The Poetical Works of Hannah More: With a Memoir of the AuthorScott, Webster, & Geary, 1839 - 504 páginas |
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... Roman page records , Of wondrous friendship and surpassing love ; Can gallant Theseus and his brave compeer , Orestes and the partner of his toils ; Achates and his friend ; Euryalus And blooming Nisus , pleasant in their lives And ...
... Roman page records , Of wondrous friendship and surpassing love ; Can gallant Theseus and his brave compeer , Orestes and the partner of his toils ; Achates and his friend ; Euryalus And blooming Nisus , pleasant in their lives And ...
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... to be de- precated , even by the loss of his soul . If one of the most virtuous of poets and of men , by the cool , deliberate , argumentative manner in which he makes his Roman hero destroy himself ; this hero too 146 PREFACE .
... to be de- precated , even by the loss of his soul . If one of the most virtuous of poets and of men , by the cool , deliberate , argumentative manner in which he makes his Roman hero destroy himself ; this hero too 146 PREFACE .
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With a Memoir of the Author Hannah More. makes his Roman hero destroy himself ; this hero too a pagan , consistently illustrating by this action an histori- cal fact , and acting in a natural conformity to his own stoical principles ...
With a Memoir of the Author Hannah More. makes his Roman hero destroy himself ; this hero too a pagan , consistently illustrating by this action an histori- cal fact , and acting in a natural conformity to his own stoical principles ...
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... Roman Republic in particular , that of Marcus Attilius Regulus has , by the general consent of all ages , been considered as one of the most splendid , since he not only sacrificed his labours , his liberty , and his life , for the good ...
... Roman Republic in particular , that of Marcus Attilius Regulus has , by the general consent of all ages , been considered as one of the most splendid , since he not only sacrificed his labours , his liberty , and his life , for the good ...
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... Roman honour , I owe it to his precepts and his virtues . Att . And yet I have not seen Licinius stir Lic . Ah ! spare me thy reproaches - what , when late A private citizen , could I attempt ? ' Twas not the lust of power , or pride of ...
... Roman honour , I owe it to his precepts and his virtues . Att . And yet I have not seen Licinius stir Lic . Ah ! spare me thy reproaches - what , when late A private citizen , could I attempt ? ' Twas not the lust of power , or pride of ...
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Araspes arms art thou Attilia Babylon Barce beauty behold Belshazzar Bertrand Birtha bless blest bliss bosom breast bright Carthage Chaldea charm Charterhouse Square Daniel dare daughter death deeds delight Derry Doug Douglas dread E'en Elwina Emmelina ev'ry Exit fair faith fame fate father fear feel Florio fond friendship glory grace Guild GUILDFORD Hamilcar hand happy hear heart Heaven hero holy honour hope human Jochebed Julia king Licinius Lictors live lord lov'd maid Manlius mercy mighty mind ne'er never night o'er Orlando passion peace Percy Pharnaces Philistia pleasure pow'r praise Price Publius Raby Regulus Rivers Roman Rome sacred Saul soul spirit sweet tale taste tears tell tender thee thine thou hast thought Tim Jenkins trembling truth Twas twill virtue weep wretched young youth
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Página 397 - Small slights, neglect, unmix'd perhaps with hate, Make up in number what they want in weight. These, and a thousand griefs minute as these, Corrode our comfort and destroy our ease.
Página 433 - My work is yet in bits, But still in every part it fits ; Besides, you reason like a lout ; Why, man, that carpet's inside out." Says John, " Thou sayst the thing I mean, And now I hope to cure thy spleen ; This world, which clouds thy soul with doubt, Is but a carpet inside out. " As, when we view these shreds and ends, We know not what the whole intends ; So, when on earth things look but odd, They're working still some scheme of God.
Página 432 - I'm almost tired of life ; So hard my work, so poor my fare, 'Tis more than mortal man can bear. " How glorious is the rich man's state ! His house so fine ! his wealth so great...
Página 102 - The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by nature's force -. A stream, diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissevered from the boundless sea ; A moment, parted from eternity ; A pilgrim, panting for the rest to come ; An exile, anxious for his native home.
Página 433 - But when we reach that world of light, And view those works of God aright. Then shall we see the whole design, And own the workman is divine. ' What now seems random strokes, will there All order and design appear ; Then shall we praise what here we spurn'd, For then the carpet shall be turn'd.
Página 386 - ... tastes impart Communion sweet from heart to heart ; You ne'er the cold gradations need Which vulgar souls to union lead; No dry discussion to unfold The meaning caught ere well 'tis told : In taste, in learning, wit or science, Still kindred souls demand alliance : Each in the other joys to find The image answering to his mind.
Página 139 - Honor is the religion of tragedy It is her moral and political law. Her dictates form its institutes. Fear and shame are the capital crimes in her code. Against these, all the eloquence of her most powerful pleaders, against these her penal statutes, pistol, sword, and poison, are in full force. Injured...