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... madness . ” A pithy fentence , which wants credit ! Because I find a poet faid it : Their verdict makes but small impreffion , Who are known liars by profeffion . Rife what exalted flights it will , True genius will be genius still ...
... madness . ” A pithy fentence , which wants credit ! Because I find a poet faid it : Their verdict makes but small impreffion , Who are known liars by profeffion . Rife what exalted flights it will , True genius will be genius still ...
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... d , though nature hate the tedious pause , By perseverance to extort applause . When Romeo forrowing at his Juliet's doom , With eager madness bursts the canvas tomb , The The fudden whirl , ftretch'd leg , and lifted staff [ 69 ]
... d , though nature hate the tedious pause , By perseverance to extort applause . When Romeo forrowing at his Juliet's doom , With eager madness bursts the canvas tomb , The The fudden whirl , ftretch'd leg , and lifted staff [ 69 ]
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... madness , anger , scorn , despair , And all the paffions , all the foul is there . In vain Ophelia gives her flowrets round , And with her ftraws fantastic ftrews the ground , In vain now fings , now heaves the defp'rate figh , If ...
... madness , anger , scorn , despair , And all the paffions , all the foul is there . In vain Ophelia gives her flowrets round , And with her ftraws fantastic ftrews the ground , In vain now fings , now heaves the defp'rate figh , If ...
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... madness brings the visions there . More inftant horror would enforce the fcene , If all her fhudd'rings were at shapes unseen . Poet and Actor thus , with blended skill , Mould all our passions to their instant will ; ' Tis thus , when ...
... madness brings the visions there . More inftant horror would enforce the fcene , If all her fhudd'rings were at shapes unseen . Poet and Actor thus , with blended skill , Mould all our passions to their instant will ; ' Tis thus , when ...
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... , muft I aloud proclaim , " The princes ' madness , and expose their shame ? " Reflection shakes my mind with wild dismay- " But ' tis ELIZA's will , and I obey . Y " Others , " Others , in fpeaking , from their smooth addrefs [ 161 ]
... , muft I aloud proclaim , " The princes ' madness , and expose their shame ? " Reflection shakes my mind with wild dismay- " But ' tis ELIZA's will , and I obey . Y " Others , " Others , in fpeaking , from their smooth addrefs [ 161 ]
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 239 - THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Página 257 - Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth, to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair science frown'd not on his humble birth, And melancholy mark'd him for her own. Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere...
Página 243 - Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep. The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, , The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed.
Página 241 - The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed, The cock's shrill clarion, or the echoing horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Página 253 - Nor cast one longing, ling'ring look behind? On some fond breast the parting soul relies. Some pious drops the closing eye requires; Ev'n from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, Ev'n in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who mindful of th...
Página 255 - One morn I miss'd him on the custom'd hill, Along the heath and near his fav'rite tree ; Another came ; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he ; " The next, with dirges due, in sad array, Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Página 50 - Apollo there, with aim so clever, Stretches his leaden bow for ever; And there, without the pow'r to fly, Stands fix'da tip-toe Mercury.
Página 241 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Página 249 - Penury reprefs'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the foul, Full many a gem of pureft ray ferene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full many a flower is born to blufh unfeen, And wafte its fweetnefs on the defart air.
Página 239 - The plowman 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...