The Pelican Island, and Other PoemsLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827 - 264 sider Autograph manuscript signed; bound with a presentation ALS from Montgomery to Thomas Raffles, 1829 Apr 17. |
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... dead This fact ( adopt- ing the former hypothesis ) suggested the cata- strophe described at the close of the third Canto of the Poem . Having determined not to encumber his volume with notes , which might been done to a great extent ...
... dead This fact ( adopt- ing the former hypothesis ) suggested the cata- strophe described at the close of the third Canto of the Poem . Having determined not to encumber his volume with notes , which might been done to a great extent ...
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James Montgomery. And wander in the luxury of light . Worth all the dead creation , in that hour , To me appear'd this lonely Nautilus , My fellow - being , like myself alive . Entranced in contemplation vague yet sweet , I watch'd its ...
James Montgomery. And wander in the luxury of light . Worth all the dead creation , in that hour , To me appear'd this lonely Nautilus , My fellow - being , like myself alive . Entranced in contemplation vague yet sweet , I watch'd its ...
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... dead men , that made A hidden Golgotha where they had fallen , Unseen , unsepulchred , but not unwept By lover , friend , relation , far away , Long waiting their return to home and country , And going down into their fathers ' graves ...
... dead men , that made A hidden Golgotha where they had fallen , Unseen , unsepulchred , but not unwept By lover , friend , relation , far away , Long waiting their return to home and country , And going down into their fathers ' graves ...
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... dead of tribes , their prey when living : And , seen by glimpses , but awakening thoughts Too sad for utterance , - relics huge and strange Of the old world that perish'd by the flood , Kept under chains of darkness till the judgment ...
... dead of tribes , their prey when living : And , seen by glimpses , but awakening thoughts Too sad for utterance , - relics huge and strange Of the old world that perish'd by the flood , Kept under chains of darkness till the judgment ...
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... dead : From graves innumerable , punctures fine In the close coral , capillary swarms Of reptiles , horrent as Medusa's snakes , Cover'd the bald - pate reef ; then all was life , And indefatigable industry ; The artizans were twisting ...
... dead : From graves innumerable , punctures fine In the close coral , capillary swarms Of reptiles , horrent as Medusa's snakes , Cover'd the bald - pate reef ; then all was life , And indefatigable industry ; The artizans were twisting ...
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2d Edit abyss amidst appear'd art Thou Author beautiful beheld beneath billow birds birth Blessed bliss bosom BOTANY breast breath breeze burthen CANTO child clouds coloured coral reef darkness dead death dreams earth Engravings eternity evanescent fill'd fire flood foolscap 8vo gaze glory Green happy hath heart heaven hope isle J. C. LOUDON JOHN BRITTON kindred knew land light living look'd mind morn mountains musquitos Nature Nature's nest never night o'er ocean open'd Orme peace PELICAN ISLAND Plates Poems prey Price 11 printed for Longman rain reef Rees Right Ho rock round scene SCOTTISH BORDER seem'd shine small isle song soul spirit star by star stars strange sup.-roy sweet thee THOMAS MOORE Thou art thought trees turn'd Twas vanish'd voice Vols Volumes Voyages watch'd waves whence wild wind wings young
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Side 186 - Were this frail world our only rest. Living or dying, none were blest. 2 Beyond the flight of time, Beyond this vale of death, There surely is some blessed clime Where life is not a breath, Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward to expire.
Side 204 - He spake, and my poor name he named — ' Of me thou hast not been ashamed ; These deeds shall thy memorial be ; Fear not, thou didst them unto me.
Side 11 - A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes; or, a Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens : comprehending an Account of the Figure, Magnitude, and Motion of the Earth : with the Natural Changes of its Surface, caused by Floods, Earthquakes, Ac.
Side 185 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end : Were this frail world our final rest, Living or dying, none were blest.
Side 4 - LOUDON'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of AGRICULTURE: comprising the Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Productions of Agriculture. With 1,100 Woodcuts. 8vo.
Side 218 - Night is the time for toil ; To plough the classic field, Intent to find the buried spoil Its wealthy furrows yield ; Till all is ours that sages taught, That poets sang or heroes wrought.
Side 10 - Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, in which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained and illustrated by Experiments.
Side 6 - DUTIES ; Or, Instructions to Young Married Ladies on the Management of their Households, and the Regulation of their Conduct in the various Relations and Duties of Married Life. By Mrs. W. PARKES.
Side 203 - Twas night — the floods were out ; it blew A winter hurricane aloof ; I heard his voice abroad, and flew To bid him welcome to my roof ; I...
Side 5 - Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture, including all the latest Improvements. A general History of Agriculture in all Countries, and a Statistical View of its present State, with suggestions for its future progress in the British Isles.