The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 5David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher Munroe & Francis, 1808 vol. 3-4 include appendix: "The Political cabinet." |
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... Europe . Paul V. was the foun- The There are in this palace about fifteen or twenty apartments , kept always open to the visits of stran- But I much question , whether we derive more pleasure 22 [ Jan. Thirteenth Letter from Europe .
... Europe . Paul V. was the foun- The There are in this palace about fifteen or twenty apartments , kept always open to the visits of stran- But I much question , whether we derive more pleasure 22 [ Jan. Thirteenth Letter from Europe .
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... pleasure grounds . Decorated with fountains and jettes d'eau , in which the Romans excel all the world , ornamented with artificial lakes , temples , and ruins , shaded by groves , and laid out in walks , sheltered by lofty hedges , it ...
... pleasure grounds . Decorated with fountains and jettes d'eau , in which the Romans excel all the world , ornamented with artificial lakes , temples , and ruins , shaded by groves , and laid out in walks , sheltered by lofty hedges , it ...
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... pleasurable pain and painful pleasure , the joy of grief , agreeable sadness , and de- lightful woe . By those , who are unused to the melting mood , ' or who think it worthy of their wis- dom and dignity to guard them- selves , and of ...
... pleasurable pain and painful pleasure , the joy of grief , agreeable sadness , and de- lightful woe . By those , who are unused to the melting mood , ' or who think it worthy of their wis- dom and dignity to guard them- selves , and of ...
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... pleasure the emotions , and to suffer with from affecting objects and repre- the sufferings of our fellow beings , sentations . The origin of this is expressed in a variety of terms pleasure has been a subject of spe- and phrases . It ...
... pleasure the emotions , and to suffer with from affecting objects and repre- the sufferings of our fellow beings , sentations . The origin of this is expressed in a variety of terms pleasure has been a subject of spe- and phrases . It ...
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... pleasure , turn aside from his pursuit to behold a sight of distress ? Shall the soft indolence of his mind be disturbed by images of misery ; or the noise of his mirth be interrupted by the cries of affliction ? If he must contract ...
... pleasure , turn aside from his pursuit to behold a sight of distress ? Shall the soft indolence of his mind be disturbed by images of misery ; or the noise of his mirth be interrupted by the cries of affliction ? If he must contract ...
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Page 600 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Page 216 - And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
Page 216 - And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 50 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 313 - Oh, could I lose all father, now ! for why, Will man lament the state he should envy ? To have so soon 'scaped world's, and flesh's rage, And, if no other misery, yet age ! Rest in soft peace, and...
Page 605 - God ; that the word of God, contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, is the only perfect rule of faith and practice...
Page 96 - Shakes off the Dust, and rears his rev'rend Head! Then Sculpture and her Sister-Arts revive; Stones leap'd to Form, and Rocks began to live; With sweeter Notes each rising Temple rung; A Raphael painted, and a Vida sung! Immortal Vida! on whose honour'd Brow The Poet's Bays and Critick's Ivy grow: Cremona now shall ever boast thy Name, As next in Place to Mantua, next in Fame!
Page 218 - He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50 He made a way to his anger ; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence...
Page 433 - The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry : Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk...
Page 277 - But by your fathers' worth if yours you rate, Count me those only who were good and great. Go ! if your ancient but ignoble blood Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood, Go ! and pretend your family is young, Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards.