land on either side, In double streams the briny waters glide, Betwixt two rows of rocks : a sylvan scene Appears above, and groves for ever green : A grot is form'd beneath, with mossy seats, To rest the Nereids, and exclude the heats.
Seite 30 - The man resolved and steady to his trust, Inflexible to ill, and obstinately just, May the rude rabble's insolence despise, Their senseless clamours and tumultuous cries ; The tyrant's fierceness he beguiles, And the stern brow, and the harsh voice defies, And with superior greatness smiles.
Seite 36 - His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm, and first he draws The plan with his broad bill and crooked claws, Nature's artificers ; on this the pile Is...
Seite 260 - Eneas' infancy. Here rest thy bones in rich Hesperia's plains : Thy name ('tis all a ghost can have) remains. Now, when the prince her fun'ral rites had paid.
Seite 126 - To Dr. Jonathan Swift, the most agreeable companion, the truest friend, and the greatest genius of his age.
Seite 45 - That false enfranchisement with ease is found : Slaves are made citizens by turning round. How ! replies one, can any be more free ? Here's Dama, once a groom of low degree, Not worth a farthing, and a sot beside ; So true a rogue, for lying's sake he ly'd : But, with a turn, a freeman he became ; Now Marcus Dama is his worship's name.
Seite 529 - And now, sir, believe me, when I assure you, I never did nor ever will, on any pretence whatsoever, take more than the stated and customary fees of my office. I might keep the contrary practice concealed from the world, were I capable of it, but I could not from myself. And I hope I shall always fear the reproaches of my own heart more than those of all mankind.
Seite 5 - Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere. In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honour'd by the Muse he lov'd.