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3 209 Rose , Lines to a given No. 4 273 No. 5 337 Saint Grayle , The No. 6 401 Serenade Literary Gossip 286 Siddons , Mrs. vide Boaden Literary Souvenir ...
3 209 Rose , Lines to a given No. 4 273 No. 5 337 Saint Grayle , The No. 6 401 Serenade Literary Gossip 286 Siddons , Mrs. vide Boaden Literary Souvenir ...
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To a given Rose VII . On the Trial by Ordeal VIII . Steadfast Love IX . On Bees X. Sunset on the Coast of Scotland XI . Simeon Silvertone , Esq . XII .
To a given Rose VII . On the Trial by Ordeal VIII . Steadfast Love IX . On Bees X. Sunset on the Coast of Scotland XI . Simeon Silvertone , Esq . XII .
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No precise account can be given of the exact number of churches in London , in the time of the Saxons , the number , sixty , which we have before cited ...
No precise account can be given of the exact number of churches in London , in the time of the Saxons , the number , sixty , which we have before cited ...
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K. TO A GIVEN ROSE . My pretty rose , thou'lt early fade , And drooping fall , at evening's shade ; Yet Ada's fairest breast shall be The first , the last ...
K. TO A GIVEN ROSE . My pretty rose , thou'lt early fade , And drooping fall , at evening's shade ; Yet Ada's fairest breast shall be The first , the last ...
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At my name ; the brave name this knight hath given me , Witch . JUST .--- Is the name of Witch so pleasing to thine ear ? SIR ART .
At my name ; the brave name this knight hath given me , Witch . JUST .--- Is the name of Witch so pleasing to thine ear ? SIR ART .
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Page 289 - When I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
Page 289 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion: when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...
Page 47 - And should my youth, as youth is apt, I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the Holly tree.
Page 48 - How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness fills the silent air, No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven : In full-orbed glory yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths.
Page 363 - Singing of Mount Abora. Could I revive within me Her symphony and song, To such a deep delight 'twould win me, That with music loud and long, I would build that dome in air, That sunny dome ! those caves of ice ! And all who heard should see them there, And all should cry, Beware ! Beware ! His flashing eyes, his floating hair ! Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honey-dew hath fed, And drunk the milk of Paradise.
Page 409 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Page 363 - They parted — ne'er to meet again! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining — They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between: But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.
Page 409 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that, whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Page 363 - For a lady's chamber meet : The lamp with twofold silver chain Is fastened to an angel's feet.
Page 12 - Such as is one of these magnificent machines when springing from inaction into a display of its might, such is England herself, while apparently passive and motionless, she silently concentrates the power to be put forth on an adequate occasion.
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| Title | The National magazine and general review |
| Editor | James Lyon (of Fairhaven, Vermont) |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 Oct 2006 |
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