Thirty illustrations of Childe Harold. (Art-union of Lond.).1855 |
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... honour , liberty , content . Yet these each other's power so strong contest , That either seems destructive of the rest . Where wealth and freedom reign , contentment fails ; And honour sinks where commerce long prevails . Hence every ...
... honour , liberty , content . Yet these each other's power so strong contest , That either seems destructive of the rest . Where wealth and freedom reign , contentment fails ; And honour sinks where commerce long prevails . Hence every ...
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... honour forms the social temper here . Honour , that praise which real merit gains , Or even imaginary worth obtains , Here passes current ; paid from hand to hand , It shifts , in splendid traffic , round the land : From courts , to ...
... honour forms the social temper here . Honour , that praise which real merit gains , Or even imaginary worth obtains , Here passes current ; paid from hand to hand , It shifts , in splendid traffic , round the land : From courts , to ...
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... honour fail to sway , Fictitious bonds , the bonds of wealth and law , Still gather strength , and force unwilling awe . Hence all obedience bows to these alone , And talent sinks , and merit weeps unknown ; Till time may come , when ...
... honour fail to sway , Fictitious bonds , the bonds of wealth and law , Still gather strength , and force unwilling awe . Hence all obedience bows to these alone , And talent sinks , and merit weeps unknown ; Till time may come , when ...
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... honour in its source , Gave wealth to sway the mind with double force . Have we not seen round Britain's peopled shore Her useful sons exchang'd for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers ...
... honour in its source , Gave wealth to sway the mind with double force . Have we not seen round Britain's peopled shore Her useful sons exchang'd for useless ore ? Seen all her triumphs but destruction haste , Like flaring tapers ...
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... honour due , Mirth , admit me of thy crew , To live with her , and live with thee , In unreproved pleasures free ; To hear the lark begin his flight , And singing startle the dull night , From his watch - tow'r in the skies , Till the ...
... honour due , Mirth , admit me of thy crew , To live with her , and live with thee , In unreproved pleasures free ; To hear the lark begin his flight , And singing startle the dull night , From his watch - tow'r in the skies , Till the ...
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ANSDELL ART-UNION OF LONDON beneath black Swiss blessings Blest boast bosom breast C. I. ST C. T. THOMPSON C. W. COPE charms cheer climes Creation's DALZIEL display'd DODGSON doth dwell E. H. CORBOULD E. H. WEHNERT E. M. WARD e'en eyes F. J. SMYTH F. W. HULME F. W. TOPHAM flies freedom GILBERT Goddess H. C. SELOUS H. O. SMITH hamlets hath heart Heav'n Hence hoard honour HUSKISSON IL PENSEROSO ILLUSTRATIONS DESIGNED EXPRESSLY Italy J. L. WILLIAMS JACKSON JAMES GODWIN kings L'ALLEGRO lov'd MEASOM Melancholy mind Mirth morn mountains Nature's night Nymph o'er OLIVER GOLDSMITH PENSEROSO Pleas'd pleasures pomp praise pride repose Rhine rise rocks round S. A. HART shore sighs sing skies smiling soul sweet TAYLER thee thine THIRTY ILLUSTRATIONS DESIGNED thou toil TRAVELLER tyrants W. J. LINTON W. L. LEITCH W. T. GREEN waves wealth winds wings XXII XXIII XXVI XXVII
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Page 1 - Where all the ruddy family around Laugh at the jests or pranks that never fail, Or sigh with pity at some mournful tale ; Or press the bashful stranger to his food, And learn the luxury of doing good.
Page 12 - But when contending chiefs blockade the throne, Contracting regal power to stretch their own, When I behold a factious band agree To call it freedom when themselves are free, Each wanton judge new penal statutes draw, Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law...