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... kind . 6. A Statue of General Washington , for America , not in a con- dition for criticism . Canova has finish- ed a Statue of this eminent person for the same country . The unequalled talent of the English artist in express- ing grave ...
... kind . 6. A Statue of General Washington , for America , not in a con- dition for criticism . Canova has finish- ed a Statue of this eminent person for the same country . The unequalled talent of the English artist in express- ing grave ...
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... kind that was ever attempted and tolerated ( I know of none anterior to it ) was that called by Lord George Gordon , in St George's - fields , in the year 1780 , which led to the demolition of chapels and dwelling - houses , the ...
... kind that was ever attempted and tolerated ( I know of none anterior to it ) was that called by Lord George Gordon , in St George's - fields , in the year 1780 , which led to the demolition of chapels and dwelling - houses , the ...
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... kind , and whose names are interwoven with the history of their country . I can- not think that system altogether vicious which has produced such fruits . I cannot think that there should be but one road into that as- sembly , or that ...
... kind , and whose names are interwoven with the history of their country . I can- not think that system altogether vicious which has produced such fruits . I cannot think that there should be but one road into that as- sembly , or that ...
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... If the last wafture of thy hand Could let my soul forth where I stand , If the stabb'd heart would truly bleed , Then kindness would be kind indeed . E IN Summer there is beauty in the wildest moors of 1820 . 35 Essay on Song Writing .
... If the last wafture of thy hand Could let my soul forth where I stand , If the stabb'd heart would truly bleed , Then kindness would be kind indeed . E IN Summer there is beauty in the wildest moors of 1820 . 35 Essay on Song Writing .
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... kind innocent heart was gladdened when she looked on the little purse that was , on the long - expected Saturday - night , to be taken from her bosom , and put , with a blessing , into the hand of her father , now growing old at his ...
... kind innocent heart was gladdened when she looked on the little purse that was , on the long - expected Saturday - night , to be taken from her bosom , and put , with a blessing , into the hand of her father , now growing old at his ...
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Page 166 - 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!
Page 149 - Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That own'd the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Page 166 - In the touch of this bosom there worketh a spell, Which is lord of thy utterance, Christabel...
Page 269 - The parties broke up without noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages; that is to say, by the vehicles Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon.
Page 436 - Katterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread.
Page 269 - ... monkey divertisements of smart young gentlemen, with no brains at all. On the contrary, the young ladies seated themselves demurely in their rush-bottomed chairs, and knit their own woollen stockings; nor ever opened their lips, excepting to say yah Mynheer...
Page 202 - THE FANCY: A Selection from the Poetical Remains of the late Peter Corcoran, of Gray's Inn, student at law. With a brief Memoir of his life.
Page 141 - 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.
Page 75 - With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; Here towers of war that frown in massy strength. While over all hangs the rich purple eve, As conscious of its being her last farewell Of light and glory to that fated city. And. as our clouds of battle dust and smoke Are melted into air, behold the Temple...
Page 269 - The company being seated around the genial board, and each furnished with a fork, evinced their dexterity in lanching at the fattest pieces in this mighty dish — in much the same manner as sailors harpoon porpoises at sea, or our Indians spear salmon in the lakes.