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... less striking . From the top of the Calton - Hill , the inhabitants of " Auld Reekie " can descry , or fancy they de- scry , the peaks of Ben Lomond and the waving outline of Rob Roy's country : we who live at the southern extremity of ...
... less striking . From the top of the Calton - Hill , the inhabitants of " Auld Reekie " can descry , or fancy they de- scry , the peaks of Ben Lomond and the waving outline of Rob Roy's country : we who live at the southern extremity of ...
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... less could not fix his desultory ambition ; other stimulants supplied the place , and kept up the intoxicating dream , the fever and the madness of his early impressions . Liberty ( the philoso- pher's and the poet's bride ) had fallen ...
... less could not fix his desultory ambition ; other stimulants supplied the place , and kept up the intoxicating dream , the fever and the madness of his early impressions . Liberty ( the philoso- pher's and the poet's bride ) had fallen ...
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... less vast Might stamp me mortal ! A triumphant shout Black horror scream'd , and all her goblin rout From the more with'ring scene diminish'd pass'd . Ah ! Bard tremendous in sublimity ! Could I behold thee in thy loftier mood , Wand ...
... less vast Might stamp me mortal ! A triumphant shout Black horror scream'd , and all her goblin rout From the more with'ring scene diminish'd pass'd . Ah ! Bard tremendous in sublimity ! Could I behold thee in thy loftier mood , Wand ...
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... less natural capacity , and with fewer acquired advantages , by concen- trating his mind on some given object , and doing what he had to do with all his might , has accomplished much , and will leave more than one monument of a powerful ...
... less natural capacity , and with fewer acquired advantages , by concen- trating his mind on some given object , and doing what he had to do with all his might , has accomplished much , and will leave more than one monument of a powerful ...
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... less variety and vividness , with less subtlety and susceptibility both of thought and feeling , has had firmer nerves , a more determined purpose , a more compre- hensive grasp of his subject , and the results are as we find them ...
... less variety and vividness , with less subtlety and susceptibility both of thought and feeling , has had firmer nerves , a more determined purpose , a more compre- hensive grasp of his subject , and the results are as we find them ...
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Seite 146 - He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
Seite 116 - Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled.
Seite 137 - Far flashed the red artillery. But redder yet that light shall glow On Linden's hills of stained snow, And bloodier yet the torrent flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. '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.
Seite 57 - Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he?
Seite 116 - Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw warm gules on Madeline's fair breast...
Seite 106 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself; * Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind.
Seite 108 - It is the first mild day of March: Each minute sweeter than before, The red-breast sings from the tall larch That stands beside our door. There is a blessing in the air, Which seems a sense of joy to yield To the bare trees, and mountains bare, And grass in the green field.
Seite 115 - Out went the taper as she hurried in ; Its little smoke, in pallid moonshine, died: She closed the door, she panted, all akin To spirits of the air, and visions wide : No uttered syllable, or, woe betide...
Seite 136 - Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Seite 119 - I WISH I was where Anna lies, For I am sick of lingering here ; And every hour, affection cries, Go and partake her humble bier. I wish I could ! for when she died, I lost my all ; and life has proved, Since that sad hour, a dreary void, A waste unlovely, and unloved.