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... Minds of England , was considered an indispensable requisite here ; and it is hoped that the Extracts in Poetry and Prose will be found , as far as the combination was possible , suitable reading for the young , and good specimens of ...
... Minds of England , was considered an indispensable requisite here ; and it is hoped that the Extracts in Poetry and Prose will be found , as far as the combination was possible , suitable reading for the young , and good specimens of ...
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... mind . The recitation of such selections is also beneficial for the im- provement of the voice ; and is effectual for arousing and rightly directing the sympathies of the reciter . In all recitations , vociferation , display , and ...
... mind . The recitation of such selections is also beneficial for the im- provement of the voice ; and is effectual for arousing and rightly directing the sympathies of the reciter . In all recitations , vociferation , display , and ...
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... mind ? The reason of the fall on " mind " is , that the " or " is disjunctive . Who shall resist me in a parent's cause ? A pronoun followed by a relative has a force anticipatory of the coming relative . Hè cannot be said to have ...
... mind ? The reason of the fall on " mind " is , that the " or " is disjunctive . Who shall resist me in a parent's cause ? A pronoun followed by a relative has a force anticipatory of the coming relative . Hè cannot be said to have ...
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... mind was frequently assailed by gloom , and bent down by despondency , he was not only a very voluminous writer , but a poet of first - rate merit . In addition to translating Homer , he wrote " The Task " -the best of all his poems ...
... mind was frequently assailed by gloom , and bent down by despondency , he was not only a very voluminous writer , but a poet of first - rate merit . In addition to translating Homer , he wrote " The Task " -the best of all his poems ...
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... our comforts , and of alleviating our ills ; they expand and elevate our minds , and lead us to the contemplation of 10 OBJECTS AND DIVISIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY , NATURAL HISTORY MINERALS Objects and Divisions of Natural History,
... our comforts , and of alleviating our ills ; they expand and elevate our minds , and lead us to the contemplation of 10 OBJECTS AND DIVISIONS OF NATURAL HISTORY , NATURAL HISTORY MINERALS Objects and Divisions of Natural History,
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Page 164 - Nor shall she fail to see Even in the motions of the Storm Grace that shall mould the Maiden's form By silent sympathy. "The stars of midnight shall be dear To her ; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face.
Page 384 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; .Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And ' Let us worship God !* he says, with solemn air.
Page 52 - Ye Mariners of England ! That guard our native seas ; Whose flag has braved, a thousand years, The battle and the breeze ! Your glorious standard launch again To match another foe ! And sweep through the deep, While the stormy winds do blow ; While the battle rages loud and long.
Page 321 - The wide, the unbounded prospect lies before me : But shadows, clouds, and darkness, rest upon it. Here will I hold. If there's a power above us (And that there is, all Nature cries aloud Through all her works), he must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in must be happy.
Page 177 - That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof, The stars peep behind her and peer...
Page 403 - ... livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased: now...
Page 239 - Yet once, it is a little while, And I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: And I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 242 - Blanc! The Arve and Arveiron at thy base Rave ceaselessly; but thou, most awful form ! Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines, How silently! Around thee and above Deep is the air, and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass : methinks thou piercest it, As with a wedge ! But when I look again...
Page 336 - Julius bleed for justice' sake ? What villain touch'd his body, that did stab, And not for justice ? What, shall one of us, That struck the foremost man of all this world But for supporting robbers, shall we now Contaminate our fingers with base bribes, And sell the mighty space of our large honours For so much trash as may be grasped thus? I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon, Than such a Roman.
Page 403 - But neither breath of morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent night With this her solemn bird ; nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.