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... less striking . They were written at an early age , and do not merit notice further than as evidence of a desire to effect what he was then unable to reach , but afterwards attained . In the latter part of the year succeeding the ...
... less striking . They were written at an early age , and do not merit notice further than as evidence of a desire to effect what he was then unable to reach , but afterwards attained . In the latter part of the year succeeding the ...
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... less of sorrow than of joy Alternate to my soul hath clung . But there are feelings long suppressed , Pure hallowed thoughts that cluster fast , And deeply on my mind impressed For Memory to forget the past . There is no heart but ...
... less of sorrow than of joy Alternate to my soul hath clung . But there are feelings long suppressed , Pure hallowed thoughts that cluster fast , And deeply on my mind impressed For Memory to forget the past . There is no heart but ...
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... less of the base depravity of human nature . His Muse , therefore , was pure and gentle ; her home was by the placid lake's unruffled breast , her steps in the unfrequented paths of unaspiring Peace ; and here , as she looked upon all ...
... less of the base depravity of human nature . His Muse , therefore , was pure and gentle ; her home was by the placid lake's unruffled breast , her steps in the unfrequented paths of unaspiring Peace ; and here , as she looked upon all ...
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... less a favorite than some of his contemporaries . The quick transi- tions and glittering pageantries of James , the reckless brilli- ancy of Lever , the fascinating pages of Bulwer and others , will have greater charms for this class of ...
... less a favorite than some of his contemporaries . The quick transi- tions and glittering pageantries of James , the reckless brilli- ancy of Lever , the fascinating pages of Bulwer and others , will have greater charms for this class of ...
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... less polished yet more natural appeals to our feelings . " We inva- riably , " says the Athenæum , " rise from his productions in better humour with the world - for he gives us a cheerful pic- ture of humanity , and paints good people ...
... less polished yet more natural appeals to our feelings . " We inva- riably , " says the Athenæum , " rise from his productions in better humour with the world - for he gives us a cheerful pic- ture of humanity , and paints good people ...
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Page 79 - But midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men, To hear, to see, to feel, and to possess, And roam along, the world's tired denizen, With none who bless us, none whom we can bless; Minions of splendour shrinking from distress!
Page 6 - State as a means of forming good or bad citizens, and miserable or happy men, this class of schools long afforded a notable example. Although any man who had proved his unfitness for any other occupation in life, was free, without examination or qualification, to open a school anywhere; although preparation for the functions he undertook, was required in the surgeon who assisted...
Page 102 - Upon her face there was the tint of grief, The settled shadow of an inward strife, And an unquiet drooping of the eye As if its lid were charged with unshed tears.
Page 6 - ... qualification, to open a school anywhere; although preparation for the functions he undertook was required in the surgeon who assisted to bring a boy into the world, or might one day assist, perhaps, to send him out of it; in the chemist, the attorney, the butcher, the baker, the candlestickmaker; the whole round of crafts and trades, the schoolmaster excepted...
Page 120 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils ; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted.
Page 4 - I walked down to Westminster Hall, and turned into it for half an hour, because my eyes were so dimmed with joy and pride, that they could not bear the street, and were not fit to be seen there.
Page 35 - All that this World is proud of. From their spheres The stars of human glory are cast down ; Perish the roses and the flowers of Kings, Princes, and Emperors, and the crowns and palms Of all the Mighty, withered and consumed ! Nor is power given to lowliest Innocence Long to protect her own.
Page 102 - Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child ! Ada! sole daughter of my house and heart? When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled, And then we parted, — not as now we part, But with a hope. — Awaking with a start, The waters heave around me; and on high The winds lift up their voices: I depart, Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by, When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye.
Page 133 - ... to hold, as it were, the mirror up to nature ; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time, his form and pressure.
Page 6 - ... from such a state of things, and to flourish in it ; these Yorkshire school-masters were the lowest and most rotten round in the whole ladder. Traders in the avarice, indifference, or imbecility of parents, and the helplessness of children...