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Page 13
But the error was often nobly redeemed by the outbreak of a noble mind , by
touches of the finest feeling ; flashes of sunshine through the gloom ; vistas of the
rosiest beauty , through a mental wilderness that seemed to have been bared
and ...
But the error was often nobly redeemed by the outbreak of a noble mind , by
touches of the finest feeling ; flashes of sunshine through the gloom ; vistas of the
rosiest beauty , through a mental wilderness that seemed to have been bared
and ...
Page 15
I feel the more privileged to speak favourably of the following Selection , from the
limited part which I have borne in it ; a considerable portion of the materials
having been collected before the work came into my hands . The volume was ...
I feel the more privileged to speak favourably of the following Selection , from the
limited part which I have borne in it ; a considerable portion of the materials
having been collected before the work came into my hands . The volume was ...
Page 45
Here feel we but the penalty of Adam , The seasons ' difference ; as the icy fang ,
And churlish chiding of the winter ' s wind ; Which when it bites and blows upon
my body , Even till I shrink with cold , I smile , and say , This is no flattery : these ...
Here feel we but the penalty of Adam , The seasons ' difference ; as the icy fang ,
And churlish chiding of the winter ' s wind ; Which when it bites and blows upon
my body , Even till I shrink with cold , I smile , and say , This is no flattery : these ...
Page 53
... But far beyond my depth : my high blown pride At length broke under me ; and
now has left me , Weary and old with service , to the mercy Of a rude stream , that
must for ever hide me . Vain pomp and glory of this world , I hate yo ; I feel my ...
... But far beyond my depth : my high blown pride At length broke under me ; and
now has left me , Weary and old with service , to the mercy Of a rude stream , that
must for ever hide me . Vain pomp and glory of this world , I hate yo ; I feel my ...
Page 57
... Daily in the common prison else enjoined me ; Where I , a prisoner chained ,
scarce freely draw The air imprisoned also , close and damp , Unwholesome
draught : but here I feel amends , With day - spring born ; here leave me to
respire .
... Daily in the common prison else enjoined me ; Where I , a prisoner chained ,
scarce freely draw The air imprisoned also , close and damp , Unwholesome
draught : but here I feel amends , With day - spring born ; here leave me to
respire .
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| Title | The Beauties of the British Poets, with a Few Introductory Observations |
| Author | George Croly |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1857 |
| Length | 395 pages |
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