History of English Literature, Volume 2Edmonston and Douglas, 1871 - English literature |
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... passions . . . . He who will look upon their plays which have been written till these last ten years , or thereabouts , will find it an hard matter to pick out two or three passable humours amongst them . Corneille himself , their arch ...
... passions . . . . He who will look upon their plays which have been written till these last ten years , or thereabouts , will find it an hard matter to pick out two or three passable humours amongst them . Corneille himself , their arch ...
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... passions , —these features of Shakspeare become each other . Order , measure , eloquence , aristocratic refinement , worldly urbanity , exquisite painting of delicacy and virtue , all Racine's features suit each other . It would destroy ...
... passions , —these features of Shakspeare become each other . Order , measure , eloquence , aristocratic refinement , worldly urbanity , exquisite painting of delicacy and virtue , all Racine's features suit each other . It would destroy ...
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... passion , the accumulation of despair or hate which have unchained the will and nerved the hand . When the unchecked words , the fits of rage , the convulsive ejaculations of exasperated desire , have brought me in contact with all the ...
... passion , the accumulation of despair or hate which have unchained the will and nerved the hand . When the unchecked words , the fits of rage , the convulsive ejaculations of exasperated desire , have brought me in contact with all the ...
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... passions contend for a human heart . We perceive the tragical vicissitude of the strife , the progress of a sentiment , the overthrow of obstacles , the slow growth of desire or wrath , to the very instant when the resolution , rising ...
... passions contend for a human heart . We perceive the tragical vicissitude of the strife , the progress of a sentiment , the overthrow of obstacles , the slow growth of desire or wrath , to the very instant when the resolution , rising ...
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... passions of a soldier ; it is this heat of blood , this too quick sentiment of honour , which has caused his ruin ; he cannot forgive his own crime ; he possesses not that lofty genius which , dwelling in a region superior to ordinary ...
... passions of a soldier ; it is this heat of blood , this too quick sentiment of honour , which has caused his ruin ; he cannot forgive his own crime ; he possesses not that lofty genius which , dwelling in a region superior to ordinary ...
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Page 282 - I STOOD in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs ; A palace and a prison on each hand : I saw from out the wave her structures rise As from the stroke of the enchanter's wand : A thousand years their cloudy wings expand Around me, and a dying Glory smiles O'er the far times, when many a subject land Look'd to the winged Lion's marble piles, Where Venice sate in state, throned on her hundred isles...
Page 246 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 189 - WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible.
Page 523 - Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight.
Page 77 - If I were an American as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms — never, never, never!
Page 43 - Now strike the golden lyre again, A louder yet, and yet a louder strain. Break his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has raised up his head : As awaked from the dead, And amazed, he stares around. Revenge, revenge...
Page 147 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
Page 204 - This day, black Omens threat the brightest Fair, That e'er deserv'da watchful spirit's care; Some dire disaster, or by force, or slight; But what, or where, the fates have wrapt in night. Whether the nymph shall break Diana's law, Or some frail China jar receive a flaw; Or stain her honour or her new brocade; Forget her pray'rs, or miss a masquerade; Or lose her heart, or necklace, at a ball; Or whether Heav'n has doom'd that Shock must fall.
Page 103 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought philosophy down from heaven, to inhabit among men; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought philosophy out of closets and libraries, schools and colleges, to dwell in clubs and assemblies, at tea-tables and in coffee-houses.
Page 148 - A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish...