An Essay on Light Reading: As it May be Supposed to Influence Moral Conduct and Literary TasteJ. Carpenter, 1808 - 213 Seiten |
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... described as fear- ful , and her fears as feminine ; she ex- horts her son to emulate the fame of his sainted sire ; the youth catches the en- thusiasm , and the author proceeds to observe : " The lofty organization of his in- ward ...
... described as fear- ful , and her fears as feminine ; she ex- horts her son to emulate the fame of his sainted sire ; the youth catches the en- thusiasm , and the author proceeds to observe : " The lofty organization of his in- ward ...
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... in Devon , which is described as a luxuriated county . She " fairy there establishes herself in a mansion , " and " her sorrows fade at the tranquillizing touch of nature ; " of which tranquillizing touch this is a pic- ture : " 95.
... in Devon , which is described as a luxuriated county . She " fairy there establishes herself in a mansion , " and " her sorrows fade at the tranquillizing touch of nature ; " of which tranquillizing touch this is a pic- ture : " 95.
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... at first sight is thus described : - " The first moment in which she beheld Adolphus , bid her prove Love's all - potent throb : that soft placidity was fled ; but ah ! how raptu- rous H 2 99 While in this calamitous condition, ...
... at first sight is thus described : - " The first moment in which she beheld Adolphus , bid her prove Love's all - potent throb : that soft placidity was fled ; but ah ! how raptu- rous H 2 99 While in this calamitous condition, ...
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... viz . that the character of the village - preacher , the above - named Henry , is copied from nature . He is ⚫ described exactly as he lived ; and his " " modest mansion " as it existed . Burn , the name of the village - master , 141.
... viz . that the character of the village - preacher , the above - named Henry , is copied from nature . He is ⚫ described exactly as he lived ; and his " " modest mansion " as it existed . Burn , the name of the village - master , 141.
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... which tops the neighbouring hill , " is exactly ' described as seen from Lissoy , the re- ⚫sidence of the preacher . I should have observed that Eliza- beth Delap , who was a parishioner of " " mine , and died at the age of 143.
... which tops the neighbouring hill , " is exactly ' described as seen from Lissoy , the re- ⚫sidence of the preacher . I should have observed that Eliza- beth Delap , who was a parishioner of " " mine , and died at the age of 143.
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 176 - And thou, sweet Poetry, thou loveliest maid, Still first to fly where sensual joys invade; Unfit, in these degenerate times of shame, To catch the heart or strike for honest fame...
Seite 175 - And pinch'd with cold, and shrinking from the shower, With heavy heart deplores that luckless hour, When idly first, ambitious of the town, She left her wheel and robes of country brown.
Seite 168 - While the pent ocean, rising o'er the pile, Sees an amphibious world beneath him smile ; — The slow canal, the yellow-blossom'd vale, The willow-tufted bank, the gliding sail, The crowded mart, the cultivated plain — A new creation rescued from his reign.
Seite 167 - To men of other minds my fancy flies, Embosom'd in the deep where Holland lies. Methinks her patient sons before me stand, Where the broad ocean leans against the land, And, sedulous to stop the coming tide, Lift the tall rampire's artificial pride. Onward, methinks, and diligently slow, The...
Seite 181 - But urg'd by storms along its slippery way, I love thee, all unlovely as thou seem'st, And dreaded as thou art! Thou...
Seite 188 - British earth, that the ground on which he treads is holy, and consecrated by the genius of universal emancipation. No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced ; no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom, an Indian or an African sun may have...
Seite 174 - As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Tho' round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Seite 189 - No matter in what language his doom may have been pronounced; no matter what complexion incompatible with freedom an Indian or an African sun may have burnt upon him; no matter in what disastrous battle his liberty may have been cloven down; no matter with what solemnities he may have been devoted upon the altar of Slavery; the first moment he touches the sacred soil of Britain, the altar and the god sink together in the dust...
Seite 183 - Tis morning ; and the sun, with ruddy orb Ascending, fires the horizon ; while the clouds, That crowd away before the driving wind, More ardent as the disk emerges more, Resemble most some city in a blaze, Seen through the leafless wood.
Seite 188 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.