The Works of Donald G. Mitchell: English lands, leters and kings; Queen Anne and the GeorgesC. Scribner's sons, 1907 |
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... poor people of that re- gion loved him : and who did not ? He was never so profound a thinker , as he was ingenious , subtle , and acute . Though his philosophies all were over - topped by his sweet humanities , 1 yet American students ...
... poor people of that re- gion loved him : and who did not ? He was never so profound a thinker , as he was ingenious , subtle , and acute . Though his philosophies all were over - topped by his sweet humanities , 1 yet American students ...
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... poor John Dennis , a poet and critic of that day , had been put in a rage over and over . Lord Her- vey had been scarified . Blackmore and Phillips and Bentley had caught his stiletto thrusts ; even Daniel Defoe had been subject of his ...
... poor John Dennis , a poet and critic of that day , had been put in a rage over and over . Lord Her- vey had been scarified . Blackmore and Phillips and Bentley had caught his stiletto thrusts ; even Daniel Defoe had been subject of his ...
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... poor decrepid figure of his to writhe again -all the more because he pretended a stoicism that felt no such attack . To say that he often made his thrusts without reason , and that much of his satire was dastardly , is saying what all ...
... poor decrepid figure of his to writhe again -all the more because he pretended a stoicism that felt no such attack . To say that he often made his thrusts without reason , and that much of his satire was dastardly , is saying what all ...
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... poor , scathed , misshapen body — I should think gladly - leaving the pleasant home shaded by the willows he had planted ; and leaving a few wonderful poems which I am sure will live in literature as long as books are printed . T ...
... poor , scathed , misshapen body — I should think gladly - leaving the pleasant home shaded by the willows he had planted ; and leaving a few wonderful poems which I am sure will live in literature as long as books are printed . T ...
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... poor Earl of Mar went astray , and in which Argyle figured ; a rebellion which gives its small scenes of battle and its network of conspiracies to Scott's story of Rob Roy . The Pretender escaped with difficulty to France , made no ...
... poor Earl of Mar went astray , and in which Argyle figured ; a rebellion which gives its small scenes of battle and its network of conspiracies to Scott's story of Rob Roy . The Pretender escaped with difficulty to France , made no ...
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Página 94 - The notice which you have been pleased to take of my labours, had it been early, had been kind ; but it has been delayed till I am indifferent and cannot enjoy it; till I am solitary and cannot impart it; till I am known and do not want it.
Página 308 - Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore.
Página 17 - We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise, And Earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
Página 76 - I care not, fortune, what you me deny ; You cannot rob me of free nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face, You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve : Let health my nerves and finer fibres brace, And I their toys to the great children leave : Of fancy, reason, virtue, nought can me bereave.
Página 39 - Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all.
Página 308 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing; Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence: truths that wake, To perish never...
Página 247 - That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements, and feelings, and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with. The Big Bow-wow strain I can do myself like any now going ; but the exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting, from the truth of the description and the sentiment, is denied to me.
Página 80 - The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds...
Página 126 - Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose; I still had hopes — for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to show my...
Página 16 - Sleep, my babe; thy food and raiment, House and home, thy friends provide; All without thy care or payment, All thy wants are well supplied.