The Siamese Twins: A Satirical Tale of the Times. With Other PoemsJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 308 páginas |
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Página iii
... DEAR MOTHER , I believe I owe to you the first groundwork of that disposition which inclined me to Poetry ; —which disposition , though it has not enabled me , it is true , to make much proficiency in the “ Divine Art , ” has ...
... DEAR MOTHER , I believe I owe to you the first groundwork of that disposition which inclined me to Poetry ; —which disposition , though it has not enabled me , it is true , to make much proficiency in the “ Divine Art , ” has ...
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... dear Publishers , I do not think it is quite true ( however warmly disappointed Poets , and your yet more disappointed brethren , may assert the fact ) , that no poetry , whatsoever may be its nature , will attract the popular taste of ...
... dear Publishers , I do not think it is quite true ( however warmly disappointed Poets , and your yet more disappointed brethren , may assert the fact ) , that no poetry , whatsoever may be its nature , will attract the popular taste of ...
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... dear Publishers , we shall find , on an attentive recurrence to literary history , that this observation is not without truth in general , there was that in the particular instance of Lord Byron which would heighten , perhaps beyond a ...
... dear Publishers , we shall find , on an attentive recurrence to literary history , that this observation is not without truth in general , there was that in the particular instance of Lord Byron which would heighten , perhaps beyond a ...
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... dear Publishers , have been fully justified , by theory as well as experience , for the very cold water you have thrown upon all proffered speculations in a branch of business so unprofitable . Yet , on the other hand , is it wholly ...
... dear Publishers , have been fully justified , by theory as well as experience , for the very cold water you have thrown upon all proffered speculations in a branch of business so unprofitable . Yet , on the other hand , is it wholly ...
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... dear Publishers , that duodecimos in stanzas , and octavos in heroics , slumber on your shelves -- a warning to you , Hence it is , that so much genius seems utterly thrown away ; that so many excellent verses are written which no one ...
... dear Publishers , that duodecimos in stanzas , and octavos in heroics , slumber on your shelves -- a warning to you , Hence it is , that so much genius seems utterly thrown away ; that so many excellent verses are written which no one ...
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Página 277 - CYRIACK, this three years' day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Página 306 - The utmost care will be taken, not only to exclude whatever can have an injurious influence on the mind, but to embrace every thing calculated to strengthen the best and most salutary impressions.
Página 281 - Tunes her nocturnal note: thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine...
Página 306 - Every distinct subject will in general be comprehended in one volume, or at most in three volumes, which may form either a portion of the series or a complete work by itself; and each volume will be embellished with appropriate engravings. The entire series will be the production of authors of eminence, who have acquired celebrity by their literary labours, and whose names...
Página 251 - The design of this poem," says Sir EB Lytton, in a prefatory note, " is that of a picture. It is intended to portray the great patriot poet in the three cardinal divisions of life — youth, manhood, and age. The first part is founded upon the well-known though ill-authenticated tradition of the Italian lady or ladies seeing Milton asleep under a tree in the gardens of his college, and leaving some tributary verses beside the sleeper. Taking full advantage of this legend, and presuming to infer from...