Don JuanThomas Davison, 1819 - 227 pages |
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... speaking was not pure ; For native Spanish she had no great care , At least her conversation was obscure ; Her thoughts were theorems , her words a problem , As if she deem'd that mystery would ennoble ' em . XIV . She liked the English ...
... speaking was not pure ; For native Spanish she had no great care , At least her conversation was obscure ; Her thoughts were theorems , her words a problem , As if she deem'd that mystery would ennoble ' em . XIV . She liked the English ...
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... speaking out so plainly in his song , So much indeed as to be downright rude ; And then what proper person can be partial To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial ? XLIV . Juan was taught from out the best edition 24 CANTO I. DON JUAN . 3.
... speaking out so plainly in his song , So much indeed as to be downright rude ; And then what proper person can be partial To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial ? XLIV . Juan was taught from out the best edition 24 CANTO I. DON JUAN . 3.
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... sire to son to augur good or ill : He and his wife were an ill - sorted pair- But scandal's my aversion - I protest Against all evil speaking , even in jest . LII . For my part I say nothing - nothing 28 CANTO I. DON JUAN .
... sire to son to augur good or ill : He and his wife were an ill - sorted pair- But scandal's my aversion - I protest Against all evil speaking , even in jest . LII . For my part I say nothing - nothing 28 CANTO I. DON JUAN .
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... suggested that this single one Could be but Julia , ( whom on this occasion I shall have much to speak about ) , and she Was married , charming , chaste , and twenty - three . LX . Her eye ( I'm very fond of handsome 32 CANTO I. DON JUAN .
... suggested that this single one Could be but Julia , ( whom on this occasion I shall have much to speak about ) , and she Was married , charming , chaste , and twenty - three . LX . Her eye ( I'm very fond of handsome 32 CANTO I. DON JUAN .
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... speak , And held her tongue , her voice was grown so . weak . CXIII . The sun set , and up rose the yellow moon : The devil's in the moon for mischief ; they Who call'd her CHASTE , methinks , began too soon Their nomenclature ; there ...
... speak , And held her tongue , her voice was grown so . weak . CXIII . The sun set , and up rose the yellow moon : The devil's in the moon for mischief ; they Who call'd her CHASTE , methinks , began too soon Their nomenclature ; there ...
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Algiers answer'd Antonia appear'd beautiful blood boat breath Cadiz call'd CANTO Catullus cave CCIV Ceres charming chaste cheek dead death devil Don Alfonso Don Juan Donna Inez Donna Julia doubt e'er eyes face fair famish'd feel fond friends gazed grew Guadalquivir Haidee hair half hand heart heaven hope hour hush'd Jóse Juan's kiss knew lady learn'd least lips lived Longinus look'd Lull'd maid mistress moon moral mother ne'er never night Noah's ark nought o'er ocean pair pass'd passion Pedrillo perhaps perish'd Persia pray round Save scarce sea-sick seem'd Seville ship shore sigh sleep smiled sort soul Spain stanza stars sublime surely tears tell There's things Thou thought Tis sweet true turn'd tutor Twas Twere Virgin Mary wave whate'er whisper'd wife wind wine Xerxes Young Juan youth
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Page 147 - Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.
Page 147 - Then rose from sea to sky the wild farewell, Then shriek'd the timid, and stood still the brave...
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Page 113 - My days of love are over; me no more The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow, Can make the fool of which they made before, In short, I must not lead the life I did do; The credulous hope of mutual minds is o'er, The copious use of claret is forbid too, So for a good old-gentlemanly vice, I think I must take up with avarice.
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Page 40 - Yet Julia's very coldness still was kind, And tremulously gentle her small hand Withdrew itself from his, but left behind A little pressure, thrilling, and so bland And slight, so very slight, that to the mind 'Twas but a doubt ; but ne'er magician's wand Wrought change with all Armida's fairy art Like what this light touch left on Juan's heart.
Page 130 - And oh ! if e'er I should forget, I swear — But that's impossible, and cannot be — Sooner shall this blue ocean melt to air, Sooner shall earth resolve itself to sea, Than I resign thine image, oh, my fair! Or think of anything, excepting thee ; A mind diseased no remedy can physic...