Gems of Literature: Elegant, Rare, and SuggestiveW.P. Nimmo, 1872 - 147 pages |
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... soon observed , that if the expansive force were compressed in a strong tube , a ball of stone or iron might be expelled with irresistible and destruc- tive velocity . The precise era of the invention and application of gunpowder is ...
... soon observed , that if the expansive force were compressed in a strong tube , a ball of stone or iron might be expelled with irresistible and destruc- tive velocity . The precise era of the invention and application of gunpowder is ...
Page 59
... soon to be forgot ! Phoebus , if such be thy design , To place it in thy bow , Give wit , that what is left may shine With equal grace below . REVERENCE FOR ANTIQUITY Johnson . ) HAT praises are , GEMS OF LITERATURE . 59 Ode to Apollo,
... soon to be forgot ! Phoebus , if such be thy design , To place it in thy bow , Give wit , that what is left may shine With equal grace below . REVERENCE FOR ANTIQUITY Johnson . ) HAT praises are , GEMS OF LITERATURE . 59 Ode to Apollo,
Page 74
... soon as born , With the too early thoughts of being king . Fortune ( that easy mistress to the young , But to her ancient servants coy and hard ) , Him at that age her favourites rank'd among , When she her best - loved Pompey did ...
... soon as born , With the too early thoughts of being king . Fortune ( that easy mistress to the young , But to her ancient servants coy and hard ) , Him at that age her favourites rank'd among , When she her best - loved Pompey did ...
Page 77
... soon reduced to form another wish . This mighty structure is a monument of the insufficiency of human enjoyments . A king , whose power is unlimited , and whose treasures surmount all real and imaginary wants , is compelled to solace ...
... soon reduced to form another wish . This mighty structure is a monument of the insufficiency of human enjoyments . A king , whose power is unlimited , and whose treasures surmount all real and imaginary wants , is compelled to solace ...
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... Soon close ; where past the shaft no trace is found , As from the wing no scar the sky retains , The parted wave no furrow from the keel , So dies in human hearts the thought of death : E'en with the tender tear which nature sheds O'er ...
... Soon close ; where past the shaft no trace is found , As from the wing no scar the sky retains , The parted wave no furrow from the keel , So dies in human hearts the thought of death : E'en with the tender tear which nature sheds O'er ...
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