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| Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1880 - 772 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of bis eloquence? The excursions of his genius are immense. His ns drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great s>tore in a little the creation and every walk "f art. His eulogium on the Queen of France is a masterpiece of pathetic... | |
| Thomas Miller Maguire - 1880 - 128 pages
...Hill. BURKE. THOUGHTS ON THE PRESENT DISCONTENTS. 221. Illustrate the following criticisms : — "His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art" " He referred habitually to principles, he was a scientific statesman?... | |
| Maurice Paterson - 1880 - 392 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence? The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art."] 1. It is good for us to be here. "\Ve stand where we have an... | |
| Harper and brothers - Publishers' catalogs - 1880 - 374 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence ? The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene uf the creation and every walk of art,— BOIIKET HALL. Bnrke on the Sublime and Beautiful. A Philosophical... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1881 - 842 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence? The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art. His eulogium on the queen of France is a master-piece of pathetic... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - Baptists - 1881 - 208 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence ? The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation, and every walk of art. His eulogium on the Queen of France is a masterpiece of pathetic... | |
| Edwin Paxton Hood - Baptists - 1881 - 212 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence? The excursions of his genius are immense. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation, and every walk of art. His eulogium on the Queen of France is •a masterpiece of pathetic... | |
| Quotations, English - 1882 - 1434 pages
...body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index. e. GOLDSMITH— Tlte Bee. No. 1. Oct. 6, 1759. His ite that he sits down? h. Merchant of Yenice. Act II. Sc. 6. FEELING. the creation and every walk of art. (Of Burke). /. ROBEBT HALL — Apology for the Freedom of the Press.... | |
| Familiar quotations - 1883 - 942 pages
...chorus-note Soft moves the dipping oar. 0, sififtly yliiles the Bonnie Boat. ROBERT HALL. 1764-1831. His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation and every walk of art. (Of Burke.) Ajxilnyyfor the Freedom of 111 e Press. He might be... | |
| Sir James Prior - 1891 - 660 pages
...withstand the fascination and magic of his eloquence ? The excursions of his genius are immense ! His imperial fancy has laid all nature under tribute, and has collected riches from every scene of the creation, and every walk of art. His eulogium on the Queen of France is a master-piece of pathetic... | |
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