Thirty illustrations of Childe Harold. (Art-union of Lond.).1855 |
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... wealth was theirs ' The pregnant quarry ' ' While nought remained ' The pasteboard triumph ' ' As in those domes ' ' Where the black Swiss ' ' No product here ' ⚫ With patient angle ' ' Or seeks the den ' W. E. FROST , A.R.A. R. ...
... wealth was theirs ' The pregnant quarry ' ' While nought remained ' The pasteboard triumph ' ' As in those domes ' ' Where the black Swiss ' ' No product here ' ⚫ With patient angle ' ' Or seeks the den ' W. E. FROST , A.R.A. R. ...
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... wealth and splendour crown'd ; Ye fields , where summer spreads profusion round ; Ye lakes , whose vessels catch the busy gale ; Ye bending swains , that dress the flowery vale ; For me your tributary stores combine : Creation's heir ...
... wealth and splendour crown'd ; Ye fields , where summer spreads profusion round ; Ye lakes , whose vessels catch the busy gale ; Ye bending swains , that dress the flowery vale ; For me your tributary stores combine : Creation's heir ...
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... Wealth , commerce , 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 ...
... Wealth , commerce , 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 ...
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... wealth was theirs , nor far remov'd the date When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the palace learnt to rise , Again the long - fallen column sought the skies ; The canvass glow'd , beyond e'en Nature warm ...
... wealth was theirs , nor far remov'd the date When commerce proudly flourish'd through the state ; At her command the palace learnt to rise , Again the long - fallen column sought the skies ; The canvass glow'd , beyond e'en Nature warm ...
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... wealth imparts Convenience , plenty , elegance , and arts ; But view them closer , craft and fraud appear , E'en liberty itself is barter'd here . At gold's superior charms all freedom flies , The needy sell it , and the rich man buys ...
... wealth imparts Convenience , plenty , elegance , and arts ; But view them closer , craft and fraud appear , E'en liberty itself is barter'd here . At gold's superior charms all freedom flies , The needy sell it , and the rich man buys ...
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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...