 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 lehte
...As in those domes, where Cœsars onee bore sway, Defae'd by time, and tott'ring in deeay, There in orest lost, All eareless rambling where it lik'd them most : Their wealth t t And, wondering man eould want the larger pile, Exults, and owns his eottage with a smile. Aly soul... | |
 | 1826 - 300 lehte
...As in those domes, where Ca?sars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking...Where rougher climes a nobler race display, Where the bleak Swiss theirstormy mansions tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread ; No product here... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1826 - 208 lehte
...of the Swiss under such circumstances seemed to be almost unavoidable ; " My soul turn from theoi— turn we to survey, " Where rougher climes a nobler race display, '' Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansions tread, '' And force a churlish soil (or scanty bread. §. 1 63. Of... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 lehte
..." As in those domes, where Cesars once bore sway, , Defaced by time, and tottering in decay, Amidst the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking peasant builds his shed :" But here has been a change still more complete than can possibly take place among the dwellings... | |
 | Thomas Cogswell Upham - 1827 - 512 lehte
...reverse. To think, then, of the Swiss under such circumstances seemed to be almost unavoidable ; " My soul turn from them— turn we to survey, " Where rougher climes a nobler race display, 1t Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansinns trend, '' And force a churlish soil for scanty bread.... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 482 lehte
...Contrast. Thus, after describing the effeminate and debased Romans, the Poet proceeds to the Swiss : " My soul, turn from them — turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display." And, after painting some defects in the manners of this gallant but unrefined people, his thoughts... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1829 - 270 lehte
...degraded, pleased with low 'delights and the sports of children. The transition to the Swiss is thus made ; My soul turn from them ; — turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race display. The principle on which the transition is here made, is that of contrast. And since the mind is often... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 lehte
...As in those domes, where Ctesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and lott'ring in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking...a nobler race display, Where the black Swiss their atormy mansions tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread ; No product here the barren hills... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 lehte
...As in those domes, where Cœsars once bore »way, Defaced by time and tottering in decay, There in reets, The wondering neighbours ran, And swore the dog had lost his wit«, bleak Swiss their stormy mansion tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread No product here... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 lehte
...As in those domes, where Cesars once bore sway, Defac'd by time, and tottering in decay, , There in the ruin, heedless of the dead, The shelter-seeking...larger pile, Exults, and owns his cottage with a smile. CHARACTER OF THE SWISS. Mr soul turn from them, turn we to survey Where rougher climes a nobler race... | |
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Now sinks at last, or feebly mans the soul; While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where Caesars once bore sway, Defaced by time and tottering in decay, There in the ruin, heedless of the dead,... 
