Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 9W. Blackwood., 1821 - England |
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... labours for creation's lord , is seen be- side the gaudy butterfly , and foolish moth , the silly moth , that flutters round the flame , with many a turn and wheel , nor can perceive the danger un- til it is consumed ! Attracted by the ...
... labours for creation's lord , is seen be- side the gaudy butterfly , and foolish moth , the silly moth , that flutters round the flame , with many a turn and wheel , nor can perceive the danger un- til it is consumed ! Attracted by the ...
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... labour of his hands , dare think at all of such a despicable being ? Yet there are some who see with purer light , who see that men are equal in their nature and their rights ; that those who enjoy a brighter intellect or more liberal ...
... labour of his hands , dare think at all of such a despicable being ? Yet there are some who see with purer light , who see that men are equal in their nature and their rights ; that those who enjoy a brighter intellect or more liberal ...
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... labours crave To gild the borders of the grave . Death mocks thy care , and scorns thy rage ; He clips ambition's wing , and lays him low ; Gathers the spoils of age to age , Heaps up confused the wreck of friend and foe , And from amid ...
... labours crave To gild the borders of the grave . Death mocks thy care , and scorns thy rage ; He clips ambition's wing , and lays him low ; Gathers the spoils of age to age , Heaps up confused the wreck of friend and foe , And from amid ...
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... labours ; completed also the stipulated period of tuition under the direction of a mas- ter , and to have arrived at the com- mencement of a new course of study , in which , I conclude , you are prepa- red to support him , -I mean his ...
... labours ; completed also the stipulated period of tuition under the direction of a mas- ter , and to have arrived at the com- mencement of a new course of study , in which , I conclude , you are prepa- red to support him , -I mean his ...
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... labours of Michael Ange- lo , in the Sestine Chapel ; he must ac- tually behold the enchantments of the Vatican , and indeed , all that the Im- perial City contains of the divine Ra- phael , and especially that miracle of art , and last ...
... labours of Michael Ange- lo , in the Sestine Chapel ; he must ac- tually behold the enchantments of the Vatican , and indeed , all that the Im- perial City contains of the divine Ra- phael , and especially that miracle of art , and last ...
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Page 174 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
Page 474 - LIFE IN LONDON : or, the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Esq., and his Elegant Friend, Corinthian Tom.
Page 162 - HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people ! How is she become as a widow ! she that was great among the nations, And princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!
Page 163 - Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and Satyrs shall dance there.
Page 370 - Tis midnight : on the mountains brown The cold, round moon shines deeply down ; Blue roll the waters, blue the sky Spreads like an ocean hung on high, Bespangled with those isles of light, So wildly, spiritually bright ; Who ever gazed upon them shining And turn'd to earth without repining, Nor wish'd for wings to flee away, And mix with their eternal ray...
Page 142 - And from this constant light, so regular And so far seen, the House itself, by all Who dwelt within the limits of the vale, Both old and young, was named THE EVENING STAR.
Page 198 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
Page 79 - Establishment, and the means of exciting among its members a spirit of devotion, to which the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Church Union, in the diocese of St David's, adjudged a premium of £50 in December 1820 ; by Rev.
Page 369 - The Sun's rim dips; the stars rush out: At one stride comes the dark; With far-heard whisper, o'er the sea, Off shot the spectre-bark.
Page 271 - So that since the ever praiseworthy poesy is full of virtue-breeding delightfulness, and void of no gift that ought to be in the noble name of learning; since the blames laid against it are either false or feeble; since the cause why it is not esteemed in England is the fault of poet-apes, not poets; since, lastly, our tongue is most fit to...