The Anonymous, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1810 - English essays |
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Page 222
... ( Shade of Linnæus ! how poor Galium verum is here dis- torted ! ) " But Resida luteola surpasses them all . ” p . 26. Notwithstanding her proficiency in botany , " and all her gay exility of animation , Glorvina , I 66 can assure you ...
... ( Shade of Linnæus ! how poor Galium verum is here dis- torted ! ) " But Resida luteola surpasses them all . ” p . 26. Notwithstanding her proficiency in botany , " and all her gay exility of animation , Glorvina , I 66 can assure you ...
Page 282
... Shade , and endless rest ! ' Blest in thy Genius , in thy Love too blest ! ' One grateful Woman to thy Fame supplies What a whole thankless Land to his denies ! " The Critick's objection to the mythological wish , of peace to the shade ...
... Shade , and endless rest ! ' Blest in thy Genius , in thy Love too blest ! ' One grateful Woman to thy Fame supplies What a whole thankless Land to his denies ! " The Critick's objection to the mythological wish , of peace to the shade ...
Page 295
... Shade of gentle Buckingham : " In whom a Race , for Courage fam'd , and Art , " Ends in the milder Merit of the Heart ; And Chiefs or Sages , long to Britain giv'n , " Pays the last Tribute of a Saint to Heav'n . ' " Let there be light ...
... Shade of gentle Buckingham : " In whom a Race , for Courage fam'd , and Art , " Ends in the milder Merit of the Heart ; And Chiefs or Sages , long to Britain giv'n , " Pays the last Tribute of a Saint to Heav'n . ' " Let there be light ...
Page 320
... shade : Let us thrid the dewy vale , Where the rill glitters to the gale ; Or the tangling grass among , Steals its latent tricklings on . The bordering upland climb we now , And from its scene - commanding brow , Beneath a shadowy ...
... shade : Let us thrid the dewy vale , Where the rill glitters to the gale ; Or the tangling grass among , Steals its latent tricklings on . The bordering upland climb we now , And from its scene - commanding brow , Beneath a shadowy ...
Page 321
... shade : But softly shuddering , let the breeze , In meshes snared of rustling trees , Shake coolness from his wings , and sound , Cull'd from the peaceful haunts around ; ( Strains that for musing Poets made , Steal from the world , and ...
... shade : But softly shuddering , let the breeze , In meshes snared of rustling trees , Shake coolness from his wings , and sound , Cull'd from the peaceful haunts around ; ( Strains that for musing Poets made , Steal from the world , and ...
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Page 315 - And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days : and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
Page 314 - And they saw the God of Israel : and there was under his feet, as it were, a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Page 317 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ? Nevertheless we.
Page 315 - And immediately I was in the spirit : and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone : and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
Page 312 - And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out. So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Page 278 - To this sad shrine, whoe'er thou art, draw near, Here lies the friend most lov'd, the son most dear: Who ne'er knew joy, but friendship might divide, Or gave his father grief but when he dy'd.
Page 236 - O goodness infinite, goodness immense! That all this good of evil shall produce, And evil turn to good ; more wonderful Than that which by creation first brought forth Light out of darkness! Full of doubt I stand, Whether I should repent me now of sin By me done and occasioned, or rejoice Much more, that much more good thereof shall spring, To God more glory, more good will to men, From God, and over wrath grace shall abound.
Page 312 - Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Page 289 - Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation, in a low estate ; And uncorrupted...
Page 288 - A poet, blest beyond the poet's fate, Whom Heaven kept sacred from the Proud and Great : Foe to loud praise, and friend to learned ease, Content with science in the vale of peace. Calmly he look'd on either life ; and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear ; From Nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heaven that he had liv'd, and that he died.