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... thou- sand attitudes : worship him where , frantic and furious , he tosses the thyrsus amidst the agitated arms of his con- gregated Mænades : adore him where , proudly seated upon the rich skins of the monsters whom he subdued , he ...
... thou- sand attitudes : worship him where , frantic and furious , he tosses the thyrsus amidst the agitated arms of his con- gregated Mænades : adore him where , proudly seated upon the rich skins of the monsters whom he subdued , he ...
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... thou- our respect for Mr Langan , there is sand attitudes : worship him where , still another claret which possesses franticand furious , he tosses the thyrsus claims upon our sympathies , far , far amidst the agitated arms of his con ...
... thou- our respect for Mr Langan , there is sand attitudes : worship him where , still another claret which possesses franticand furious , he tosses the thyrsus claims upon our sympathies , far , far amidst the agitated arms of his con ...
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... thou , poor orphan child ' A helpless prattler at my side , My widow'd grief beguiled- But now , bereaved of all in thee , What earthly voice shall comfort me ? Farewell ! farewell , my dearest ! C. VOL . XVI . E THE POLITICAL ECONOMIST ...
... thou , poor orphan child ' A helpless prattler at my side , My widow'd grief beguiled- But now , bereaved of all in thee , What earthly voice shall comfort me ? Farewell ! farewell , my dearest ! C. VOL . XVI . E THE POLITICAL ECONOMIST ...
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... thou- arises a vast array of multifarious clat- sand pounds of fortune that I never ters , to terrify those who don't know hoped for . Your letter is most wel- their import , and those who do . First , come . For excuses , let them ...
... thou- arises a vast array of multifarious clat- sand pounds of fortune that I never ters , to terrify those who don't know hoped for . Your letter is most wel- their import , and those who do . First , come . For excuses , let them ...
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... Thou art not Medardus ! -thou art the devil ! ' and as if with the claws of a demon , I grappled at the throat and vi- sage of this detestable spectre . But when I did so , it seemed as if my fingers forced their way into empty skele ...
... Thou art not Medardus ! -thou art the devil ! ' and as if with the claws of a demon , I grappled at the throat and vi- sage of this detestable spectre . But when I did so , it seemed as if my fingers forced their way into empty skele ...
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Page 545 - And the poor beetle that we tread upon, In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great As when a giant dies.
Page 457 - O that I had wings like a dove : for then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Page 485 - Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
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Page 146 - And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
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Page 182 - Around he look'd with changeless brow On many a torture nigh : The rack, the chain, the axe, the wheel, And, worst of all, his own red steel. I saw him once before ; he rode Upon a coal-black steed, And tens of thousands throng'd the road And bade their warrior speed.
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Page 327 - There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body. O, these encounterers, so glib of tongue, That give a coasting welcome ere it comes.
Page 303 - AND now Olympus' shining gates unfold ; The gods, with Jove, assume their thrones of gold : Immortal Hebe, fresh with bloom divine, The golden goblet crowns with purple wine : While the full bowls flow round, the powers employ Their careful eyes on long-contended Troy. When Jove, disposed to tempt Saturnia's spleen, Thus waked the fury of his partial queen.