An Alpine tale. By the author of 'Tales from Switzerland'.1823 |
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... soul to God , which can alone impart to it a vitality , he was not sensible of the necessity of sepa- rating himself from the world , and its amusements . Manifestly as they are cal- culated to dissipate the mind , and withdraw the ...
... soul to God , which can alone impart to it a vitality , he was not sensible of the necessity of sepa- rating himself from the world , and its amusements . Manifestly as they are cal- culated to dissipate the mind , and withdraw the ...
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... soul was like the troubled waters which cannot rest . ' There was still wanting a something , though he could not define its character , nor in the mean time 6 * estimate its effects , whose absence cast a shade AN ALPINE TALE . 19.
... soul was like the troubled waters which cannot rest . ' There was still wanting a something , though he could not define its character , nor in the mean time 6 * estimate its effects , whose absence cast a shade AN ALPINE TALE . 19.
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... soul with terror , it was guided by a hand of mercy . He , to whose purposes of love winds and waves are alike subservient , had ordained it as the instru- ment of opening a way for the more abiding lessons which du Blesne had yet to ...
... soul with terror , it was guided by a hand of mercy . He , to whose purposes of love winds and waves are alike subservient , had ordained it as the instru- ment of opening a way for the more abiding lessons which du Blesne had yet to ...
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... soul from its abode . But , now , every eye sparkled with delight , or swelled with the tear of thankfulness . They had been instrumental in rescuing a fellow - creature from the grave , and they had their reward . But , he , who calls ...
... soul from its abode . But , now , every eye sparkled with delight , or swelled with the tear of thankfulness . They had been instrumental in rescuing a fellow - creature from the grave , and they had their reward . But , he , who calls ...
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... com- plain with a sullenness , that more than once spoke terror to my soul . Buoyed up by the flattering anticipa- tions of youth and inexperience , I gave my • heart to know madness and folly , ' and AN ALPINE TALE . 101.
... com- plain with a sullenness , that more than once spoke terror to my soul . Buoyed up by the flattering anticipa- tions of youth and inexperience , I gave my • heart to know madness and folly , ' and AN ALPINE TALE . 101.
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abode acquaintance affection agita agitation Alphonzo Alpine Alps Alsace Amadeus amiable amidst anxiety Arnauld beautiful beheld blessing bosom breast calm cheek cheer child choly clouds comfort conscious cottage dear deep delight Divine earth earthly Emily Emily's emotion endeavour eternal evanescent exem fatal secret father favoured feelings felt flower gazed glen hand happiness heard heart heaven heavenly hills hope hopes and fears hour intercourse intervals lake lake of Geneva Languedoc look Lord loveliness meditation melan ment mercy Mertenburg mind Miss du Blesne Mont Blanc mountains mournful nature once parents path peace perhaps permitted pious recollection Redeemer rejoice repose retirement retreat Rhone rocks Saviour scene season seat secret seemed serenity silent smile sorrow soul spirit spot storm sweet Switzerland tear tempest tender thee things thou thought tion tivated uncon Villaret voice walk wanderer waters wave whence wind young lord
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Page 263 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er or rarely been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Page 183 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 200 - Flowers of all hue, and without thorn the rose : Another side, umbrageous grots and caves Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps Luxuriant...
Page 144 - O'er all the mountain-tops: — 'tis done ; The deluge ceases ; bold and bright The rainbow shoots from hill to hill ; Down sinks the sun ; on presses night ; — Mont Blanc is lovely still. There take thy stand, my spirit ; — spread The world of shadows at thy feet ; And mark how calmly, overhead, The stars like saints in glory meet : While hid in solitude sublime, Methinks I muse on Nature's tomb, And hear the passing foot of Time Step through the gloom.
Page 100 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Page 76 - O, how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields ; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven...
Page 198 - Imbrown'd the noontide bowers; thus was this place A happy rural seat of various view; Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm; Others whose fruit, burnish'd with golden rind, Hung amiable, Hesperian fables true, If true, here only, and of delicious taste...
Page 43 - For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake ; 30 Having the same conflict "which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Page 200 - The birds their choir apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
Page 62 - I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, And floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, And my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, As willows by the water courses.