Putnam's Magazine: Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art, and National Interests, כרך 4G. P. Putnam & Son., 1854 |
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American appeared army beautiful Belisarius Bella birds Brentford cadets Caliph called character Chihuahua Confucius Count d'Estaing course dark Dimes earth England English Europe eyes feet French give Greenland ground hand Haroun Al-Raschid head heard heart hope hour human hundred Iceland Israel ISRAEL POTTER king lady lake land leave less light Liszt living look marble ment miles mind morning mountains Mynus nations nature never night once party passed Paul political poor present race racter Raquette Lake river Russia sail savanna scene seemed seen ship side slavery soul spirit Squire Stedingk stood suppose Sweden thing thou thought thousand tion took traveller trees ture turned Vinland West Point whigs Whitehaven whole wind woods words Yoruba young
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 332 - Stuarts' throne; The bigots of the iron time Had called his harmless art a crime. A wandering harper, scorned and poor, He begged his bread from door to door, And tuned, to please a peasant's ear, The harp a king had loved to hear.
עמוד 379 - I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one's self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely ; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial.
עמוד 380 - I found in myself, and still find, an instinct toward a higher, or, as it is named, spiritual life, as do most men, and another toward a primitive rank and savage one, and I reverence them both. I love the wild not less than the good.
עמוד 92 - A combination and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man: This was your husband.
עמוד 379 - industrious," and appear to love labor for its own sake, or perhaps because it keeps them out of worse mischief; to such I have at present nothing to say. Those who would not know what to do with more leisure than they now enjoy, I might advise to work twice as hard as they do, — work till they pay for themselves, and get their free papers.
עמוד 452 - Here the free spirit of mankind at length, Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place A limit to the giant's unchained strength, Or curb his swiftness in the forward race...
עמוד 382 - I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.
עמוד 381 - ... a house is, and are actually though needlessly poor all their lives because they think that they must have such a one as their neighbors have. As if one were to wear any sort of coat which the tailor might cut out for him, or, gradually leaving off palmleaf...
עמוד 329 - And sometime make the drink to bear no barm ; Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm ? Those that Hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck, You do their work, and they shall have good luck : Are not you he ? Puck.
עמוד 94 - Want as much more to turn it to its use; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife.