The Boston Lyceum, Volúmenes1-2True and Greene, 1827 |
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... give a sketch of their characters in a single sentence , Mr Wirt has here produced one of Jeffer- son and Adams . ' Jefferson and Adams were great men by nature . Not great and ec- centric minds " shot madly from their spheres " to ...
... give a sketch of their characters in a single sentence , Mr Wirt has here produced one of Jeffer- son and Adams . ' Jefferson and Adams were great men by nature . Not great and ec- centric minds " shot madly from their spheres " to ...
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... chivalry , together with the monstrous and revolting machinery of the romances of a later period , the writers of our own time have endeavoured to give a charm to their works by delineating the 12 [ Jan. Review of Yorktown .
... chivalry , together with the monstrous and revolting machinery of the romances of a later period , the writers of our own time have endeavoured to give a charm to their works by delineating the 12 [ Jan. Review of Yorktown .
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to give a charm to their works by delineating the manners o . domestic life , by describing the character of the human heart , and , not unfrequently , by giving us correct details of historical events . The true purpose of these ...
to give a charm to their works by delineating the manners o . domestic life , by describing the character of the human heart , and , not unfrequently , by giving us correct details of historical events . The true purpose of these ...
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... give it to our readers entire . ' During the interval in which Helen awaited their arrival , she traversed the apartment with hasty and agitated steps , restless with anxiety and trembling at the faintest sound . The languor of ...
... give it to our readers entire . ' During the interval in which Helen awaited their arrival , she traversed the apartment with hasty and agitated steps , restless with anxiety and trembling at the faintest sound . The languor of ...
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... give the au- thor due credit for possessing the pen of a ready writer , ' but we are not prepared to pass all errors ... gives evidence , however , that the au- thor is capable of accomplishing a task , the reward of which will be an ...
... give the au- thor due credit for possessing the pen of a ready writer , ' but we are not prepared to pass all errors ... gives evidence , however , that the au- thor is capable of accomplishing a task , the reward of which will be an ...
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Página 276 - But the gladiators' bloody Circus stands, A noble wreck in ruinous perfection, While Caesar's chambers, and the Augustan halls, Grovel on earth in indistinct decay. And thou didst shine, thou rolling moon, upon All this, and cast a wide and tender light, Which...
Página 275 - Midst the chief relics of almighty Rome ; The trees which grew along the broken arches Waved dark in the blue midnight, and the stars Shone through the rents of ruin ; from afar The watch-dog bay'd beyond the Tiber ; and More near from out the Caesars...
Página 7 - A superior and commanding human intellect, a truly great man, when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a gift, is not a temporary flame, burning bright for a while, and then expiring, giving place to returning darkness. It is rather a spark of fervent heat, as well as radiant light, with power to enkindle the common mass of human mind; so that when it glimmers, in its own decay, and finally goes out in death, no night follows, but it leaves the world all light, all on fire, from the potent contact of its own...
Página 274 - He ceased, and drew forth an MS.; and no Persuasion on the part of devils, or saints, Or angels, now could stop the torrent; so He read the first three lines of the contents; But at the fourth, the whole spiritual show Had vanish'd, with variety of scents, Ambrosial and sulphureous, as they sprang, Like lightning, off from his 'melodious twang'.
Página 276 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old, — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
Página 47 - On Christmas eve the mass was sung: * That only night in all the year Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merrymen go, To gather in the mistletoe.
Página 47 - Ceremony doff'd his pride, The heir, with roses in his shoes, That night might village partner choose; The Lord, underogating, share The vulgar game of 'post and pair...
Página 47 - Twas Christmas told the merriest tale ; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year.
Página 9 - ... objects of science and taste, so classed and arranged as to produce their finest effect. On one side, specimens of sculpture set out, in such order, as to exhibit at a coup...
Página 178 - To aid thy mind's development, to watch Thy dawn of little joys, to sit and see Almost thy very growth, to view thee catch Knowledge of objects, — wonders yet to thee ! To hold thee lightly on a gentle knee, And print on thy soft cheek a parent's kiss, — This, it should seem, was not reserved for me ; Yet this was in my nature : as it is, I know not what is there, yet something like to this.