The Spirit of the English MagazinesMonroe and Francis, 1830 - American periodicals |
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... knew it ; that felt insult to Heaven an empty indulgence , unless the insult was blazoned to man ; and that found its triumph in calling on society to stare at the courage which could defy common sense , and outrage decent virtue . We ...
... knew it ; that felt insult to Heaven an empty indulgence , unless the insult was blazoned to man ; and that found its triumph in calling on society to stare at the courage which could defy common sense , and outrage decent virtue . We ...
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... knew not whence it came . At last I saw the broad leaf of a flower move , and under- neath I saw a procession of creatures of the size and color of green and gray grasshoppers , bearing a body laid out on a rose - leaf , which they ...
... knew not whence it came . At last I saw the broad leaf of a flower move , and under- neath I saw a procession of creatures of the size and color of green and gray grasshoppers , bearing a body laid out on a rose - leaf , which they ...
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... knew , - nor was his extreme poverty any se- cret . Yet he was reduced - one of the ornaments of the age - to a miserable garret and a crust of bread , and would have perished from want , had not some friends , neither wealthy nor ...
... knew , - nor was his extreme poverty any se- cret . Yet he was reduced - one of the ornaments of the age - to a miserable garret and a crust of bread , and would have perished from want , had not some friends , neither wealthy nor ...
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... knew before ! Wondrous ! with what avidity men brought Those sacred works with wit and learning fraught , - State records , parliamentary debates , Polemic tracts , and essays upon states , - To light the fire which every parish vowed ...
... knew before ! Wondrous ! with what avidity men brought Those sacred works with wit and learning fraught , - State records , parliamentary debates , Polemic tracts , and essays upon states , - To light the fire which every parish vowed ...
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... of babyism to the maturity of intellect . His destiny 66 no trite dull medium knew . " He strove , and almost miraculously succeeded . He was disappointed , and at seventeen put a period to 42 On the Cycles of English Literature .
... of babyism to the maturity of intellect . His destiny 66 no trite dull medium knew . " He strove , and almost miraculously succeeded . He was disappointed , and at seventeen put a period to 42 On the Cycles of English Literature .
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3d series admiration appeared ATHENEUM beauty Bethuel better bosom Byron called canna character child color dark daugh dear death delight dress earth Edinburgh Review English exclaimed eyes father fear feel felt fermentation fire Florian flowers frae gaze gluten hand happy hath head headsman heard heart heaven hope hour human kind knew lady Lady Byron light living look Lord Lord Byron Luchon marriage maun Medora ment mind morning nature ness never night o'er Old Mortality passed passion Phaddhy poet poetry poor racter replied round Rouville scene Scotland seemed seen Shepherd Siberia silence sion smile song soon sorrow soul Sparta speak spirit sweet tain taste tears tell thee ther things thou thought tion ture turn Twas Venasque voice walk wild wish words young
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Page 120 - A belt of straw and ivy buds With coral clasps and amber studs : And if these pleasures may thee move, Come live with me and be my Love.
Page 470 - Is it far away, in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand? Is it there, sweet mother! that better land? Not there, not there, my child ! Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy!
Page 415 - In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below, and saints above ; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
Page 370 - Their graves are severed far and wide, By mount, and stream, and sea. The same fond mother bent at night O'er each fair sleeping brow ; She had each folded flower in sight — Where are those dreamers now ? One, 'midst the forests of the West, By a dark stream is laid — The Indian knows his place of rest, Far in the cedar shade.
Page 470 - Not there, not there, my child !" " Eye hath not seen it, my gentle boy ! Ear hath not heard its deep songs of joy ; Dreams cannot picture a world so fair— Sorrow and death may not enter there ; Time doth not breathe on its fadeless bloom, Far beyond the clouds, and beyond the tomb, — It is there, it is there, my child !
Page 120 - Come live with me and be my Love, And we will all the pleasures prove That hills and valleys, dale and field, And all the craggy mountains yield. There will we sit upon the rocks And see the shepherds feed their flocks, By shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals.
Page 367 - We have laughed at little jests ; For the fount of hope was gushing, Warm and joyous, in our breasts ; But laughter now hath fled thy lip, And sullen glooms thy brow. We have been gay together: Shall a light word part us now? We have been sad together ; We have wept, with bitter tears, O'er the grass-grown graves where slumbered The hopes of early years ; The voices which are silent there Would bid thee clear thy brow.
Page 121 - Previously to my departure, it had been strongly impressed on my mind, that Lord Byron was under the influence of insanity. This opinion was derived in a great measure from the communications made to me by his nearest relatives and personal attendant, who had more opportunities than myself of observing him during the latter part of my stay in town.
Page 196 - Whose walls of mud scarce bear the broken door; There, where the putrid vapours, flagging, play, And the dull wheel hums doleful through the day ;— There children dwell who know no parents' care; Parents, who know no children's love, dwell there! Heart-broken matrons on their joyless bed, Forsaken wives, and mothers never wed ; Dejected widows with unheeded tears, And crippled age with more than...
Page 119 - I IN these flowery meads would be : These crystal streams should solace me; To whose harmonious bubbling noise I with my angle would rejoice. Sit here, and see the turtle-dove Court his chaste mate to acts of love; Or on that bank, feel the west wind Breathe health and plenty; please my mind. To see sweet dewdrops kiss these flowers. And then...