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... writing this work not to judge the actions of the man who will be judged by posterity , I have also pledged myself to reveal every thing which may enlighten opinion concerning him . It is just , there- fore , that I should repeat the ...
... writing this work not to judge the actions of the man who will be judged by posterity , I have also pledged myself to reveal every thing which may enlighten opinion concerning him . It is just , there- fore , that I should repeat the ...
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... writers of former days believed , and the attention of the reader is rivetted by the earnestness of their credulity . Besides which , the very outward appearance of their volumes diffuses a quiet charm ; the mellow tint of the pages ...
... writers of former days believed , and the attention of the reader is rivetted by the earnestness of their credulity . Besides which , the very outward appearance of their volumes diffuses a quiet charm ; the mellow tint of the pages ...
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... writing down on a slip of parchment , as long as a proctor's bill , all the sins which the congregation were actually com- mitting . Now St Martin's congregation were any thing but serious ; they buzzed and giggled , and the men looked ...
... writing down on a slip of parchment , as long as a proctor's bill , all the sins which the congregation were actually com- mitting . Now St Martin's congregation were any thing but serious ; they buzzed and giggled , and the men looked ...
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... writing , what is lost by the limitation of the subject is abundantly com- pensated by the additional interest excited in those whom it concerns ; for , in proportion as we recede from ab- straction and approach to individuality , we ...
... writing , what is lost by the limitation of the subject is abundantly com- pensated by the additional interest excited in those whom it concerns ; for , in proportion as we recede from ab- straction and approach to individuality , we ...
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... writers of Queen Elizabeth's age as the master - minds of the language , few of their works have of late years been reprinted . " It is certainly remarkable , ” replied the Lady ; " for , with the exception of Bacon's Essays , I ...
... writers of Queen Elizabeth's age as the master - minds of the language , few of their works have of late years been reprinted . " It is certainly remarkable , ” replied the Lady ; " for , with the exception of Bacon's Essays , I ...
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Page 85 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; — VOL.
Page 324 - To-day, my lord of Amiens and myself Did steal behind him, as he lay along Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood...
Page 403 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked* head. And thus reward the toils which to those summits led.
Page 148 - Going to the Wars Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. 1 Imprisoned or caged. Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honor more.
Page 399 - So cruel prison how could betide, alas, As proud Windsor? where I in lust and joy, With a King's son, my childish years did pass, In greater feast than Priam's sons of Troy.
Page 18 - ... compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains.
Page 85 - Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, . Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity: And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Page 234 - Observe how parts with parts unite In one harmonious rule of right ; See countless wheels distinctly tend By various laws to one great end : While mighty Alfred's piercing soul Pervades and regulates the whole.
Page 400 - Wherewith, alas ! reviveth in my breast The sweet accord, such sleeps as yet delight ; The pleasant dreams, the quiet bed of rest ; The secret thoughts, imparted with such trust ; The wanton talk, the divers change of play ; The friendship sworn, each promise kept so just, Wherewith we past the winter night away.
Page 402 - But quiet to quick bosoms is a hell, And there hath been thy bane ; there is a fire And motion of the soul which will not dwell In its own narrow being, but aspire Beyond the fitting medium of desire...