The Yale Literary Magazine, 2. köideHerrick & Noyes., 1836 |
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... truth be asserted , that these afford the finest field for the display of oratory , and furnish the noblest themes for the inspiration of poetry . It is the peculiar province of poetry and oratory to celebrate the renowned deeds of ...
... truth be asserted , that these afford the finest field for the display of oratory , and furnish the noblest themes for the inspiration of poetry . It is the peculiar province of poetry and oratory to celebrate the renowned deeds of ...
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... truth in religion , seemed defined and established - all the regions of poetry- every field of science within the range of human intellect seemed explored , and their choicest gems and flowers culled , to give rich- ness and beauty to ...
... truth in religion , seemed defined and established - all the regions of poetry- every field of science within the range of human intellect seemed explored , and their choicest gems and flowers culled , to give rich- ness and beauty to ...
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... truth they had . Most of them , however , wrapping themselves in their blankets , with their feet to the fire , appeared determined to forget present vexations in sleep , in spite of wind and rain . Others were endeavoring to arrange ...
... truth they had . Most of them , however , wrapping themselves in their blankets , with their feet to the fire , appeared determined to forget present vexations in sleep , in spite of wind and rain . Others were endeavoring to arrange ...
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... truth Which he would write upon the soul of man . And I have thought that man was not thus vile As I had deem'd him - that revengeful being Stern and relentless , dark e'en in his love , And darker in the moments of his pride- That I ...
... truth Which he would write upon the soul of man . And I have thought that man was not thus vile As I had deem'd him - that revengeful being Stern and relentless , dark e'en in his love , And darker in the moments of his pride- That I ...
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... Truth is not truth . Philosophy is not philosophy . It's all rant , and stuffs , and fustian . This is especially true in literature . Look at its great founder , archetype and engineer , Edward Lytton Bulwer . He'll discourse an hour ...
... Truth is not truth . Philosophy is not philosophy . It's all rant , and stuffs , and fustian . This is especially true in literature . Look at its great founder , archetype and engineer , Edward Lytton Bulwer . He'll discourse an hour ...
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Page 33 - A Dandy is a Clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office, and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes. Every faculty of his soul, spirit, purse, and person is heroically consecrated to this one object, the wearing of Clothes wisely and well : so that as others dress to live, he lives to dress.
Page 120 - But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh.
Page 311 - Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since: their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts; — not so thou. Unchangeable save to thy wild waves
Page 264 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Page 123 - Certainly a man has a right to do what he likes with his own, but then every man who does so must make up his mind to certain little penalties.
Page 282 - The passage of the Patowmac through the Blue ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand on a very high point of land. On your right comes up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain an hundred miles to seek a vent.
Page 121 - He took the paper, and I watched, And saw him peep within ; At the first line he read, his face Was all upon the grin. He read the next ; the grin grew broad, And shot from ear to ear ; He read the third ; a chuckling noise I now began to hear. The fourth ; he broke into a roar ; • The fifth ; his waistband split ; The sixth ; he burst five buttons off, And tumbled in a fit. Ten days and nights, with sleepless eye, I watched that wretched man, And since, I never dare to write As funny as I can.
Page 282 - But the distant finishing which nature has given to the picture is of a very different character. It is a true contrast to the fore-ground. It is as placid and delightful, as that is wild and tremendous.
Page 121 - They were so queer, so very queer, I laughed as I would die ; Albeit, in the general way, A sober man am I. I called my servant, and he came ; How kind it was of him To mind a slender man like me, He of the mighty limb.
Page 253 - Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world — though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst — the cant of criticism is the most tormenting!