The Pilgrimage to Rome: A Poem, in Two Books

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H. Hammans, 1863 - 166 pages
 

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Page 149 - After a sleepless night, I trod, with a lofty step, the ruins of the Forum ; each memorable spot where Romulus stood, or Tully spoke, or Caesar fell, was at once present to my eye ; and several days of intoxication were lost or enjoyed before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation.
Page 137 - John had written than was listened to one that could say, ' Here he taught, here he stood, this was his stature, and thus he went habited ; and O • happy this house that harboured him, and that cold stone whereon he rested, this village where he wrought such a miracle...
Page 137 - ... such as this Papias had the throwing them about ; and the inconsiderate zeal of the next age, that heeded more the person than the doctrine, had the gathering them up. Wherever a man, who had been any way conversant with the apostles, was to be found, thither flew all the inquisitive ears...
Page 144 - The whole plot of the world being contrived by infinite wisdom and goodness, we cannot but surmise that the most sad representations are but a show, but the delight real to such as are not wicked and impious ; and that what the ignorant call evil in this universe, is but as a shadowy stroke in a fair picture, or the mournful notes in music, by which the beauty of the one is more lively and expressive, and the melody .of the other more pleasing and melting.
Page 131 - British Saint in zealous ages past To contemplation lived ; and did so truly fast, As he did only drink what crystal Hodney yields And fed upon the leeks he gathered in the fields. In memory of whom, in the revolving year, The Welchmen on his day that sacred herb do wear.
Page 131 - Mongst Hatterill's lofty hills, that with the clouds are crowned, The valley Ewias lies, immured so deep and round, As they below that see the mountains rise so high, Might think the straggling herds were grazing in the sky : Which in it such a shape of solitude doth bear, As Nature at the first appointed it for prayer...
Page 133 - It is such a rarity as this that I saw at Vendome in France, which they there pretend is a tear that our Saviour shed over Lazarus, and was gathered *up by an angel, who put it in a little crystal vial, and rhade a present of it to Mary Magdalene.
Page 149 - Romani per le loro derrate furono tutti ricchi. E trovandomi io in questo benedetto pellegrinaggio nella santa città di Roma, veggendo le grandi e antiche cose di quella, e leggendo le storie e...
Page 143 - ... intende peregrino, se non chiunque va verso la casa di santo Jacopo, o riede. E però è da sapere che in tre modi si chiamano propriamente le genti che vanno al servigio dell...
Page 131 - ... received, with tears and prayers, the sacrament of the holy communion. He reposed some moments in the palace, which resounded with cries and lamentations; solicited the pardon of all whom he might have injured ; and mounted on horseback to visit the guards, and explore the motions of the enemy.

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