Woman: Or Ida of Athens, Volume 4Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - 290 pages |
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... Greek , and fre- quently interspersed with Arabic phra- ses , Turkish idioms , and corrupt Italian . And now , the sun declining towards the Athenian plains hastened to re- pose his glories in the gulph of Engia -the clouds which ...
... Greek , and fre- quently interspersed with Arabic phra- ses , Turkish idioms , and corrupt Italian . And now , the sun declining towards the Athenian plains hastened to re- pose his glories in the gulph of Engia -the clouds which ...
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... Greek convent , were the only vestiges of man , that diversi- fied a scene , wild and romantic be- yond description ; while a pilgrim , re- turning from Mecca , a wandering Santon , and a peasant , driving a mule laden with milk and ...
... Greek convent , were the only vestiges of man , that diversi- fied a scene , wild and romantic be- yond description ; while a pilgrim , re- turning from Mecca , a wandering Santon , and a peasant , driving a mule laden with milk and ...
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... Greeks , and the singular and marked figures of Kyra and Ste- phaniki closely circled , and presented a groupe eminently picturesque and interesting . The scene without , ( perceptible through the mouth of the cave ) , was chill , vast ...
... Greeks , and the singular and marked figures of Kyra and Ste- phaniki closely circled , and presented a groupe eminently picturesque and interesting . The scene without , ( perceptible through the mouth of the cave ) , was chill , vast ...
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... Greek bark , which Ida had ob- served tossed on the waves the night before ; had weathered out the storm , and lay undulating in a little creek , near the base of the promontory of Cy- nosura . any There is in water , a life and anima ...
... Greek bark , which Ida had ob- served tossed on the waves the night before ; had weathered out the storm , and lay undulating in a little creek , near the base of the promontory of Cy- nosura . any There is in water , a life and anima ...
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... Greek village , to obtain that repose so necessary to their ex- hausted frames . The next morning they weighed anchor for the port of Smyrna . The inconsequence of the volik enabled them to pass the fortress ( which commands the ...
... Greek village , to obtain that repose so necessary to their ex- hausted frames . The next morning they weighed anchor for the port of Smyrna . The inconsequence of the volik enabled them to pass the fortress ( which commands the ...
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admiration affections affliction amidst amulet amuse ANNA MARIA PORTER anxiety archon ardent arms athenian Athens awakened beauty beheld beloved bestow betrayed blended boards bosom breathed brothers caloyer character charm conduct confidence dervise diamond cross Edition Egaleos emotion endeavoured England esteem existence eyes faint fancy father feelings felicity felt foolscap 8vo gave gaze genius greek hand happiness hope human Hymettus Ida's imagination impa influence inspired interest Ismenus Janissary Jumeli knew Kyra letter Livadia lived Lord manner ment mind of Ida mingled misery monk nature object observed once opulence Osmyn Paramana passion Pentelicus person prejudice Price 11 pride racter repose returned ROBERT SOUTHEY rude scene sense sensibility sentiment sigh sion Smyrna society sought soul Stephaniki suffering talents taste tears tender THADDEUS of WARSAW thought timid tion trembling triumph Turkish virtue vols WALTER SCOTT wept woman wretched
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Page 290 - Mr. Montgomery displays a rich and romantic fancy, a tender heart, a copious and active command of imagery and language, and an irresistible influence over the feelings.
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Page 282 - Disdar-aga led to no unseemly consequence, marries his quondam mistress for good and all, and carries her to Russia " a country congenial by its climate to her delicate constitution and luxurious habits; and by its character, to her tender, sensitive and fanciful disposition !" iv. p. 286. Such is the story, which may be dismissed as merely foolish ; but the sentiments and language must not escape quite so easily. The latter is an inflated jargon, composed of terms picked up in all countries, and...
Page 123 - nocturnal " father that deep scar, which intersected his whole forehead in a slanting direction, and which I did not notice until I moved closer to him. Before I had had time to impart to the baron the name of the street...