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... period . Needless to say that the choice of authors discussed in the present volume has been determined solely by the fact that I chanced to re - read them in that order . It will likewise be unnecessary to remark that my notes have no ...
... period . Needless to say that the choice of authors discussed in the present volume has been determined solely by the fact that I chanced to re - read them in that order . It will likewise be unnecessary to remark that my notes have no ...
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... period . His art is likewise of the eighteenth century , so didactic and ironical in its major intonations , so erotic and so gallant in the lighter vein . The true beginning is to be found in Victor Alfieri ( if attention be paid to ...
... period . His art is likewise of the eighteenth century , so didactic and ironical in its major intonations , so erotic and so gallant in the lighter vein . The true beginning is to be found in Victor Alfieri ( if attention be paid to ...
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... periods . Traits essential to romanti- cism were wanting in him , such as religious self- searchings as to the end and value of life , an interest in history , and enjoyment of the particular and realistic aspects of things . Even his ...
... periods . Traits essential to romanti- cism were wanting in him , such as religious self- searchings as to the end and value of life , an interest in history , and enjoyment of the particular and realistic aspects of things . Even his ...
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... period in Italy was equally detest- able in his eyes - I refer to the sing - song manner of Metastasio , which was not confined to Italy . For this reason his style and his dramatic writing are the reverse of the metastasian melodrama ...
... period in Italy was equally detest- able in his eyes - I refer to the sing - song manner of Metastasio , which was not confined to Italy . For this reason his style and his dramatic writing are the reverse of the metastasian melodrama ...
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... period to which he belonged , and which belonged to him he ends by admiring and sympathizing with his tyrants , who remained incomprehensible to him when blinded with hatred , but now become comprehensible both to him and to ourselves ...
... period to which he belonged , and which belonged to him he ends by admiring and sympathizing with his tyrants , who remained incomprehensible to him when blinded with hatred , but now become comprehensible both to him and to ourselves ...
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Page 62 - Seemed to have known a better day; The harp, his sole remaining joy, Was carried by an orphan boy. The last of all the bards was he, Who sung of Border chivalry. For, well-a-day! their date was fled, His tuneful brethren all were dead ; •And he, neglected and...
Page 62 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray. When the broken arches are black in night, And each shafted oriel glimmers white; When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls...
Page 283 - Pensive, s'asseyait à l'écart sur un banc, Pour entendre un de ces concerts, riches de cuivre, Dont les soldats parfois inondent nos- jardins-, Et qui, dans ces soirs d'or où l'on se sent revivre, Versent quelque héroïsme au cœur des citadins.
Page 4 - Sì, dolce sposo (ch'io già tal ti appello), Se cosa io mai ferventemente al mondo Bramai, di partir teco al nuovo sole Tutta ardo, e il voglio.
Page 282 - Reviennent, parfumés d'une odeur de futailles, Suivis de compagnons blanchis dans les batailles, Dont la moustache pend comme les vieux drapeaux ; Les bannières, les fleurs et les arcs triomphaux Se dressent devant eux, solennelle magie!
Page 134 - Ta pensée a des bonds comme ceux des gazelles. Mais ne saurait marcher sans guide et sans appui. Le sol meurtrit ses pieds, l'air fatigue ses ailes, Son œil se ferme au jour dès que le jour a lui ; Parfois, sur les hauts lieux d'un seul élan posée, Troublée au bruit des vents, ta mobile pensée Ne peut seule y veiller sans crainte et sans ennui.
Page 62 - When the cold light's uncertain shower Streams on the ruined central tower; When buttress and buttress, alternately, Seem framed of ebon and ivory ; When silver edges the imagery, And the scrolls that teach thee to live and die...
Page 125 - J'ai marché devant tous, triste et seul dans ma gloire, Et j'ai dit dans mon cœur : Que vouloir à présent...
Page 283 - Ils rampent, flagellés par les bises iniques, Frémissant au fracas roulant des omnibus, Et serrant sur leur flanc, ainsi que des reliques, Un petit sac brodé de fleurs ou de rébus...
Page 15 - Sotto la man de' fabri Volto e vigor prendevano I massi informi e scabri Ubbidiente e docile II bronzo...