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Page 72
... heaven , will often de- light to set ; and in its enchanting minglings , sparkle into a starry poet- ry , which shines for them alone per- haps , but still is the true essence of poetry . But Michael deemed little of these things ...
... heaven , will often de- light to set ; and in its enchanting minglings , sparkle into a starry poet- ry , which shines for them alone per- haps , but still is the true essence of poetry . But Michael deemed little of these things ...
Page 73
... Heaven be praised , I am ! And for the dearest wish of my heart - what is it ? I know the time when I used to have to weigh what ought to be the dearest - to reflect , ere I asked a boon of the Spirit , or the Angel of the Gate - to ...
... Heaven be praised , I am ! And for the dearest wish of my heart - what is it ? I know the time when I used to have to weigh what ought to be the dearest - to reflect , ere I asked a boon of the Spirit , or the Angel of the Gate - to ...
Page 81
... heaven above , and the heavens on the face of those fair waters , with- out being the better for such vision -without receiving a ray of that peace which the world cannot give ? He was about to open the volume he discovered he still had ...
... heaven above , and the heavens on the face of those fair waters , with- out being the better for such vision -without receiving a ray of that peace which the world cannot give ? He was about to open the volume he discovered he still had ...
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... Heaven , so pure and peace- giving , that would nurture into good fruit those desires after a better and a holier life . " " My dear , dear father ! " said Me- dora ; but she could say no more , - her heart was full , and the thought of ...
... Heaven , so pure and peace- giving , that would nurture into good fruit those desires after a better and a holier life . " " My dear , dear father ! " said Me- dora ; but she could say no more , - her heart was full , and the thought of ...
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... heaven than this scene ! " The words were scarcely uttered , but yet the effort was made , and she gained composure to say , " I believe I came here to look for a book which I dropt in the morning , and which my father is desirous I ...
... heaven than this scene ! " The words were scarcely uttered , but yet the effort was made , and she gained composure to say , " I believe I came here to look for a book which I dropt in the morning , and which my father is desirous I ...
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Page 107 - In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care.
Page 39 - To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail In monumental mockery. Take the instant way For honour travels in a strait so narrow, W'here one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons, That one by one pursue: If you give way...
Page 446 - Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. 'Hearts of oak!
Page 223 - Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land : and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever...
Page 521 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me ;" and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Page 138 - For I must tread on shadowy ground, must sink Deep, and, aloft ascending, breathe in worlds To which the heaven of heavens is but a veil. All strength, all terror, single or in bands, That ever was put forth in personal form — Jehovah, with his thunder, and the choir Of shouting Angels, and the empyreal thrones, — I pass them unalarmed.
Page 152 - Tis morn, but scarce yon level sun Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun, Where furious Frank and fiery Hun Shout in their sulphurous canopy. The combat deepens. On, ye brave, Who rush to glory, or the grave ! Wave, Munich ! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry.
Page 388 - How the deuce did all this occur so early? where could it originate ? I certainly had no sexual ideas for years afterwards ; and yet my misery, my love for that girl were so violent, that I sometimes doubt if I have ever been really attached since.
Page 388 - O Caledonia ! stern and wild, meet nurse for a poetic child, • land of brown heath and shaggy wood, land of the mountain and the flood, land of my sires!
Page 14 - ... expedients of the mercantile system : the objection of forcing some part of the industry of the country into a channel less advantageous than that in which it would run of its own accord ; and, secondly; to the particular objection of forcing it, not only into a channel that is less advantageous, but into one that is actually disadvantageous ; the trade which cannot be carried on but by means of a bounty being necessarily a losing trade.