Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Band 3W. Blackwood, 1850 |
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... whole . Whence comes the spark which we call existence , and in what obscurity is it to be extinguished ? The Eternal has placed our birth and our death under the form of two veiled phantoms , at the two extremities of our career ; the ...
... whole . Whence comes the spark which we call existence , and in what obscurity is it to be extinguished ? The Eternal has placed our birth and our death under the form of two veiled phantoms , at the two extremities of our career ; the ...
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... whole of existence . God is a profound secret . Man , created in his image , is equally incomprehensible . It was , therefore , an ineffable harmony to see the periods of his existence regulated by measures of time as harmonious as ...
... whole of existence . God is a profound secret . Man , created in his image , is equally incomprehensible . It was , therefore , an ineffable harmony to see the periods of his existence regulated by measures of time as harmonious as ...
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... whole Iliad , indeed , turn upon the wrath of Achilles for the loss of Briseïs ; and he has painted , with inimitable tenderness and pathos , the conjugal attachment of Hector and Andromache ; but he had no conception of love as a ...
... whole Iliad , indeed , turn upon the wrath of Achilles for the loss of Briseïs ; and he has painted , with inimitable tenderness and pathos , the conjugal attachment of Hector and Andromache ; but he had no conception of love as a ...
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... whole character . A new principle superior to all earthly power was introduced -a paramount authority established , to which even the arm of victorious conquest was compelled to submit - ruthless warriors were seen kneeling at the feet ...
... whole character . A new principle superior to all earthly power was introduced -a paramount authority established , to which even the arm of victorious conquest was compelled to submit - ruthless warriors were seen kneeling at the feet ...
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... whole from their junction . Patchwork appears in spite of all the genius and taste of Virgil . Epic poetry , indeed , is not confined within the narrow limits of the Grecian drama ; the poem may embrace a longer period than it requires ...
... whole from their junction . Patchwork appears in spite of all the genius and taste of Virgil . Epic poetry , indeed , is not confined within the narrow limits of the Grecian drama ; the poem may embrace a longer period than it requires ...
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Seite 518 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings.
Seite 14 - Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche — the thunderbolt of snow ! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How Earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below.
Seite 654 - As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him : but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Seite 383 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Seite 632 - The long galleries were crowded by an audience such as has rarely excited the fears or the emulation of an orator. There were gathered together, from all parts of a great, free, enlightened, and prosperous empire, grace and female loveliness, wit and learning, the representatives of every science and of every art.
Seite 30 - Salamis ! Their azure arches through the long expanse More deeply purpled meet his mellowing glance, And tenderest tints, along their summits driven, Mark his gay course, and own the hues of heaven ; Till, darkly shaded from the land and deep, Behind his Delphian cliff he sinks to sleep.
Seite 625 - That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:" and Mr Burke's bill of reform was framed with skill, introduced with eloquence, and supported by numbers.
Seite 383 - But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Seite 382 - But at the distance of twenty-five years, I can neither forget nor express the strong emotions which agitated my mind as I first approached and entered the eternal city. After a sleepless night, I trod, with a lofty step, the ruins of the Forum ; each memorable spot where Romulus stood, or Tully spoke, or Caesar fell, was at once present to my eye ; and several days of intoxication were lost or enjoyed before I could descend to a cool and minute investigation.
Seite 633 - England by lofty halls and by the constant waving of fans. The number of the prisoners was one hundred and forty-six. When they were ordered to enter the cell, they imagined that the soldiers were joking ; and being in high spirits on account of the promise of the Nabob to spare their lives they laughed and jested at the absurdity of the notion. They soon discovered their mistake. They expostulated ; they entreated ; but in vain. The guards threatened to cut down all who hesitated. The captives were...