Recollections of Italy, England and America: With Essays on Various Subjects, in Morals and Literature |
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... French ruler , who wish- ed not only to command the writings , but even the con- versation and very thoughts of his subjects ; particularly of those who were distinguished authors . It is true that M. de Chateaubriand had himself ...
... French ruler , who wish- ed not only to command the writings , but even the con- versation and very thoughts of his subjects ; particularly of those who were distinguished authors . It is true that M. de Chateaubriand had himself ...
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... Rhea , the cradle of the golden age , sung by all the poets . In short , this is the smiling region of which French genius alone has been able E 1 to describe the graces , through the pencil of ROME AND ITS ENVIRONS . 33.
... Rhea , the cradle of the golden age , sung by all the poets . In short , this is the smiling region of which French genius alone has been able E 1 to describe the graces , through the pencil of ROME AND ITS ENVIRONS . 33.
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... French indeed , with the good taste natural to our nation , had contented them- selves with mentioning the date of their journey , or pay- ing a compliment to the hermit for his hospitality . It would seem that this volcano had no very ...
... French indeed , with the good taste natural to our nation , had contented them- selves with mentioning the date of their journey , or pay- ing a compliment to the hermit for his hospitality . It would seem that this volcano had no very ...
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... French in 1798 . Smoke proceeds from different points of the crater , especially on the side towards la Torre del Greco . On * There is fatigue , but very little danger attendant on a de- scent into the crater of Vesuvius , unless the ...
... French in 1798 . Smoke proceeds from different points of the crater , especially on the side towards la Torre del Greco . On * There is fatigue , but very little danger attendant on a de- scent into the crater of Vesuvius , unless the ...
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... French , the least account of them becomes interesting . * This was written at the time that all the continental powers of Europe had been conquered by the arms of Napoleon , and had acknowledged his title . Erasmus is the most ancient ...
... French , the least account of them becomes interesting . * This was written at the time that all the continental powers of Europe had been conquered by the arms of Napoleon , and had acknowledged his title . Erasmus is the most ancient ...
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Page 115 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...
Page 102 - It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale : look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east : Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops.
Page 105 - MAN, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower ; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.
Page 89 - Sweet harmonist ! and beautiful as sweet ! And young as beautiful ! and soft as young ! And gay as soft ! and innocent as gay ! And happy (if aught happy here) as good ! For Fortune fond, had built her nest on high.
Page 118 - Oft did the cliffs reverberate the sound Of parted fragments tumbling from on high; And from the summit of that craggy mound The perching eagle oft was heard to cry, Or on resounding wings to shoot athwart the sky.
Page 96 - ... an usurper and a murderer not only odious, but despicable ; he therefore added drunkenness to his other qualities, knowing that kings love wine like other men, and that wine exerts its natural power upon kings. These are the petty cavils of petty minds ; a poet overlooks the casual distinction of country and condition, as a painter, satisfied with the figure, neglects the drapery.
Page 82 - They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand; the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms. Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
Page 258 - Malvina ! but not like the daughters of the hill. Her robes are from the stranger's land, and she is still alone...
Page 107 - ... state of sublunary nature, which partakes of good and evil, joy and sorrow, mingled with endless variety of proportion and innumerable modes of combination; and expressing the course of the world, in which the loss of one is the gain of another; in which, at the same time, the reveller is...
Page 95 - For of all English poets Shakespeare must be confessed to be the fairest and fullest subject for criticism, and to afford the most numerous, as well as most conspicuous instances, both of beauties and faults of all sorts.