Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, Volume 37G.R. Graham., 1850 |
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... sweet restorer , balmy sleep . " A joke which seems to be thus endorsed by the human race carries with it some ... sweets equally with Dr. Owen's " continent of mud , " is not without its be- In one of the most important matters ...
... sweet restorer , balmy sleep . " A joke which seems to be thus endorsed by the human race carries with it some ... sweets equally with Dr. Owen's " continent of mud , " is not without its be- In one of the most important matters ...
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... sweet , heart - thrilling raptures , rise Whene'er I pierce their depths with eager sight ! The profile pure and soft - the bright full face- The cupid mouth with rows of flashing pearls- The waist so dainty - step of gliding grace ...
... sweet , heart - thrilling raptures , rise Whene'er I pierce their depths with eager sight ! The profile pure and soft - the bright full face- The cupid mouth with rows of flashing pearls- The waist so dainty - step of gliding grace ...
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... sweet slumber of childhood , his body fatigued , his conscience clear , and his mind at ease , he was enjoying one of those refreshing rests that are only permitted to the young and contented- the sleep that manhood longs after but ...
... sweet slumber of childhood , his body fatigued , his conscience clear , and his mind at ease , he was enjoying one of those refreshing rests that are only permitted to the young and contented- the sleep that manhood longs after but ...
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... sweet illustration of the law of compensation . The air the child was singing , as she busied herself about the room , was a simple , native strain , quite fa- miliar and by no means difficult of execution ; it was the quality of the ...
... sweet illustration of the law of compensation . The air the child was singing , as she busied herself about the room , was a simple , native strain , quite fa- miliar and by no means difficult of execution ; it was the quality of the ...
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... sweet for being so . A storm sometimes brought not choose one from out our own tribes . " him forth at nightfall from the shelter of the neigh- " Brother Fields , I hope thou dost not mean to go boring swamp , venturing abroad at a time ...
... sweet for being so . A storm sometimes brought not choose one from out our own tribes . " him forth at nightfall from the shelter of the neigh- " Brother Fields , I hope thou dost not mean to go boring swamp , venturing abroad at a time ...
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Page 115 - Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore.
Page 194 - Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Page 115 - Two voices are there ; one is of the sea, One of the mountains ; each a mighty voice : In both from age to age thou didst rejoice, They were thy chosen music, Liberty ! There came a tyrant, and with holy glee Thou fought'st against him ; but hast vainly striven : Thou from thy Alpine holds at length art driven, Where not a torrent murmurs heard by thee. Of one deep bliss thine...
Page 114 - And hers shall be the breathing balm, And hers the silence and the calm Of mute insensate things.
Page 110 - ... of the meadows and the woods And mountains; and of all that we behold From this green earth; of all the mighty world Of eye and ear, both what they half create, And what perceive; well pleased to recognize In nature and the language of the sense, The anchor of my purest thoughts, the nurse, The guide, the guardian of my heart, and soul Of all my moral being.
Page 109 - That time is past, And all its aching joys are now no more, And all its dizzy raptures. Not for this Faint I, nor mourn nor murmur; other gifts Have followed; for such loss, I would believe, Abundant recompense.
Page 109 - Through a long absence, have not been to me As is a landscape to a blind man's eye: But oft, in lonely rooms, and 'mid the din Of towns and cities, I have owed to them In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart; And passing even into my purer mind, With tranquil restoration...
Page 109 - One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.
Page 114 - The wind, the tempest roaring high, The tumult of a tropic sky, Might well be dangerous food For him, a youth to whom was given So much of earth, so much of heaven, And such impetuous blood.
Page 4 - But as young men, when they knit and shape perfectly, do seldom grow to a further stature ; so knowledge, while it is in aphorisms and observations, it is in growth ; but when it once is comprehended in exact methods, it may perchance be further polished and illustrated, and accommodated for use and practice ; but it increaseth no more in bulk and substance.