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... pride . Pleased he began— “ About , above , below , " What more can wealth command , or science show ? " Here taste ... pride , At once the chief exulted and he sigh'd ; Dreaming he sigh'd , and still , in sleep profound , His thoughts ...
... pride . Pleased he began— “ About , above , below , " What more can wealth command , or science show ? " Here taste ... pride , At once the chief exulted and he sigh'd ; Dreaming he sigh'd , and still , in sleep profound , His thoughts ...
Page 114
... pride . " He saw apartments where appear'd to rise What seem'd as men , and fix'd on him their eyes , - Pictures that spoke ; and there were mirrors tall , Doubling each wonder by reflecting all . He saw the genial board , the massy ...
... pride . " He saw apartments where appear'd to rise What seem'd as men , and fix'd on him their eyes , - Pictures that spoke ; and there were mirrors tall , Doubling each wonder by reflecting all . He saw the genial board , the massy ...
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... pride : May not these arms that form infold ? Is all affection asks denied ? XIX . Say , what is this ? -How are we tried , In this sad world ! -I know not these- All strangers , none to me allied - Those aspects blood and spirit freeze ...
... pride : May not these arms that form infold ? Is all affection asks denied ? XIX . Say , what is this ? -How are we tried , In this sad world ! -I know not these- All strangers , none to me allied - Those aspects blood and spirit freeze ...
Page 132
... pride not illaudable in aspiring to the favour of those whose notice confers honour ; or he may entertain a secret but strong desire of seeing a name in the entrance of his work , which he is accustomed to utter with peculiar ...
... pride not illaudable in aspiring to the favour of those whose notice confers honour ; or he may entertain a secret but strong desire of seeing a name in the entrance of his work , which he is accustomed to utter with peculiar ...
Page 165
... pride ; His shame , wrath , vengeance , indignation — all Man's harsher feelings did that sight recall . For , lo ! beneath him fix'd , our Man of Law That lawless man the Foe of Order saw ; Once fear'd , now scorn'd ; once dreaded ...
... pride ; His shame , wrath , vengeance , indignation — all Man's harsher feelings did that sight recall . For , lo ! beneath him fix'd , our Man of Law That lawless man the Foe of Order saw ; Once fear'd , now scorn'd ; once dreaded ...
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Abel Aldborough answer'd antè appear'd beauty behold BOROUGH bosom call'd Castle of Otranto CHIG comfort Crabbe cried crime Cymbeline dare deed delight dread dream dull Dunciad Edinburgh Review fair fame fancy fate father fear fear'd feel felt fill'd fix'd fled foes fond friendly pair gain'd gentle give gloom grace grave grew grief grieved Gwyn happy heart honour hope hour humble Jonas kind knew lady live look look'd Lord lover maid meads of asphodel Midsummer Night's Dream mind Muse Normanston nymph o'er pain pass'd passion PETER GRIMES pity pleasure poet poor possess'd praise pray'd pride remain'd rest RSITY scene scorn seem'd shame sigh sigh'd silent smile sorrow soul speak spirit strong sweet Sybil TALE terror thee thou art thought trembling Twas UNIV vex'd widow wish'd youth
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Page 203 - Yes, I am proud ; I must be proud to see Men, not afraid of God, afraid of me ; Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne, Yet touch'd and sham'd by ridicule alone.
Page 133 - To the very moment that he bade me tell it; Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances, Of moving accidents by flood and field, Of hair-breadth 'scapes i...
Page 31 - O'er its rough bridge, and there behold the bay ; The ocean smiling to the fervid sun, The waves that faintly fall and slowly run, » The ships at distance, and the boats at hand ; And now they walk upon the sea-side sand, Counting the number, and what kind they be, Ships softly sinking in the sleepy sea...
Page 245 - Ah me ! for aught that ever I could read, Could ever hear by tale or history, . The course of true love never did run smooth : J But, either it was different in blood ; — Lys.
Page 236 - Josiah,> said the dame, (These wicked thoughts would fill his soul with shame; He kneel and tremble at a thing of dust! He cannot, child>: — the child replied, (He must...
Page 188 - Here Dinah sigh'd as if afraid to speak — And then repeated — ' They were frail and weak; His soul she loved, and hoped he had the grace To fix his thoughts upon a better place.
Page 155 - Creatures no more enliven'd than a clod, But treading still as their dull fathers trod ; Who lived in times when not a man had seen Corn sown by drill, or thresh'd by a machine : He was of those whose skill assigns the prize For creatures fed in pens, and stalls, and sties ; And who, in places where improvers meet, To fill the land with fatness, had a seat ; Who in large mansions live like petty kings, And spea'k of farms but as amusing things ; Who plans encourage, and who journals keep, And talk...
Page 46 - Though mangled, hack'd, and hew'd, not yet destroy'd ; The little ones, unbutton'd, glowing hot, Playing our games, and on the very spot ; As happy as we once, to kneel and draw The chalky ring, and knuckle down at taw...
Page 141 - They parted, thus by hope and fortune led, And Judith's hours in pensive pleasure fled; But when return'd the Youth ? — the Youth no more Return'd exulting to his native shore; But forty years were past, and then there came A worn-out man with wither'd limbs and lame, His mind oppress'd with woes and bent with age his frame : Yes ! old and griev'd, and trembling with decay, Was Allen landing in his native bay.
Page 47 - That, viewing it, we seem almost to obtain Our innocent sweet simple years again. This fond attachment to the well-known place Whence first we started into life's long race, Maintains its hold with such unfailing sway, We feel it e'en in age, and at our latest day.