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An addition has been made to these volumes of two essays on kindred subjects ,
— one on “ English Sonnets , ” and another on “ Hartley Coleridge . ” The present
volumes are probably the last of my brother ' s works which I shall publish .
An addition has been made to these volumes of two essays on kindred subjects ,
— one on “ English Sonnets , ” and another on “ Hartley Coleridge . ” The present
volumes are probably the last of my brother ' s works which I shall publish .
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It is a large field to travel over ; and , therefore , among the introductory topics at
present to be noticed , it is necessary to advert to the general plan , which will ,
however , more satisfactorily appear when practically illustrated in the
succeeding ...
It is a large field to travel over ; and , therefore , among the introductory topics at
present to be noticed , it is necessary to advert to the general plan , which will ,
however , more satisfactorily appear when practically illustrated in the
succeeding ...
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... in travelling through this wide and pupulous region of literature , to select for
especial examination the most illustrious poets who in regular succession have
enriched the language from the period of its formation down to the present time .
... in travelling through this wide and pupulous region of literature , to select for
especial examination the most illustrious poets who in regular succession have
enriched the language from the period of its formation down to the present time .
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It brings , too , the inability to rise under the pressure of that narrow period
enveloping each passing point of time which we call the present ; and thus , just
in proportion as the heart becomes materialized , does it go stumbling on in its ...
It brings , too , the inability to rise under the pressure of that narrow period
enveloping each passing point of time which we call the present ; and thus , just
in proportion as the heart becomes materialized , does it go stumbling on in its ...
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... to speak with modesty ; and therefore I quote the language of an author by
whom it has been well remarked that , “ in regard to the supposed superiority
INFLUENCE OF MATERIALISM ON POETRY . of the present age 36 LECTURE
FIRST .
... to speak with modesty ; and therefore I quote the language of an author by
whom it has been well remarked that , “ in regard to the supposed superiority
INFLUENCE OF MATERIALISM ON POETRY . of the present age 36 LECTURE
FIRST .
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Page 260 - 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. Yet this inconstancy is such, As you too shall adore; I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not honour more.
Page 212 - Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i...
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Page 242 - Since there's no help, come, let us kiss and part! Nay, I have done. You get no more of me! And I am glad, yea, glad with all my heart, That thus so cleanly I myself can free. Shake hands for ever! Cancel all our vows! And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain.
Page 194 - God save him ; No joyful tongue gave him his welcome home : But dust was thrown upon his sacred head ; Which, with such gentle sorrow he shook off, His face still combating with tears and smiles, The badges of his grief and patience, That had not God, for some strong purpose, steel'd The hearts of men, they must perforce have melted, And barbarism itself have pitied him.
Page 324 - Affectionate, a mother lost so long, 1 will obey, not willingly alone, But gladly, as the precept were her own : And, while that face renews my filial grief. Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she.
Page 261 - TO ALTHEA FROM PRISON When Love with unconfined wings Hovers within my gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the grates; When I lie tangled in her hair And fettered to her eye. The birds that wanton in the air Know no such liberty.
Page 50 - God's almightiness, and what he works, and what he suffers to be wrought with high providence in his church ; to sing victorious agonies of .martyrs and saints, the deeds and triumphs of just and pious nations, doing valiantly through faith against the enemies of Christ; to deplore the general relapses of kingdoms and states from justice and God's true worship.
Page 259 - While round the armed bands Did clap their bloody hands ; He nothing common did, or mean, Upon that memorable scene, But with his keener eye The axe's edge did try ; Nor called the gods with vulgar spite To vindicate his helpless right, But bowed his comely head Down, as upon a bed.
Page 79 - For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their minds with variety and delight; sometimes for ornament and reputation; and sometimes to enable them to victory of wit and contradiction; and most times for lucre and profession; and seldom sincerely to give a true account of their gift of reason, to the benefit and use of men...
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| Title | Lectures on the British Poets, Volume 1 Lectures on the British Poets, Henry Reed |
| Author | Henry Reed |
| Publisher | J.B. Lippincott, 1860 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 10 Apr 2008 |
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