Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65W. Blackwood & Sons, 1849 |
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... Europe appeared irrevo- cably destroyed by the breaking up of its central and most impor- tant powers , -and England , in the midst of the general ruin , seemed rocking to its foundation . The Char- tists were in raptures , the Irish re ...
... Europe appeared irrevo- cably destroyed by the breaking up of its central and most impor- tant powers , -and England , in the midst of the general ruin , seemed rocking to its foundation . The Char- tists were in raptures , the Irish re ...
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... Europe , that therefore the ultimate peril is past , and that men have only to sit down , under the shadow of their fig - tree , to cultivate the arts and enjoy the blessings of peace . Such is not the destiny of man in any , least of ...
... Europe , that therefore the ultimate peril is past , and that men have only to sit down , under the shadow of their fig - tree , to cultivate the arts and enjoy the blessings of peace . Such is not the destiny of man in any , least of ...
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... Europe : it has loosened the authority of government in all countries ; it has put the very existence of freedom in peril by the enormity of the calamities which it has brought in its train . All parties in France are now agreed that ...
... Europe : it has loosened the authority of government in all countries ; it has put the very existence of freedom in peril by the enormity of the calamities which it has brought in its train . All parties in France are now agreed that ...
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... Europe . The Quad- ruple Alliance was formed to revolu- tionise Spain and Portugal ; a san- guinary civil war was nourished for long in both kingdoms ; and at length , after years of frightful warfare , the legitimate monarch , and ...
... Europe . The Quad- ruple Alliance was formed to revolu- tionise Spain and Portugal ; a san- guinary civil war was nourished for long in both kingdoms ; and at length , after years of frightful warfare , the legitimate monarch , and ...
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... Europe the portion of it , that is to say , which has not been bitten by the same rabid and mis- chievous demon - has looked on , in utter astonishment , at the painful spectacle of a leader of its civilisation galloping , with Folly on ...
... Europe the portion of it , that is to say , which has not been bitten by the same rabid and mis- chievous demon - has looked on , in utter astonishment , at the painful spectacle of a leader of its civilisation galloping , with Folly on ...
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Página 431 - THERE is sweet music here that softer falls Than petals from blown roses on the grass, Or night-dews on still waters between walls Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass; Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tir'd eyelids upon tir'd eyes; Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies. Here are cool mosses deep, And thro...
Página 431 - ULYSSES. IT little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
Página 431 - And their warm tears; but all hath suffer'd change; For surely now our household hearths are cold, Our sons inherit us, our looks are strange, And we should come like ghosts to trouble joy. Or else the island princes over-bold Have eat our substance, and the minstrel sings Before them of the ten years' war in Troy, And our great deeds, as half-forgotten things.
Página 179 - And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
Página 431 - Little remains: but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more, A bringer of new things; and vile it were For some three suns to store and hoard myself, And this gray spirit yearning in desire To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bound of human thought.
Página 363 - Parr to suspend his labors in that dark and profound mine from which he had extracted a vast treasure of erudition, a treasure too often buried in the earth, too often paraded with injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith.
Página 359 - That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:" and Mr Burke's bill of reform was framed with skill, introduced with eloquence, and supported by numbers.
Página 431 - We have had enough of action, and of motion we, Roll'd to starboard, roll'd to larboard, when the surge was seething free, Where the wallowing monster spouted his foam-fountains in the sea. Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live and tie reclined On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.
Página 362 - Heathfield, recently ennobled for his memorable defence of Gibraltar against the fleets and armies of France and Spain. The long procession was closed by the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal of the realm, by the great dignitaries, and by the brothers and sons of the King. Last of all came the Prince of Wales, conspicuous by his fine person and noble bearing.
Página 431 - All things are taken from us, and become Portions and parcels of the dreadful Past. Let us alone. What pleasure can we have To war with evil? Is there any peace In ever climbing up the climbing wave?