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... elegantly expressed in the Book of Wis- dom ) passeth away as the remembrance of a guest , that tarrieth but one day . There are rea- sons enough in the fourth chapter of the same book to make any young man contented with the prospect ...
... elegantly expressed in the Book of Wis- dom ) passeth away as the remembrance of a guest , that tarrieth but one day . There are rea- sons enough in the fourth chapter of the same book to make any young man contented with the prospect ...
Page 12
... . But we cannot but des- pise persons , so enthusiastically rapt up in admira- tion of the elegant formation of grubs , worms , and caterpillars , as , like the celebrated and voluminous Dr. 12 CHARACTERISTICAL PARTIALITIES .
... . But we cannot but des- pise persons , so enthusiastically rapt up in admira- tion of the elegant formation of grubs , worms , and caterpillars , as , like the celebrated and voluminous Dr. 12 CHARACTERISTICAL PARTIALITIES .
Page 14
... elegant , poetic drapery , floating by like one of the Graces , than when dressed in the " antique ruff and bonnet " of musty dull prose : his only study are the works of Homer , Virgil , Milton , Pope , and others of the Parnassian ...
... elegant , poetic drapery , floating by like one of the Graces , than when dressed in the " antique ruff and bonnet " of musty dull prose : his only study are the works of Homer , Virgil , Milton , Pope , and others of the Parnassian ...
Page 36
... elegant taste , the Augustus , in- deed , of Shiraz ; having adorned it with numerous beautiful public buildings , and being still celebrated in Persia for his munificence in rewarding merit of every kind . The epitaph is a very ...
... elegant taste , the Augustus , in- deed , of Shiraz ; having adorned it with numerous beautiful public buildings , and being still celebrated in Persia for his munificence in rewarding merit of every kind . The epitaph is a very ...
Page 43
... elegant an Ovidian tale might be formed ! A GATHERER . MOONLIGHT THOUGHTS . How oft , as I've roved by the moon's trembling light , When slumber'd all Nature around , Have I thought of those joys with a chasten'd delight , Which I felt ...
... elegant an Ovidian tale might be formed ! A GATHERER . MOONLIGHT THOUGHTS . How oft , as I've roved by the moon's trembling light , When slumber'd all Nature around , Have I thought of those joys with a chasten'd delight , Which I felt ...
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