The Seasons of Life; with an Introduction on the Creation, and Primeval State of ManSimpkin, Marshall&Company, 1839 - 309 pages |
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Page 70
... fancy prest , When sire and mother blend a prayer For thee , thou spirit ! fond as fair . Thy being sways their mortal breath , And should'st thou die , - ' twere more than death . " In narrating the list of domestic duties , none de ...
... fancy prest , When sire and mother blend a prayer For thee , thou spirit ! fond as fair . Thy being sways their mortal breath , And should'st thou die , - ' twere more than death . " In narrating the list of domestic duties , none de ...
Page 101
... fancy that he is born to be il- lustrious without labour , than to omit the cares of husbandry , and expect from his ground the blos- soms of Arabia . " The superiority of a parental character may be maintained , even in the midst of ...
... fancy that he is born to be il- lustrious without labour , than to omit the cares of husbandry , and expect from his ground the blos- soms of Arabia . " The superiority of a parental character may be maintained , even in the midst of ...
Page 116
... fancy , where her touch presides , Might dream the soul of flowers abides , That waft abroad their sweetest sigh To greet her , as she glideth by ! - Before her naught is forced to flee ; All undisturb'd the rifling bee , When hived in ...
... fancy , where her touch presides , Might dream the soul of flowers abides , That waft abroad their sweetest sigh To greet her , as she glideth by ! - Before her naught is forced to flee ; All undisturb'd the rifling bee , When hived in ...
Page 117
... fancy and inclination suggest . It is indispensable there- fore that we consider the end of these views , and whether our powers are ably suited to the station we have marked out for ourselves , so as to call forth a full and proper use ...
... fancy and inclination suggest . It is indispensable there- fore that we consider the end of these views , and whether our powers are ably suited to the station we have marked out for ourselves , so as to call forth a full and proper use ...
Page 126
... fancy is as predominant as folly and bodily strength ; and the imagination arrays itself in all the fairy forms of hope and ambition with eagerness and impe- tuosity . Every joy is in perspective ; no bound is fixed to our projects or ...
... fancy is as predominant as folly and bodily strength ; and the imagination arrays itself in all the fairy forms of hope and ambition with eagerness and impe- tuosity . Every joy is in perspective ; no bound is fixed to our projects or ...
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