The Etonian, 2. köideWindsor, Knight and Dredge., 1821 |
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... once , And really I was so enchanted , With all you said , and all you chaunted ,, That home I hurried in delight , And sat me down in haste to write A little thing the Club shall see— SONNET TO MR . BELLAMY . " Oh ! I am weary of thy ...
... once , And really I was so enchanted , With all you said , and all you chaunted ,, That home I hurried in delight , And sat me down in haste to write A little thing the Club shall see— SONNET TO MR . BELLAMY . " Oh ! I am weary of thy ...
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... once gave thee command over all , With the arm that upheld thee , proud Land , thou must fall ; For the Spirit that warmed thee for ever hath flown , And left thee to weep o'er his sepulchre's stone . Time was that the lightning , which ...
... once gave thee command over all , With the arm that upheld thee , proud Land , thou must fall ; For the Spirit that warmed thee for ever hath flown , And left thee to weep o'er his sepulchre's stone . Time was that the lightning , which ...
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... once developed itself , it was not to be supposed that so fair and extensive , as well as peculiarly interesting a field for its exercise as that of modern poetry , should remain long unoccupied . Accordingly , it has been the fortune ...
... once developed itself , it was not to be supposed that so fair and extensive , as well as peculiarly interesting a field for its exercise as that of modern poetry , should remain long unoccupied . Accordingly , it has been the fortune ...
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... once noticed already , the noble tenor of his sentiments , in which he has proved himself no unworthy successor of the eminent reformer in poetry and poetical morals , with whom I have in some respects compared him . He has truly said ...
... once noticed already , the noble tenor of his sentiments , in which he has proved himself no unworthy successor of the eminent reformer in poetry and poetical morals , with whom I have in some respects compared him . He has truly said ...
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... once his vision of life , and joy , and beauty is broken by a sound of terror , wakes and sleeps no more ; his view is bounded by the sprightly and happy world before him : the other , as the " vision of the tomb " dissolves , looks ...
... once his vision of life , and joy , and beauty is broken by a sound of terror , wakes and sleeps no more ; his view is bounded by the sprightly and happy world before him : the other , as the " vision of the tomb " dissolves , looks ...
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Page 183 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Page 369 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Page 184 - By four cherubic shapes ; four faces each Had wondrous ; as with stars their bodies all, And wings, were set with eyes, with eyes the wheels Of beryl, and careering fires between ; Over their heads a crystal firmament, Whereon a sapphire throne, inlaid with pure Amber, and colours of the showery arch.
Page 219 - Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.
Page 64 - With head up-raised, and look intent, And eye and ear attentive bent, And locks flung back, and lips apart, Like monument of Grecian art, In listening mood, she seemed to stand The guardian Naiad of the strand.
Page 183 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, He did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Page 84 - And it's oh! dear! what can the matter be? Dear! dear! what can the matter be?
Page 183 - And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, \ saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.
Page 14 - I love thee, Twilight ! as thy shadows roll, The calm of evening steals upon my soul. Sublimely tender, solemnly serene. Still as the hour, enchanting as the scene. I love thee. Twilight ! for thy gleams impart Their dear, their dying influence to my heart, When o'er the harp of thought thy passing wind Awakens all the music of the mind, And Joy and Sorrow, as the spirit burns. And Hope and Memory sweep the chords by turns, While Contemplation, on seraphic wings.
Page 183 - The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were discovered, at thy chiding, O Lord : at the blasting of the breath of thy displeasure.