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... been sepulchered in monster glaciers on its frozen frame , the soul of literature , rising from its printed words , as music soars above the ivory keys and quivering strings of instruments which gave it voice , will still survive .
... been sepulchered in monster glaciers on its frozen frame , the soul of literature , rising from its printed words , as music soars above the ivory keys and quivering strings of instruments which gave it voice , will still survive .
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... desiring him to give me some account of Mr. Swan's conversation , he told me that he generally talked in the Paranomasia , that he sometimes gave into the Ploce , but that in his humble opinion he shined most in the Antanaclasis .
... desiring him to give me some account of Mr. Swan's conversation , he told me that he generally talked in the Paranomasia , that he sometimes gave into the Ploce , but that in his humble opinion he shined most in the Antanaclasis .
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Methinks the Dæmons gave thee a wrong name , “ Prometheus , ” which means Providence , - because Thou dost thyself need providence to see Thy roll and ruin from the top of doom . Prometheus ( alone ) . O holy Æther , and swift - winged ...
Methinks the Dæmons gave thee a wrong name , “ Prometheus , ” which means Providence , - because Thou dost thyself need providence to see Thy roll and ruin from the top of doom . Prometheus ( alone ) . O holy Æther , and swift - winged ...
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Because I gave Honor to mortals , I have yoked my soul To this compelling fate . Because I stole The secret fount of fire , whose bubbles went Over the ferule's brim , and manward sent Art's mighty means and perfect rudiment , That sin ...
Because I gave Honor to mortals , I have yoked my soul To this compelling fate . Because I stole The secret fount of fire , whose bubbles went Over the ferule's brim , and manward sent Art's mighty means and perfect rudiment , That sin ...
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Tartarus , With its abysmal cloister of the Dark , Because I gave that counsel , covers up The antique Chronos and his siding hosts , And , by that counsel helped , the king of gods Hath recompensed me with these bitter pangs : For ...
Tartarus , With its abysmal cloister of the Dark , Because I gave that counsel , covers up The antique Chronos and his siding hosts , And , by that counsel helped , the king of gods Hath recompensed me with these bitter pangs : For ...
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| Title | The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Greatest Writers Volume 1 of The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Great Writers, John Lawson Stoddard |
| Author | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Compiled by | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Publisher | G.L. Shuman & Company, 1911 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
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