Stories in VerseG. Routledge & Company, 1855 - 356 sider The final section (pp. [294]-356) consist of Leigh Hunt's translations of classical poetry chiefly from Greek and Latin. |
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... voice , and to " air , " grace , and freedom in the movements of a charming person . The Italians , in their various terms for the beautiful , have a word for it precisely answering to the first feeling one has in attempting to express ...
... voice , and to " air , " grace , and freedom in the movements of a charming person . The Italians , in their various terms for the beautiful , have a word for it precisely answering to the first feeling one has in attempting to express ...
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... voice , ( For those harmonious sounds to Jove are given By the swift touches of the nine - string'd heaven , — Such air has nothing else ) did wound ( ? ) mine ear ; No soul but would become all ear to hear : And whilst I listening lay ...
... voice , ( For those harmonious sounds to Jove are given By the swift touches of the nine - string'd heaven , — Such air has nothing else ) did wound ( ? ) mine ear ; No soul but would become all ear to hear : And whilst I listening lay ...
Side 58
... voice the gathering hum contends , Yearns the deep talk , the ready laugh ascends ; Callings , and clapping doors , and curs unite , And shouts from mere exuberance of delight , And armed bands , making important way , Gallant and grave ...
... voice the gathering hum contends , Yearns the deep talk , the ready laugh ascends ; Callings , and clapping doors , and curs unite , And shouts from mere exuberance of delight , And armed bands , making important way , Gallant and grave ...
Side 62
... voice . Then , with a long - drawn breath , the clangours die ; The palace trumpets give a last reply , And clustering hoofs succeed , with stately stir Of snortings proud and clinking furniture , The most majestic sound of human will ...
... voice . Then , with a long - drawn breath , the clangours die ; The palace trumpets give a last reply , And clustering hoofs succeed , with stately stir Of snortings proud and clinking furniture , The most majestic sound of human will ...
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... voice , as if it knew not how To check itself , exclaims , " The prince ! now - now ! " And on a milk - white courser , like the air , A glorious figure springs into the square ; Up , with a burst of thunder , goes the shout , And rolls ...
... voice , as if it knew not how To check itself , exclaims , " The prince ! now - now ! " And on a milk - white courser , like the air , A glorious figure springs into the square ; Up , with a burst of thunder , goes the shout , And rolls ...
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Alcmena Amphitryon Ariosto beauty blood bold breath bride brother Cambus Charlemagne Chaucer Cloridan couplet cried dear death dreadful Dryden eyes face fair fancy fat friar Fawdon feast feel felt gentle grace half hall hand hath head hear heard heart heaven Hendon Hero and Leander horse Kilspindie king lady LEIGH HUNT light look look'd lord lov'd lovers Medoro never night noble noble Khan o'er Orlando Innamorato palfrey goes panther pass'd Paulo poem poet poetical poetry poor pride prince quoth Ravenna rhyme ride Robin Robin Hood rose round seem'd sigh Sir Grey Sir Guy Sir William sleep smile sorrow soul speak spoke steed stood sweet sword tears tell thee thing thou thought told took touch'd trees trumpets turn turn'd twas twixt verse versification vex'd voice Wallace wept wonder word wound young youth
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Side 225 - The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one ?" said Abou. " Nay, not so,
Side 225 - Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" The Vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord !
Side 40 - Till you, the best Vitruvius, come at length, Our beauties equal, but excel our strength. Firm Doric pillars found your solid base, The fair Corinthian crowns the higher space; Thus all below is strength, and all above is grace.
Side 48 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide: To lose good days, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow; To have thy prince's grace, yet want her peers...
Side 52 - Eternal HOPE ! when yonder spheres sublime Peal'd their first notes to sound the march of Time, Thy joyous youth began — but not to fade. — When all the sister planets have...
Side 270 - Or call up him that left half told « The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That own'd the virtuous ring and glass; And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Side 39 - Lost in the wood, and all on love intent : The day already half his race had run, > And summon'd him to due repast at noon, >But love could feel no hunger but his own.
Side 167 - The man went in. There was a cry, and hark . A table falls, the window is struck dark : Forth rush the breathless women ; and behind ' With curses comes the fiend in desperate mind. In vain : the sabres soon cut short the strife, And chop the shrieking wretch, and drink his bloody life. " Now light the light,
Side 328 - Such forces met not, nor so wide a camp, When Agrican, with all his northern powers, Besieged Albracca, as romances tell, The city...