The Siamese Twins: A Satirical Tale of the Times. With Other PoemsJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 308 páginas |
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... look beyond her external levity to her latent moral , and to see in her personalities and her assaults , not rancour to individuals , but ardour for a cause . At a moment , if not in times , certainly not propitious to poetry , and ...
... look beyond her external levity to her latent moral , and to see in her personalities and her assaults , not rancour to individuals , but ardour for a cause . At a moment , if not in times , certainly not propitious to poetry , and ...
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... look down on Whatever Nature may betray The smallest preresolve to frown on . I leave you to conceive the scene ! The Siam parson's face serene : * Sunday . Mr. Sadler , on whom his godfathers bestowed the most just of all epitheto by ...
... look down on Whatever Nature may betray The smallest preresolve to frown on . I leave you to conceive the scene ! The Siam parson's face serene : * Sunday . Mr. Sadler , on whom his godfathers bestowed the most just of all epitheto by ...
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... look of the man of law ; The wonder of the startled nurses ; And the smote father's stifled curses ;Until at length he sinks him down , With moving lip , but moveless frown ; Familiar footsteps pass him byTheir forms are glassed not on ...
... look of the man of law ; The wonder of the startled nurses ; And the smote father's stifled curses ;Until at length he sinks him down , With moving lip , but moveless frown ; Familiar footsteps pass him byTheir forms are glassed not on ...
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... look And trembling clasp , the father took His children : to her side he came And breathed yet scarcely breathed - her name . But not another word he said , That whisper had exorcised Dread . Lo ! on her breast the Twins ! and there ...
... look And trembling clasp , the father took His children : to her side he came And breathed yet scarcely breathed - her name . But not another word he said , That whisper had exorcised Dread . Lo ! on her breast the Twins ! and there ...
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... look ! how near a toss over ; " Grave Chang , his arms around him wrapping , Groaned , “ What a state for a philosopher ! " . Ching thought it was delightful sport , Thinking not of the man's longevity ; Grave Chang made maxims on the ...
... look ! how near a toss over ; " Grave Chang , his arms around him wrapping , Groaned , “ What a state for a philosopher ! " . Ching thought it was delightful sport , Thinking not of the man's longevity ; Grave Chang made maxims on the ...
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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...