The Port Folio, Volúmenes5-6Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1808 |
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... possessed of powers and qualities supe- riour to those of ordinary men , not to mention that they were the objects of the popular worship and veneration . In the use of mythology it is probable , that the poets did not always conform to ...
... possessed of powers and qualities supe- riour to those of ordinary men , not to mention that they were the objects of the popular worship and veneration . In the use of mythology it is probable , that the poets did not always conform to ...
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... Possessed of a copious flow of wit , it was so attempered by the sweet for - ed , and her judgment sanctioned ; but bearance of good nature , that though all laughed at the dart , yet no one felt the wound . She was accurately ac ...
... Possessed of a copious flow of wit , it was so attempered by the sweet for - ed , and her judgment sanctioned ; but bearance of good nature , that though all laughed at the dart , yet no one felt the wound . She was accurately ac ...
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... possessed by their poets , and the accuracy with which they describe the ob- jects of sense , are great helps , to the youth- ful mind in this respect . The boldness of of great men , the majesty and power of their their thoughts in ...
... possessed by their poets , and the accuracy with which they describe the ob- jects of sense , are great helps , to the youth- ful mind in this respect . The boldness of of great men , the majesty and power of their their thoughts in ...
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... possessed the warm feelings of inhe- rent genius . On reading Milton , when quite a boy , it is well known , that a passage so forcibly struck the fancy of young Lyttleton , that he threw down the book , and paced the room with ...
... possessed the warm feelings of inhe- rent genius . On reading Milton , when quite a boy , it is well known , that a passage so forcibly struck the fancy of young Lyttleton , that he threw down the book , and paced the room with ...
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... POSSESSING ALL THINGS . " I cannot resist the temptation to remark incidentally , upon the conclu- sion of this round and rhetorical pe riod , that it finely describes the in- dependent spirit , and inexhaustible treasures of Genius ...
... POSSESSING ALL THINGS . " I cannot resist the temptation to remark incidentally , upon the conclu- sion of this round and rhetorical pe riod , that it finely describes the in- dependent spirit , and inexhaustible treasures of Genius ...
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Página 31 - And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Página 98 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful evening mild...
Página 235 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh "Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Página 132 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Página 217 - Celestial odours breathe through purpled air; And wings, whose colours glitter'd on the day, Wide at his back their gradual plumes display. The form ethereal bursts upon his sight, And moves in all the majesty of light...
Página 235 - It was a summer evening, Old Kaspar's work was done, And he before his cottage door Was sitting in the sun, And by him sported on the green His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
Página 296 - Turn to learning and gaming, religion and raking. With the love of a wench, let his writings be chaste ; Tip his tongue with strange matter, his pen with fine taste ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and set fire to the tail. For the joy of each sex, on the world I'll bestow it. This scholar, rake, Christian, dupe, gamester, and poet ; Though a mixture so odd, he shall merit great fame, And among brother mortals — be GOLDSMITH his name : When on earth this...
Página 98 - But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds, nor rising sun On this delightful land, nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew, nor fragrance after showers, Nor grateful evening mild, nor silent night With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight without thee is sweet.
Página 294 - His mind resembled a fertile, but thin soil. There was a quick, but not a strong vegetation of whatever chanced to be thrown upon it. No deep root could be struck. The oak of the forest did not grow there ; but the elegant shrubbery and the fragrant parterre appeared in gay succession.
Página 152 - that if ever " there was a good Christian, without knowing himself " to be so, it was Dr. Garth," seems not able to deny what he is angry to hear, and loth to confess.