The Boston Lyceum, Volúmenes1-2True and Greene, 1827 |
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... soon thy kindling cheek shall wane , Those eyes shall have no brightness but the tears of grief and pain- For why does India's glittering bird ' mid careless eyes depart ? That bright bird wants the gift of song and tho , the gift of ...
... soon thy kindling cheek shall wane , Those eyes shall have no brightness but the tears of grief and pain- For why does India's glittering bird ' mid careless eyes depart ? That bright bird wants the gift of song and tho , the gift of ...
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... soon as the morn- ing of the Nativity appeared , to sing a Christmas Carol , a song upon the birth of the Saviour , and generally sung from the Na- tivity to the Twelfth day . And not many years ago , in the north of England , the ...
... soon as the morn- ing of the Nativity appeared , to sing a Christmas Carol , a song upon the birth of the Saviour , and generally sung from the Na- tivity to the Twelfth day . And not many years ago , in the north of England , the ...
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... soon evaporate such distinctions , and the birth of the Saviour which has hither- to been solemnized almost exclusively by a sect , will ere long be consecrated by every Christian denomination as an eternal and glorious jubilee . Vol ...
... soon evaporate such distinctions , and the birth of the Saviour which has hither- to been solemnized almost exclusively by a sect , will ere long be consecrated by every Christian denomination as an eternal and glorious jubilee . Vol ...
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... soon followed , puffiing and blowing like a Cornhill swell , or an Alderman with the phthisic . We at once conjectured that one of the parties had been dining out — and that the Porpoises were indebted to the friendly offices of the ...
... soon followed , puffiing and blowing like a Cornhill swell , or an Alderman with the phthisic . We at once conjectured that one of the parties had been dining out — and that the Porpoises were indebted to the friendly offices of the ...
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... soon , they trust , on foreign ground To rest , their tyrant's rage defying . * * * There was a joyous dawn upon the sea , The mildest blue of heaven , arched above , The warriors , looked with firm defiance back On Severn's green and ...
... soon , they trust , on foreign ground To rest , their tyrant's rage defying . * * * There was a joyous dawn upon the sea , The mildest blue of heaven , arched above , The warriors , looked with firm defiance back On Severn's green and ...
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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.