A Modern Pyramid: To Commemorate E Septuagint of WorthiesJ. Rickerby, 1839 - 322 strán (strany) |
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Strana xi
... : the idea of ren- dering a poet syllable for syllable in his own rhythm is believed to be a new one , and the wiser part of mankind looks upon novelty with suspicion : at any rate , no more of these close versions have been PREFACE . xi.
... : the idea of ren- dering a poet syllable for syllable in his own rhythm is believed to be a new one , and the wiser part of mankind looks upon novelty with suspicion : at any rate , no more of these close versions have been PREFACE . xi.
Strana 2
... look upon . So grew she slowly to my knowledge ; and as I stood gazing in a rapture , again she muttered sternly , - " Consider ! " - Then I looked below the girdle upon her flowing robes : and behold they were of dis- mal hue , and on ...
... look upon . So grew she slowly to my knowledge ; and as I stood gazing in a rapture , again she muttered sternly , - " Consider ! " - Then I looked below the girdle upon her flowing robes : and behold they were of dis- mal hue , and on ...
Strana 6
... looks , perchance to enquire of me somewhat from the world I had just left . Although impalpable , and moving through each other , transparent and half - in- visible , each wore the outward shape and seeming garments he had mostly been ...
... looks , perchance to enquire of me somewhat from the world I had just left . Although impalpable , and moving through each other , transparent and half - in- visible , each wore the outward shape and seeming garments he had mostly been ...
Strana 7
... looks of love ; and I knew them each one , for I had met and somewhile walked with each of them in the paths of meditation ; and some appeared less beatified than others , and some even meanly clad as in garments all of earth , yet I ...
... looks of love ; and I knew them each one , for I had met and somewhile walked with each of them in the paths of meditation ; and some appeared less beatified than others , and some even meanly clad as in garments all of earth , yet I ...
Strana 45
... , the strength of his mind , and the luxuriance of his imagination , than " in thousands of gold and silver : " to use the " in beautiful language of Transatlantic Willis , " He from the eyrie of his eagle thought Looks SOLOMON . 45.
... , the strength of his mind , and the luxuriance of his imagination , than " in thousands of gold and silver : " to use the " in beautiful language of Transatlantic Willis , " He from the eyrie of his eagle thought Looks SOLOMON . 45.
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