Literary Hours: Or, Sketches Critical and Narrative, Volume 1Garland Pub., 1970 - English literature |
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Page 121
... charm arising from the accidental discovery of a place so hallowed in the estimation of the possessor , is , at once , precluded , and his vanity , not his sorrow becomes apparent . The inscription R itself , likewise , should breathe ...
... charm arising from the accidental discovery of a place so hallowed in the estimation of the possessor , is , at once , precluded , and his vanity , not his sorrow becomes apparent . The inscription R itself , likewise , should breathe ...
Page 382
... charm of contrast , by the desire of shewing the world that in the preceptive and moral as well as in the grand and sublime epic , he was equally pre - eminent ; and it must be confessed he has happily suc- ceeded , for the mild yet ...
... charm of contrast , by the desire of shewing the world that in the preceptive and moral as well as in the grand and sublime epic , he was equally pre - eminent ; and it must be confessed he has happily suc- ceeded , for the mild yet ...
Page 422
... Charm'd into sweet oblivion and repose . The praise of Mammon the rapt seraphs sung And Gold's almighty pow'r ; free flow'd the verse ; No need to call the Muse , for all were there , Apollo and the Heliconian Maids , And all that pagan ...
... Charm'd into sweet oblivion and repose . The praise of Mammon the rapt seraphs sung And Gold's almighty pow'r ; free flow'd the verse ; No need to call the Muse , for all were there , Apollo and the Heliconian Maids , And all that pagan ...
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