The Recreations of Christopher North, Zväzok 2William Blackwood & sons, 1842 |
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Strana 11
... stars of heaven . The silent stars ! oft did he take delight To measure the altitude of some tall crag , That is the eagle's birthplace , " & c . So it was with us . Give us but a base and a quadrant -and when a student in Jemmy ...
... stars of heaven . The silent stars ! oft did he take delight To measure the altitude of some tall crag , That is the eagle's birthplace , " & c . So it was with us . Give us but a base and a quadrant -and when a student in Jemmy ...
Strana 31
... stars that was on the wing of life - he must be a rare astronomer . " High from the summit of a craggy cliff Hung o'er the deep , such as amazing frown On utmost Kilda's shore , whose lonely race Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds ...
... stars that was on the wing of life - he must be a rare astronomer . " High from the summit of a craggy cliff Hung o'er the deep , such as amazing frown On utmost Kilda's shore , whose lonely race Resign the setting sun to Indian worlds ...
Strana 32
... Star " but dare to look at us , and we will tear the " meteor standard to the winds unfurled " from his cloudy hands . There you stand and were you to rear your summits much higher into heaven you would alarm the hidden stars . Yet we ...
... Star " but dare to look at us , and we will tear the " meteor standard to the winds unfurled " from his cloudy hands . There you stand and were you to rear your summits much higher into heaven you would alarm the hidden stars . Yet we ...
Strana 40
... stars . Many a cave we know of - cool by day , and warm by night - how they happen to be so , we cannot tell— where no man but ourselves ever slept , or ever will sleep ; and sometimes , on startling a doe at evening in a thicket , we ...
... stars . Many a cave we know of - cool by day , and warm by night - how they happen to be so , we cannot tell— where no man but ourselves ever slept , or ever will sleep ; and sometimes , on startling a doe at evening in a thicket , we ...
Strana 47
... stars . The dawn is softly - slowly - stealing upon day ; for the uprisen sun , though here the edge of his disc as yet be invisible , is diffusing abroad " the sweet hour of prime , " and all the eastern region is tinged with crimson ...
... stars . The dawn is softly - slowly - stealing upon day ; for the uprisen sun , though here the edge of his disc as yet be invisible , is diffusing abroad " the sweet hour of prime , " and all the eastern region is tinged with crimson ...
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Strana 382 - These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins; these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Strana 235 - The Lord giveth, and the Lord ' taketh away ; blessed be the name of the Lord.
Strana 59 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Strana 134 - That look not like the inhabitants o' the earth, And yet are on't ? Live you ? or are you aught That man may question ? You seem to understand me, By each at once her choppy finger laying Upon her skinny lips.
Strana 381 - Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill ; For thou art with me ; and thy rod And staff me comfort still.
Strana 344 - In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth, and, with low-thoughted care.
Strana 354 - So still an image of tranquillity, So calm and still, and looked so beautiful Amid the uneasy thoughts which filled my mind...
Strana 328 - The essence of poetry is invention ; such invention as, by producing something unexpected, surprises and delights. The topics of devotion are few, and being few are universally known ; but few as they are, they can be made no more ; they can receive no grace from novelty of sentiment, and very little from novelty of expression.
Strana 27 - ... starry sky, The sleep that is among the lonely hills. In him the savage virtue of the race, Revenge, and all ferocious thoughts were dead Nor did he change ; but kept in lofty place The wisdom which adversity had bred. Glad were the vales, and every cottage hearth ; The shepherd lord was honoured more and more ; And, ages after he was laid in earth, "The good Lord Clifford
Strana 27 - Bear me to the heart of France Is the longing of the shield — Tell thy name, thou trembling field! Field of death, where'er thou be, Groan thou with our victory! Happy day, and mighty hour, When our shepherd, in his power, Mailed and horsed with lance and sword, To his ancestors restored, Like a re-appearing star, Like a glory from afar, First shall head the flock of war!