American Quarterly Review, Volume 17Robert Walsh Carey, Lea & Carey, 1835 - American literature |
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Page 33
... writer himself . But the enthusiasm we feel in the poems of Lamartine has a source less external . The heart , the living heart of the poet is laid open to us ; fraught with its warm feelings , its bril- liant and fervid fancies , its ...
... writer himself . But the enthusiasm we feel in the poems of Lamartine has a source less external . The heart , the living heart of the poet is laid open to us ; fraught with its warm feelings , its bril- liant and fervid fancies , its ...
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... writer . The deep spirit of piety that pervades them , their majesty and sweetness , as well as the splendour of imagery with which they are adorned , place them in the first rank among lyrics . Their author has borrowed the solemn ...
... writer . The deep spirit of piety that pervades them , their majesty and sweetness , as well as the splendour of imagery with which they are adorned , place them in the first rank among lyrics . Their author has borrowed the solemn ...
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... writer , and must have flowed from his pen in moments of real feeling . " If there be a moment , " he says , " when man should lift his voice , it is when the cold grave is about to engulf with him , his last thought ! " ' Tis at that ...
... writer , and must have flowed from his pen in moments of real feeling . " If there be a moment , " he says , " when man should lift his voice , it is when the cold grave is about to engulf with him , his last thought ! " ' Tis at that ...
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... writer to surpass the Italian ode . There is a strong resemblance in the character of sentiment and even the language of many stanzas , between the latter production and that of La- martine ; in the two following verses we perceive an ...
... writer to surpass the Italian ode . There is a strong resemblance in the character of sentiment and even the language of many stanzas , between the latter production and that of La- martine ; in the two following verses we perceive an ...
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... writer , domestic or fo- reign , who would , as well , as fully , and as truly describe the cities of our Atlantic coast , would render a service to his country , by enlightening its citizens , and to the world , by disabusing it of the ...
... writer , domestic or fo- reign , who would , as well , as fully , and as truly describe the cities of our Atlantic coast , would render a service to his country , by enlightening its citizens , and to the world , by disabusing it of the ...
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