 | 1844 - 276 sider
...home. After a safe passage, they reached Dartmouth on the 29th of September. DESCRIPTION OP A FOLIO. THAT weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The ctose-prest haves, unclosed for many an age, The drill ted edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 sider
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the drcse ; For these the manners, nay the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-pro ss'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1845 - 900 sider
...crowd. First let us view the form, the size, the dress; For these the manners, nay, the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o-erlaid, Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-pressed leaves, unclosed for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-filled page ; On the... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 850 sider
...aside, with the implied censure of " psha," or " frivolous ;" but the greater and bulkier part of tho Scott coot o'erlaid, Those ample clasps of solid metal made, The close-press'd leaves unoped ior many an... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 712 sider
...indeed, of belles lettres, poems, plays, or memoirs, he tossed indignantly aside, withthe implied censure of "psha," or "frivolous; but the greater and bulkier...prelate, a divine of the old and deeply-learned cast, nad loaded his shelves with volumes which displayed the antique and venerable attributes so happily... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1846 - 376 sider
...crowd. First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ; For these the manners, nay the mind express ; That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ;...made ; The close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the broad back the stubborn ridges roll'd... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1847 - 618 sider
...First, let us view the form, the size, the dress ; '4 For these the manners, nay the mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal mode ; The close-press'd leaves, unclosed for many an age ; The dull red edging of the wcll-fill'd... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 704 sider
...цтешег and bulkier part of the collection bore a very difieren! character. The deceased'prelate, a divine of the old and deeply-learned cast, had loaded...displayed the antique and venerable attributes so happify described by a •modern poet : That weight of wood, with Irnihem root o'crlaid, Thusu ample... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 sider
...crowd. First let us view the form, the size, the dress : For these the manners, nay the mind express : That weight of wood, with leathern coat o'erlaid ; Those ample clasps, of solid metal made ; The close-prest leaves, unclosed for many an ago ; The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page ; On the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 532 sider
...of belles lettres, poems, plays, or memoirs, be tossed indignantly aside, with the implied censure of " psha," or " frivolous ;" but the greater and...modern poet : That weight of wood, with leathern coat oVrlaid, Those ample clasps of solid metal made, The close-pressed leaves unoped tor many an age, The... | |
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The close-press'd leaves unoped for many an age, The dull red edging of the well-fill'd page, On the broad back the stubborn ridges roll'd, Where yet the title stands in tarnish'd gold. 
