Letters Written by the Late Earl of Chatham to His Nephew Thomas Pitt, Afterwards Lord Camelford Then at CambridgeT. Payne, 1804 - 104 Seiten |
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... literature . The sentiments of Lord Chatham were in direct oppo- sition to any such opinion . The manner in which , even in these let- ters , he speaks of the first of poets , and the greatest of orators ; and the stress which he lays ...
... literature . The sentiments of Lord Chatham were in direct oppo- sition to any such opinion . The manner in which , even in these let- ters , he speaks of the first of poets , and the greatest of orators ; and the stress which he lays ...
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... travels through the paths of literature , arts , and sciences , ( a road , sometimes set with flowers , and sometimes difficult , laborious , and arduous , ) are not only infinitely more profitable in future , but at present , 61.
... travels through the paths of literature , arts , and sciences , ( a road , sometimes set with flowers , and sometimes difficult , laborious , and arduous , ) are not only infinitely more profitable in future , but at present , 61.
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... shall have considered the question about a letter to **** , and will send you my thoughts upon it . As to literature , I know you are not idle , under so many and so strong " motives to animate you to the ardent pursuit of improvement 78.
... shall have considered the question about a letter to **** , and will send you my thoughts upon it . As to literature , I know you are not idle , under so many and so strong " motives to animate you to the ardent pursuit of improvement 78.
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... literature and useful knowledge , as much better counsel- lors than Your ever most affectionate uncle . Lady Hester desires her best com- pliments . The little cousin is well , LETTER XVIII . Horse Guards , Jan. 31 , 1756 86.
... literature and useful knowledge , as much better counsel- lors than Your ever most affectionate uncle . Lady Hester desires her best com- pliments . The little cousin is well , LETTER XVIII . Horse Guards , Jan. 31 , 1756 86.
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... might be thought indeed that the whole atten- tion of his life had been directed to this department of literature . There is one consideration , however , peculiarly wor- thy of notice . Above fifty years have passed since 18 OBSERVATIONS.
... might be thought indeed that the whole atten- tion of his life had been directed to this department of literature . There is one consideration , however , peculiarly wor- thy of notice . Above fifty years have passed since 18 OBSERVATIONS.
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Seite 105 - Nor second he that rode sublime Upon the seraph-wings of Ecstasy, The secrets of th' abyss to spy. He passed the flaming bounds of Place and Time: The living throne, the sapphire blaze, Where angels tremble while they gaze, He saw; but, blasted with excess of light, Closed his eyes in endless night.
Seite 2 - Musam meditaris avena ; nos patriae fines et dulcia linquimus arva : nos patriam fugimus ; tu, Tityre, lentus in umbra formosam resonare doces Amaryllida silvas.
Seite xxviii - I call therefore a complete and generous education that which fits a man to perform justly, skilfully, and magnanimously all the offices both private and public of peace and war.
Seite 47 - I will set down after this another little fragment, two verses made by Mr. Gray as we were walking in the spring in the neighbourhood of Cambridge, " There pipes the woodlark, and the song-thrush there Scatters his loose notes in the waste of air.
Seite 48 - Him have we seen the greenwood side along, While o'er the heath we hied, our labour done, Oft as the woodlark piped her farewell song, With wistful eyes pursue the setting sun.
Seite 27 - Hold fast therefore by this sheetanchor of happiness, Religion ; you will often want it in the times of most danger ; the storms and tempests of life. Cherish true religion as preciously as you will fly with abhorrence and contempt superstition and enthusiasm. The first is the perfection and glory of the human nature ; the two last the deprivation and disgrace of it.
Seite 53 - No more the Grecian muse unrivall'd reigns, To Britain let the nations homage pay : She felt a Homer's fire in Milton's strains, A Pindar's rapture in the lyre of Gray.
Seite 89 - Substitute Tully and Demosthenes in the place of Homer and Virgil ; and arm yourself with all the variety of manner, copiousness and beauty of diction, nobleness and magnificence of ideas, of the Roman consul ; and render the powers of eloquence complete by the irresistible torrent of vehement argumentation, the close and forcible reasoning, and the depth and fortitude of mind, of the Grecian statesman.
Seite 72 - There is not an ode in the English language which is constructed like these two compositions ; with such power, such majesty, and such sweetness, with such proportioned pauses and just cadences, with such regulated measures of the verse, with such master principles of lyrical art displayed and exemplified, and, at the same time, with such a concealment of the difficulty, which is lost in the softness and uninterrupted flowing of the lines in each stanza, with such a musical magic, that every verse...
Seite 26 - ... is here brought to the test. Is gratitude in the number of a man's virtues? If it be, the highest benefactor demands the warmest returns of gratitude, love, and praise.