Rambles in Italy: In the Years 1816....17N. G. Maxwell, J. Robinson, Printer, 1818 - 379 Seiten |
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... produces . A drapery more lux- uriant would be prejudicial to its beauty ; ex- tensive forests would obstruct the view of the outline of the distant mountains , or conceal the surface of a country , gracefully diversified by hills and ...
... produces . A drapery more lux- uriant would be prejudicial to its beauty ; ex- tensive forests would obstruct the view of the outline of the distant mountains , or conceal the surface of a country , gracefully diversified by hills and ...
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... upon the Calabrian shore , produce a sound at midnight which the stillness of the hour , assisted by the witchery of fancy , may transform into the howlings of Scylla . But the light of the morning dispels the romantick illusion 1.7.
... upon the Calabrian shore , produce a sound at midnight which the stillness of the hour , assisted by the witchery of fancy , may transform into the howlings of Scylla . But the light of the morning dispels the romantick illusion 1.7.
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... produced by accidental causes and depend on the variations of the atmos- phere . In northern climates , it is true ... produce them , are so constant , and invariable in their operation , that an Italian confides in the brightness and se ...
... produced by accidental causes and depend on the variations of the atmos- phere . In northern climates , it is true ... produce them , are so constant , and invariable in their operation , that an Italian confides in the brightness and se ...
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... produced by climatical causes , are no where more discernible than in that art , which , in all its higher efforts , reverts to the first im- pressions , and first language of nature . There is a vast difference between the poetry of ...
... produced by climatical causes , are no where more discernible than in that art , which , in all its higher efforts , reverts to the first im- pressions , and first language of nature . There is a vast difference between the poetry of ...
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... produces a character capable of great virtues and great vices . In Naples , the Lazzaroni go half naked , and are represented as entirely destitute of the sense of shame . The existence of a state of savagism in the midst of a great ...
... produces a character capable of great virtues and great vices . In Naples , the Lazzaroni go half naked , and are represented as entirely destitute of the sense of shame . The existence of a state of savagism in the midst of a great ...
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Seite 162 - Our political system is placed in a just correspondence and symmetry with the order of the world, and with the mode of existence decreed to a permanent body composed of transitory parts ; wherein, by the disposition of a stupendous wisdom, moulding together the great mysterious incorporation of the human race, the whole, at one time, is never old, or middle-aged, or young, but in a condition of unchangeable constancy, moves on through the...
Seite 2 - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners. By an Instructer." In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States...
Seite 226 - Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity of noble mind) To scorn delights, and live laborious days : But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sudden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears And slits the thin-spun life. But not the praise...
Seite 234 - I had rather believe all the fables in the Legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.
Seite 120 - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in, glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy.
Seite 39 - Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age, Ennobled hath the buskined stage. But O, sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek.
Seite 353 - Sometimes, with secure delight, The upland hamlets will invite, When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound To many a youth and many a maid Dancing in the chequered shade...
Seite 107 - This guest of summer, The temple-haunting martlet, does approve By his loved mansionry that the heaven's breath Smells wooingly here : no jutty, frieze, Buttress, nor coign of vantage, but this bird Hath made his pendent bed and procreant cradle : Where they most breed and haunt, I have observed The air is delicate.
Seite 92 - Can any mortal mixture of earth's mould Breathe such divine enchanting ravishment? Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence.
Seite 85 - At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air...