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Page 49
... comic posey ; the soul of man is rotten Even to the core , no sound affection . Our love is hollow , vaulted , stands on props Of circumstance , profit , or ambitious hopes . " D " And , " continued the nymph , " I DRAMATIC POETRY . 49.
... comic posey ; the soul of man is rotten Even to the core , no sound affection . Our love is hollow , vaulted , stands on props Of circumstance , profit , or ambitious hopes . " D " And , " continued the nymph , " I DRAMATIC POETRY . 49.
Page 53
... sound of music : " Byr . What place is this , what air , what region , In which a man may hear the harmony Of all ... sounds Out of the centre , with Apollo's virtue , That out of every thing his each part touch'd Struck musical accents ...
... sound of music : " Byr . What place is this , what air , what region , In which a man may hear the harmony Of all ... sounds Out of the centre , with Apollo's virtue , That out of every thing his each part touch'd Struck musical accents ...
Page 60
... sounds , The very beasts knew the alarum - bell , And , hearing it , ran bellowing to their home : From which unchristian broils and homicides Let the religious sword of justice free Thee and thy kingdoms govern'd after me . " CHAP . V ...
... sounds , The very beasts knew the alarum - bell , And , hearing it , ran bellowing to their home : From which unchristian broils and homicides Let the religious sword of justice free Thee and thy kingdoms govern'd after me . " CHAP . V ...
Page 69
... sound are frequently convincing without being conclusive . The romance of Merlin describes Morgain as a brunette ; in spite , however , of this venerable au- thority , the fairy dame is evidently Mor - Gwynn , the white damsel ...
... sound are frequently convincing without being conclusive . The romance of Merlin describes Morgain as a brunette ; in spite , however , of this venerable au- thority , the fairy dame is evidently Mor - Gwynn , the white damsel ...
Page 74
... sounds which we hear , and the sights which we see , originate wholly from the brain , but our reason refuses to obey our judgment ; and we cannot rouse ourselves and think , and shake off the delusion . Obe- " Sometimes the Devil is a ...
... sounds which we hear , and the sights which we see , originate wholly from the brain , but our reason refuses to obey our judgment ; and we cannot rouse ourselves and think , and shake off the delusion . Obe- " Sometimes the Devil is a ...
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ancient appear Bachelor beauty Benedict breath caboceer called cataract Catiline CHAP character church Demonax Devil Don Quixote Dr Johnson dreadful Duke of Burgundy earth EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE effect English equal eyes fall FAUST feel fire friends genius Gil Blas give gold Greek hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour human Hyder Ali imagination Ioannina Jaffa king less live look Lord magnificent manner MARGARET ment Mephistopheles merits mind morning nature never night o'er object observed Odoacer opinion ornaments palaces passages peculiar perhaps persons pleasure poet poetical poetry possess principles racter replied the Nymph respect Roman round scarcely scene sentiments Shirley Sibylline books side song Sotheby's soul spirit steam stood style sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion Tom Jones truth Warburton whole