Curiosities of Literature, כרך 2Frederick Warne & Company, 1866 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 100
עמוד 22
... spirit may present us with a Family Bible . In these attempts to recompose the Bible , the broad vulgar colloquial diction , which has been used by our theological writers , is less tolerable than the quaintness of Castalion and the ...
... spirit may present us with a Family Bible . In these attempts to recompose the Bible , the broad vulgar colloquial diction , which has been used by our theological writers , is less tolerable than the quaintness of Castalion and the ...
עמוד 40
... spirit of the Grecian muse , showed a singular proof of their enthu- siasm for this new poet , in a classical festivity which gave room for no little scandal in that day ; yet as it was produced by a carnival , it was probably a kind of ...
... spirit of the Grecian muse , showed a singular proof of their enthu- siasm for this new poet , in a classical festivity which gave room for no little scandal in that day ; yet as it was produced by a carnival , it was probably a kind of ...
עמוד 59
... spirits , and puny thinkers . To this patient habit , Newton is indebted for many of his great discoveries ; an apple falls upon him in his orchard , — and the system of attraction succeeds in his mind ! he ob- serves boys blowing soap ...
... spirits , and puny thinkers . To this patient habit , Newton is indebted for many of his great discoveries ; an apple falls upon him in his orchard , — and the system of attraction succeeds in his mind ! he ob- serves boys blowing soap ...
עמוד 61
... spirits must needs be a weakener to any constitution , especially in age , and many pauses are required for refreshment betwixt the heats . In writing the ninth scene of the second act of the Olimpiade , Metastasio found himself in ...
... spirits must needs be a weakener to any constitution , especially in age , and many pauses are required for refreshment betwixt the heats . In writing the ninth scene of the second act of the Olimpiade , Metastasio found himself in ...
עמוד 75
... spirit , agi- tated by the conflict of two terrific passions : implacable hatred attempting a resolute vengeance , while that ven- geance , though impotent , with dignified and silent horror , sinks into the last expression of despair ...
... spirit , agi- tated by the conflict of two terrific passions : implacable hatred attempting a resolute vengeance , while that ven- geance , though impotent , with dignified and silent horror , sinks into the last expression of despair ...
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
actors afterwards ambassador amusing anagram ancient anecdote appears Arabella Audley Bayle Ben Jonson Bishop Buckingham burlesque called cardinal Catholic character Charles Cicero comedy court critical curious custom delight diary discovered duke ECHO VERSES Elizabeth England English Epicurus father favour favourite feelings Felton France French genius Gerbier give hand Harlequin Henry holy honour Hudibras humour imagined invention Italian Italy James Jesuit king king's labours lady Lazzi learned letter literary lived Lord lord chamberlain Lord of Misrule majesty manuscript marriage master mind minister modern Molière nation nature never notice observed occasion original pantomime party passage passion perhaps persons philosopher poem poet political Pope preserved prince printed queen racter reign ridiculous Roman sador satire Saturnalia says scene secret seems Sir John songs Spain Spanish spirit taste theatre thou tion verse volume writer written
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 429 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
עמוד 443 - Western nations at the close of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth century.
עמוד 93 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
עמוד 98 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurled, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
עמוד 94 - The imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind...
עמוד 309 - I may scape, I will preserve myself: and am bethought To take the basest and most poorest shape, That ever penury, in contempt of man, Brought near to beast...
עמוד 103 - Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind; Like yon neglected shrub at random cast, That shades the steep, and sighs at every blast.
עמוד 94 - The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again...
עמוד 94 - Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race. Give ample room, and verge enough The characters of hell to trace.
עמוד 309 - ... which, when they came to a house, they did wind, and they put the drink given to them into this horn, whereto they put a stopple. Since the wars I do not remember to have seen any one of them.