Calderon, His Life and Genius: With Specimens of His PlaysRedfield, 1856 - 233 pages |
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... AUTHOR OF THE STUDY OF WORDS " . ENGLISH , PAST AND PRESENT " - ON PROVERBS ” — “ SYNONYMS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT ” — “ POEMS , " ETC REDFIELD 34 BEEKMAN STREET , NEW YORK 1856 PREFACE . THESE translations have lain by me for nearly CALDERON.
... AUTHOR OF THE STUDY OF WORDS " . ENGLISH , PAST AND PRESENT " - ON PROVERBS ” — “ SYNONYMS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT ” — “ POEMS , " ETC REDFIELD 34 BEEKMAN STREET , NEW YORK 1856 PREFACE . THESE translations have lain by me for nearly CALDERON.
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... author's power . They formed part of a larger scheme long ago con- ceived ; but in the carrying out of which I presently discovered inner difficulties ; not to say that it would have required , as I also soon was aware , a far greater ...
... author's power . They formed part of a larger scheme long ago con- ceived ; but in the carrying out of which I presently discovered inner difficulties ; not to say that it would have required , as I also soon was aware , a far greater ...
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... author ( Southey ? or Lockhart ? ) of an able article in the Quarterly Review , † with whose judgment Hallam has consented in the main . That my own judgment does not agree with theirs who set him thus low in the scale of poetical merit ...
... author ( Southey ? or Lockhart ? ) of an able article in the Quarterly Review , † with whose judgment Hallam has consented in the main . That my own judgment does not agree with theirs who set him thus low in the scale of poetical merit ...
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... author , and writing his own language with precision and purity , † was passionately addicted to the drama . Indeed , some plays , said not * The surrender of Breda was a subject which employed the pencil of Velasquez as well as the pen ...
... author , and writing his own language with precision and purity , † was passionately addicted to the drama . Indeed , some plays , said not * The surrender of Breda was a subject which employed the pencil of Velasquez as well as the pen ...
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... author of the most elegant lyrics after the Italian fashion which Spain had pro- duced , had perished quite in his youth at the storming of a fortified mill , leaving only the first - fruits of his graceful genius behind him . Philip ...
... author of the most elegant lyrics after the Italian fashion which Spain had pro- duced , had perished quite in his youth at the storming of a fortified mill , leaving only the first - fruits of his graceful genius behind him . Philip ...
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admiration altogether appear ARSENE HOUSSAYE assonants Astolfo Author autos BEAUTY BEGGAR behold bestow Blackwood's Magazine blank verse Calde Calderon Calderon's plays century Christian church CLARIN CLOTALDO cloth comedy court crown death DISCRETION divine dost doth Edition England English Enter Estrella flowers give glory Goethe grace hand Heaven History honor HUSBANDMAN king language leave Life's a Dream literature live Lope de Vega Lord Madrid matter Mayor of Zalamea merely monarch moral mourn mysteries never noble Philip Philip IV Poems poet poetical poetry pomp Portrait praise present Price $1 Price 75 cents pride prince Pues reader religious rhyme RICH Roman Rosaura scene Schlegel SECOND SERVANT Shakespeare Siege of Breda SIGISMUND sometimes soul Spain stars theatre thee thine thing thou tion Tirso de Molina tomb translation true truth unto utterance verse vowels waken wholly words WORLD
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Page 156 - ... idos, sombras, que fingís hoy a mis sentidos muertos cuerpo y voz, siendo verdad que ni tenéis voz ni cuerpo; que no quiero majestades fingidas, pompas no quiero fantásticas, ilusiones que al soplo menos ligero del aura han de deshacerse, bien como el florido almendro, que por madrugar sus flores, sin aviso y sin consejo, al primer soplo se apagan, marchitando y desluciendo de sus rosados capillos belleza, luz y ornamento.
Page 103 - With respect to translation, even I will not be seduced by it ; although the Greek plays, and some of the ideal dramas of Calderon, with which I have lately, and with inexpressible wonder and delight, become acquainted, are perpetually tempting me to throw over their perfect and glowing forms the grey veil of my own words.
Page 101 - Tis true that, where ever I have liked any story in a romance, novel, or foreign play, I have made no difficulty, nor ever shall, to take the foundation of it, to build it up, and to make it proper for the English stage. And I will be so vain to say it has lost nothing in my hands...
Page 75 - Be courteous in thy manner, and liberal of thy purse ; for 'tis the hand to the bonnet and in the pocket that makes friends in this world ; of which to gain one good, all the gold the sun breeds in India, or the universal sea sucks down, were a cheap purchase. Speak no evil of women ; I tell thee the meanest of them deserves our respect ; for of women do we not all come ? Quarrel with no one but with good cause ; by the Lord, over and over again, when I see masters and schools of arms...
Page 125 - Painter win, . % Ere the instinct doth begin Of its fierceness and its pride, And its lair on every side It has measured far and nigh, | While with better instinct I Am its liberty denied. Born the mute fish was also, Child of ooze and ocean weed ; Scarce a finny bark of speed To the surface brought, and lo! In vast circuits to and fro Measures it on every side All the waste of ocean wide, Its illimitable home ; "While with greater will to roam I that freedom am denied. Born the streamlet was, a...
Page 232 - Aprended, flores, de mí lo que va de ayer a hoy, que ayer maravilla fui y hoy sombra mía aún no soy.
Page 229 - Árbol, donde el cielo quiso dar el fruto verdadero contra el bocado primero, flor del nuevo paraíso, arco de luz, cuyo aviso en piélago más profundo la paz publicó del mundo, planta hermosa, fértil vid, arpa del nuevo David, tabla del Moisés segundo: pecador soy, tus favores pido por justicia yo; pues Dios en ti padeció sólo por los pecadores.
Page 230 - Bow of light, that in worst hour Of the worst flood signal true O'er the world, of mercy threw; Fair plant, yielding sweetest wine; Of our David harp divine; | Of our Moses tables new; Sinner am I, therefore I Claim upon thy mercies make, Since alone for sinners...
Page 112 - He who far off beholds another dancing, Even one who dances best, and all the time Hears not the music that he dances to, Thinks him a madman, apprehending not The law that rules his else eccentric action. So he that's in himself insensible Of love's sweet influence, misjudges him Who moves according to love's melody : And knowing not that all these sighs and tears, Ejaculations, and impatiences, Are necessary changes of a measure, Which the divine musician plays...