The Cheltenham mail bag; or, Letters from Gloucestershire [in verse] ed. [really written?] by Peter Quince, the younger |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 22
עמוד 1
... LORD P ― F ― T . MY DEAR LORD , Ch - lle , near Cheltenham , Oct. 1819 . ALTHOUGH yesterday's post brought you word Of my spirits and health , yet , my ever dear Lord ! I'm sure will rejoice at my pledged re - assurance Of my keen ...
... LORD P ― F ― T . MY DEAR LORD , Ch - lle , near Cheltenham , Oct. 1819 . ALTHOUGH yesterday's post brought you word Of my spirits and health , yet , my ever dear Lord ! I'm sure will rejoice at my pledged re - assurance Of my keen ...
עמוד 2
... friend , my invalued , my high honoured friend , You know ABOUN HASSAN , did so condescend ---- Was so kind , so good natured - oh yes , on my word He came to us , just as you would , my dear Lord ! In his coach - rather shy that same ...
... friend , my invalued , my high honoured friend , You know ABOUN HASSAN , did so condescend ---- Was so kind , so good natured - oh yes , on my word He came to us , just as you would , my dear Lord ! In his coach - rather shy that same ...
עמוד 3
... dear Lord , to disparage The style of " son Excellence " HASSAN ABOUN , * The child of the sun - the eléve of the moon ! No , no , be it mine with the eloquent reed , † To me by just Providence wisely decreed , On this heart - pleasing ...
... dear Lord , to disparage The style of " son Excellence " HASSAN ABOUN , * The child of the sun - the eléve of the moon ! No , no , be it mine with the eloquent reed , † To me by just Providence wisely decreed , On this heart - pleasing ...
עמוד 7
... dear Lord ! - Whilst his satire was sharp as the gem - hilted sword That he wore in his girdle - short , polished and keen , That cut while it sparkled , in exquisite sheen . —Adieu , my dear Lord ! this is all that at present Has room ...
... dear Lord ! - Whilst his satire was sharp as the gem - hilted sword That he wore in his girdle - short , polished and keen , That cut while it sparkled , in exquisite sheen . —Adieu , my dear Lord ! this is all that at present Has room ...
עמוד 8
... dear Lord ! you are truly prophetic- And your judgment so fine , so discreet , so pathetic , Is verified now - but ' tis right to confess That my Muse in her ardor and joy to express The delight that my fête and my lion inspired , Has ...
... dear Lord ! you are truly prophetic- And your judgment so fine , so discreet , so pathetic , Is verified now - but ' tis right to confess That my Muse in her ardor and joy to express The delight that my fête and my lion inspired , Has ...
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
ACERBUS SKETCH Adieu April 23 bard beam beauty beauty's blest bloom blushing Boarding House bosom BOTTOM'S DREAM breath bright bright eyes brow C-BB-TT called charm Charon Cheltenham COMMODUS dear Lord delight divine DOLLY SKETCH dream dull e'er EARL OF P-F-T earth earthly entre nous exquisite eyes fair Falstaff fancy Fancy's fashion feeling flame flowers forget FR-NKS friendship genius gentle girl glow gold gout grace heart Heaven humour Jove kind King LALLA ROOKH LETTER lisping looks lover mind mirth MISS DOLLY MORPHEUS Muse nature ne'er never nought o'er OLD BOND STREET once peruke PETER QUINCE play Poems rapture rhyme round royalty's scene scorn SHAKESPERE shed shew shine sighs slumber smile song soul sparkling spirit spleen springs strain swear sweet tears thee There's thine thou thought thro true truth Twas vulgar Whilst young
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 57 - High on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East, with richest hand, Show'rs on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
עמוד 100 - This is a gift that I have, simple, simple; a foolish extravagant spirit, full of forms, figures, shapes, objects, ideas, apprehensions, motions, revolutions : these are begot in the ventricle of memory, nourished in the womb of pia mater, and delivered upon the mellowing of occasion : But the gilt is good in those in whom it is acute, and I am thankful for it.
עמוד 108 - The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report what my dream was.
עמוד 112 - Sunt geminae Somni portae; quarum altera fertur cornea, qua veris facilis datur exitus umbris, altera candenti perfecta nitens elephanto, 895 sed falsa ad caelum mittunt insomnia Manes.
עמוד 30 - twere vain to tell, But gaze on that of the Gazelle, It will assist thy fancy well, As large, as languishingly dark, But Soul beam'd forth in every spark...
עמוד 55 - Monarchies,'' it is laid down that " a Free monarchy is one in which the monarch is perfectly free to do as he pleases.
עמוד 52 - I have, not without a little envy, observed of late the style of some great ministers very much to exceed that of any other productions.
עמוד 94 - And as plump, aye as any Princess of the blood, Carved in stone, but a good imitation of wood ; — With her vest all in plaits — like some ancient costume Either Roman or Grecian, I fairly presume ; Tho...
עמוד 10 - Here let me careless and unthoughtful lying, Hear the soft winds above me flying With all their wanton boughs dispute, And the more tuneful birds to both replying, Nor be myself too mute.