Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Volumen1A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1815 - 544 páginas |
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... French , English Tragedy 387 398 410 · 423 433 447 459 471 81 493 - 506 510 XLVII . Comedy - Greek and Roman - French - English Comedy 533 LECTURE I. the INTRODUCTION . ONE of the most distinguished 8 CONTENTS .
... French , English Tragedy 387 398 410 · 423 433 447 459 471 81 493 - 506 510 XLVII . Comedy - Greek and Roman - French - English Comedy 533 LECTURE I. the INTRODUCTION . ONE of the most distinguished 8 CONTENTS .
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... French critics , is the celebrated Qu'il Mourut of Corneille , in the tragedy of Horace . In the fa- mous combat between the Horatii and the Curiatii , the old Horatius being informed that two of his sons are slain , and that the third ...
... French critics , is the celebrated Qu'il Mourut of Corneille , in the tragedy of Horace . In the fa- mous combat between the Horatii and the Curiatii , the old Horatius being informed that two of his sons are slain , and that the third ...
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... French author , “ Il se " cache ; mais sa reputation le decouvre ; Il marche sans suite & sans equipage ; " mais chacun , dans son esprit , le met sur un char de triomphe . On compte en le " voiant , les ennemis qu'il a vaincus , non ...
... French author , “ Il se " cache ; mais sa reputation le decouvre ; Il marche sans suite & sans equipage ; " mais chacun , dans son esprit , le met sur un char de triomphe . On compte en le " voiant , les ennemis qu'il a vaincus , non ...
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... French should come to " shake this tree , we would know it by the motion of its roots reaching into our country . May the Great Spirit allow us to rest in tranquillity upon our mats , and never again dig up the axe to cut down the tree ...
... French should come to " shake this tree , we would know it by the motion of its roots reaching into our country . May the Great Spirit allow us to rest in tranquillity upon our mats , and never again dig up the axe to cut down the tree ...
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... French language is , of them all , the most determin- ate in the order of its words , and admits the least of inversion , either in prose or poetry . The English admits it more . But the Italian retains the most of the ancient ...
... French language is , of them all , the most determin- ate in the order of its words , and admits the least of inversion , either in prose or poetry . The English admits it more . But the Italian retains the most of the ancient ...
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Página 453 - And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water : in the habitation of dragons where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
Página 171 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak, and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us...
Página 26 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up...
Página 171 - For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be like the most High.
Página 456 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Página 451 - Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth.
Página 171 - They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms ; that made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof ; that opened not the house of his prisoners...
Página 213 - A man of a polite imagination is let into a great many pleasures that the vulgar are not capable of receiving. He can converse with a picture, and find an agreeable companion in a statue. He meets with a secret refreshment in a description, and often feels a greater satisfaction in the prospect of fields and meadows, than another does in the possession.
Página 474 - Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man, in the land of Canaan ; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.
Página 219 - Our imagination loves to be filled with an object, or to grasp at any thing that is too big for its capacity. We are flung into a pleasing astonishment at such unbounded views, and feel a delightful stillness and amazement in the soul at the apprehension of them.