Figures of Elocution exemplified; or, Directions for reading and reciting such figures of speech as most frequently occur in the best writings, etcAuthor, 1820 - 76 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-2 of 2
Page 69
... thy brother's blood ! See on those ruby lips the trembling breath , Those cheeks now fading at the blast of death ... foreign hands thy dying eyes were closed , By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed , By foreign hands thy humble ...
... thy brother's blood ! See on those ruby lips the trembling breath , Those cheeks now fading at the blast of death ... foreign hands thy dying eyes were closed , By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed , By foreign hands thy humble ...
Page 70
Charles Richson. By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned , By strangers honour'd and by strangers mourn'd ! What though no friends in sable weeds appear , Grieve for an hour , perhaps , then mourn a year , And bear about the mockery of ...
Charles Richson. By foreign hands thy humble grave adorned , By strangers honour'd and by strangers mourn'd ! What though no friends in sable weeds appear , Grieve for an hour , perhaps , then mourn a year , And bear about the mockery of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admire adorn Altamont Art thou Asia Minor behold blazing BOERHAAVE breast breath Caius Verres COWPER cries cruelty curse delights deserve dread earth eternal ev'ry EXAMPLES eyes falls Fathers fear feel fire flax flow'ry foreign hands thy glory glow gold golden grace grave happy hear heart heaven HERVEY honour'd hope horrors hour immortal infamous death infamy innocence justice live lord mankind mercy MESSIAH mind mortal mountains murder nature ness never o'er once passion peace phatically pleasing pleasure poor POPE pow'r prætor pride prince privilege of Roman proud punishment read or recite religion rising inflection Roman citizen Rome ruin sacred scene scourge shade shew Sicilian Sicily sight skies slave SLAVERY solemn sons sorrows soul stars superior sweet tear tempest thee thine thing thou thought tion TOMBS venom Verres virtue weep Whitsuntide wisdom wise youth РОРЕ