The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, & History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character, Bind 1Robert Chambers W. & R. Chambers, 1883 |
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Side 8
... poet who had given us the invaluable formula , Thirty days hath September , & c . It is truly a composition of considerable age , for it appears in a play entitled The Return from Parnassus , published in 1606 , as well as in Winter's ...
... poet who had given us the invaluable formula , Thirty days hath September , & c . It is truly a composition of considerable age , for it appears in a play entitled The Return from Parnassus , published in 1606 , as well as in Winter's ...
Side 12
... poet , is said to have assisted in the compilation of the early numbers . It was not discontinued till 1828. The humour of the whole series was generally coarse , with little of originality , and a great deal of indecency . In 1664 ...
... poet , is said to have assisted in the compilation of the early numbers . It was not discontinued till 1828. The humour of the whole series was generally coarse , with little of originality , and a great deal of indecency . In 1664 ...
Side 19
... poet Cotton alludes in the following lines : ' Hark , the cock crows , and yon bright star Tells us , the day himself's not far ; And see where , breaking from the night , He gilds the western hills with light . With him old Janus doth ...
... poet Cotton alludes in the following lines : ' Hark , the cock crows , and yon bright star Tells us , the day himself's not far ; And see where , breaking from the night , He gilds the western hills with light . With him old Janus doth ...
Side 24
... poet , and an orator - he shortly delineated , but with exquisite felicity of genius , altogether gave an uncommon interest to his eloquence ; and , although one - and - twenty years have now passed since that day , I entertain the most ...
... poet , and an orator - he shortly delineated , but with exquisite felicity of genius , altogether gave an uncommon interest to his eloquence ; and , although one - and - twenty years have now passed since that day , I entertain the most ...
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... poet appends a prose note : " The late Col. Caroline Scott , who , though ex- tremely corpulent , was uncommonly active ; and who , to much skill , spirit , and bravery , as an officer , joined the greatest gentleness of manners as a ...
... poet appends a prose note : " The late Col. Caroline Scott , who , though ex- tremely corpulent , was uncommonly active ; and who , to much skill , spirit , and bravery , as an officer , joined the greatest gentleness of manners as a ...
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Side 23 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind...
Side 136 - Blinded alike from sunshine and from rain, As though a rose should shut, and be a bud again.
Side 136 - Unclasps her warmed jewels one by one; Loosens her fragrant bodice; by degrees Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees; Half hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed, Pensive awhile she dreams awake, and sees, In fancy, fair St. Agnes in her bed, But dares not look behind, or all the charm is fled.
Side 136 - Full on this casement shone the wintry moon, And threw warm gules on Madeline's fair breast, As down she knelt for heaven's grace and boon; Rose-bloom fell on her hands, together prest, 220 And on her silver cross soft amethyst, And on her hair a glory, like a saint: She seem'da splendid angel, newly drest, Save wings, for heaven : — Porphyro grew faint : She knelt, so pure a thing, so free from mortal taint.
Side 314 - It was said of Socrates, that he brought Philosophy down from Heaven to inhabit among Men ; and I shall be ambitious to have it said of me, that I have brought Philosophy out of Closets and Libraries, Schools and Colleges, to dwell in Clubs and Assemblies, at Tea-tables, and in Coffee-houses.
Side 162 - Keats, who was killed off by one critique, Just as he really promised something great, If not intelligible, without Greek Contrived to talk about the gods of late, Much as they might have been supposed to speak. Poor fellow ! His was an untoward fate ; 'Tis strange the mind, that very fiery particle, Should let itself be snuffed out by an article.
Side 136 - The blisses of her dream so pure and deep At which fair Madeline began to weep, And moan forth witless words with many a sigh; While still her gaze on Porphyro would keep; Who knelt, with joined hands and piteous eye, Fearing to move or speak, she look'd so dreamingly. XXXV "Ah, Porphyro!
Side 136 - Out went the taper as she hurried in ; Its little smoke, in pallid moonshine, died: She closed the door, she panted, all akin To spirits of the air, and visions wide : No uttered syllable, or, woe betide...
Side 23 - Though equal to all things, for all things unfit: Too nice for a statesman, too proud for a wit ; For a patriot, too cool ; for a drudge, disobedient ; And too fond of the right, to pursue the expedient. In short, 'twas his fate, unemployed or in place, sir, To eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor.