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... less liquid , and where the stream was narrower . In fact , the narrowness of the stream deceived them : the current had divided into two branches ; in the midst of which was an island , if such it might be called , sur- rounded by ...
... less liquid , and where the stream was narrower . In fact , the narrowness of the stream deceived them : the current had divided into two branches ; in the midst of which was an island , if such it might be called , sur- rounded by ...
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... less decoration ; and the same with the other living- apartments . The kitchen and servants ' rooms were con- nected by a passage with the great gallery ; but this gallery itself formed a privileged place to all the mem- bers of the ...
... less decoration ; and the same with the other living- apartments . The kitchen and servants ' rooms were con- nected by a passage with the great gallery ; but this gallery itself formed a privileged place to all the mem- bers of the ...
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... less , or more , And not at most , is nothing . - Like the shaft , Shot at the sun by angry Hercules , And into shivers by the thunder broken , Will I be if I burst : and in my heart This shall be written , yet ' twas high and right ...
... less , or more , And not at most , is nothing . - Like the shaft , Shot at the sun by angry Hercules , And into shivers by the thunder broken , Will I be if I burst : and in my heart This shall be written , yet ' twas high and right ...
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... less tolerable than misery.— The Gordian knot is cut , and the web is unravelled , when all things are seen subordinate to Fate , to that stern power which restrains the active intelligences of good and evil , dooming the universe of ...
... less tolerable than misery.— The Gordian knot is cut , and the web is unravelled , when all things are seen subordinate to Fate , to that stern power which restrains the active intelligences of good and evil , dooming the universe of ...
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... less interesting object of contemplation , than the more splendid labours of the latter , but less immediately con- nected with human happiness or misery . It by no means appears , that mind has so little share in the go- vernment of ...
... less interesting object of contemplation , than the more splendid labours of the latter , but less immediately con- nected with human happiness or misery . It by no means appears , that mind has so little share in the go- vernment of ...
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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...