Death's Doings; Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions, in Verse and Prose, the Friendly Contributions of Various Writers: Principally Intended as Illustrations of Thirty Copper-plates Designed and Etched by R. Dagley. From the 2d London Ed., with Considerable Additions, Volume 1C. Ewer, 1828 |
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... of earth's best treasure , sweet CONTENT ! " From infancy to age , the scenes of Life , Howe'er the colours vary , all abound With sombre shadows of mortality.- The laughing eye and dimpled cheek of YOUTH , Though DEATH'S SERMON . 31.
... of earth's best treasure , sweet CONTENT ! " From infancy to age , the scenes of Life , Howe'er the colours vary , all abound With sombre shadows of mortality.- The laughing eye and dimpled cheek of YOUTH , Though DEATH'S SERMON . 31.
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... sweet shrine , to thee . Not thine the fault , if false allurements claim The fool's blind homage in thy sacred name : They are not fair who boast but outward grace- The naught but beautiful of form or face ; They are the lovely - they ...
... sweet shrine , to thee . Not thine the fault , if false allurements claim The fool's blind homage in thy sacred name : They are not fair who boast but outward grace- The naught but beautiful of form or face ; They are the lovely - they ...
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... Sweet eyes , whose looks were language , and bland tongues , Whose accents died into Æolian songs , Were there the things of worship ; and man's sigh The incense of his heart's idolatry . High swelled each breast within that proud ...
... Sweet eyes , whose looks were language , and bland tongues , Whose accents died into Æolian songs , Were there the things of worship ; and man's sigh The incense of his heart's idolatry . High swelled each breast within that proud ...
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... sweet . The last was gentlest ; but her soul — all love , Unveiled as Venus in her Paphian grove- Burned on her lips and quickly - heaving breast , As they were things but purposed to be press'd . With arms entwined , these Graces of a ...
... sweet . The last was gentlest ; but her soul — all love , Unveiled as Venus in her Paphian grove- Burned on her lips and quickly - heaving breast , As they were things but purposed to be press'd . With arms entwined , these Graces of a ...
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... sweet , Upon the midnight air , Thou com'st where chasten'd souls repeat Their last and cheeriest prayer . I see the land where Hope hath made Her everlasting rest , And peace , that was long wont to fade , Leaves not my soothed breast ...
... sweet , Upon the midnight air , Thou com'st where chasten'd souls repeat Their last and cheeriest prayer . I see the land where Hope hath made Her everlasting rest , And peace , that was long wont to fade , Leaves not my soothed breast ...
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Death's Doings: Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions in ..., Volume 1 Richard Dagley Visualização integral - 1827 |
Death's Doings; Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions, in ..., Volume 1 Richard Dagley Visualização integral - 1828 |
Death's Doings; Consisting of Numerous Original Compositions, in Prose and ... Richard Dagley Visualização integral - 1826 |
Palavras e frases frequentes
arms art thou ball beauty beneath Bolus bones bosom bowl breast breath bright brow charms cheek Cricket David Willis dear Death deep delight doctor dread dream Drybones e'en earth fair fame fancy fear feel flowers fond gamester Gaul gaze gleam glory grace grand match Hambledon Club hand happy hath head heart heaven honour hope hour human Hyde Abbey imagination Izaak Walton John Small John Strong Kew Bridge lady life's light lips live look Lucy MELPOMENE mind morning mortal mother ne'er night o'er pale Petersfield Piscator play pleasure poor pride rich rose round Salisbury Plain scarcely scene shade she-the sigh sight skill sleep smile soul sugar-baking sweet tears thee thine thing thou art thought tomb Twas Tyro whilst wicket wild wine Wunderlich young youth
Passagens conhecidas
Página 358 - Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For, lo, the winter is past, The rain is over and gone ; The flowers appear on the earth ; The time of the singing of birds is come, And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land ; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, And the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Página 6 - All murder'd : for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp, Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks...
Página 23 - Is it when spring's first gale Comes forth to whisper where the violets lie? Is it when roses in our paths grow pale? They have one season— all are ours to die...
Página 6 - Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable, and humour'd thus Comes at the last and with a little pin Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!
Página 25 - And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Página 23 - ... round the joyous hearth; Night, for the dreams of sleep, the voice of prayer But all for thee, thou Mightiest of the earth! The banquet hath its hour, Its feverish hour of mirth, and song, and wine; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power, A time for softer tears - but all are thine.
Página 22 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead.
Página 425 - Nay, let me tell you, there be many that have forty times our estates, that would give the greatest part of it to be healthful and cheerful like us, who, with the expense of a little money, have eat, and drank, and laughed, and angled, and sung, and slept securely ; and rose next day, and cast away care, and sung, and laughed, and angled again, which are blessings rich men cannot purchase with all their money.
Página 22 - Death. Day is for mortal care ; Eve, for glad meetings round the joyous hearth ; Night, for the dreams of sleep, the voice of prayer ,— But all for thee, thou Mightiest of the earth.
Página 417 - I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice : but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit, but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience, and a love and propensity to the art itself; but having once got and practised it, then doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant that it will prove to be, like virtue, a reward to itself.