The Poetical Works of Hannah MoreScott, Webster, & Geary, 1838 - 504 pages |
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Hannah More. B THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 299529B ASTOR , LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS 1944 L 14 1 GLASGOW : PRINTED BY GEORGE BROOKMAN . 364 4 CONTENTS . Page Memoir of the Author SACRED DRAMAS .
Hannah More. B THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 299529B ASTOR , LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS 1944 L 14 1 GLASGOW : PRINTED BY GEORGE BROOKMAN . 364 4 CONTENTS . Page Memoir of the Author SACRED DRAMAS .
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Hannah More. CONTENTS . Page Memoir of the Author SACRED DRAMAS . Introduction 3 Moses in the Bulrushes . 9 David and Goliath . Belshazzar Daniel Reflections of King Hezekiah in his sickness The Search after Happiness , a Pastoral Drama ...
Hannah More. CONTENTS . Page Memoir of the Author SACRED DRAMAS . Introduction 3 Moses in the Bulrushes . 9 David and Goliath . Belshazzar Daniel Reflections of King Hezekiah in his sickness The Search after Happiness , a Pastoral Drama ...
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... Sacred Dramas , with the poem of Sensibi , lity , appeared ; and these have since reached a nineteenth edition . The authoress " feared at one time that the word Shered in the title , was tying a millstone about the neck of Sensibility ...
... Sacred Dramas , with the poem of Sensibi , lity , appeared ; and these have since reached a nineteenth edition . The authoress " feared at one time that the word Shered in the title , was tying a millstone about the neck of Sensibility ...
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... Sacred History , and many other excellent books , some years subse- quently to this period conveyed the approving testimony of Sir A. Johnston , late chief justice of Ceylon , which was very gratifying to the authoress . ky ' His letter ...
... Sacred History , and many other excellent books , some years subse- quently to this period conveyed the approving testimony of Sir A. Johnston , late chief justice of Ceylon , which was very gratifying to the authoress . ky ' His letter ...
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Araspes arms art thou Attilia Babylon Barce behold Belshazzar Bertrand Birtha bless blest bliss blood breast bright Carthage Chaldea charm child Daniel dare death deeds delight Derry dost thou Doug Douglas dread E'en e'er Elwina Emmelina ev'ry Exit fair faith fame fate father fear feel fond friendship glory grace Guild GUILDFORD Hamilcar hand hear heart Heaven hero holy honour hope JOCHEBED Julia king Licinius Lictors live lord lov'd maid Manlius mercy mighty mind moral ne'er never night o'er Orlando passion peace Percy Pharnaces Philistia pleasure pow'r praise pride Publius Raby Raby castle Regulus Rivers Roman Rome sacred Saul sorrow soul spirit sweet tale taste tears tell tender thee thine thou hast thought Tim Jenkins trembling truth Twas twill virtue weep wretched youth
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Page 111 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Page 108 - The soul on earth is an immortal guest, Compelled to starve at an unreal feast : A spark, which upward tends by nature's force -. A stream, diverted from its parent source ; A drop, dissevered from the boundless sea ; A moment, parted from eternity ; A pilgrim, panting for the rest to come ; An exile, anxious for his native home.
Page 403 - Small slights, neglect, unmix'd perhaps with hate, Make up in number what they want in weight. These, and a thousand griefs minute as these, Corrode our comfort and destroy our ease.
Page 439 - No plan, no pattern, can we trace ; All wants proportion, truth, and grace ; The motley mixture we deride, Nor see the beauteous upper side. " But when we reach that world of light, And view those works of God aright, Then shall we see the whole design, And own the Workman is divine. " What now seem random strokes, will there All order and design appear ; Then shall we praise what here we spurned, For then the carpet shall be turned." " Thou'rt right," quoth Dick ; " no more I'll grumble That this...
Page 439 - My work is yet in bits : But still in every part it fits : Besides, you reason like a lout : Why, man, that carpet's inside out." Says John, " Thou say'st the thing I mean, And now I hope to cure thy spleen : This world, which clouds thy soul with doubt, Is but a carpet inside out. " As when we view these shreds and ends, We know not what the whole intends ; So, when on earth things look but odd, They're working still some scheme of God.
Page 230 - I'm welcome, Till my Elwina bless me with her smiles : She was not wont with lingering step to meet me, Or greet my coming with a cold embrace ; Now I extend my longing arms in vain, My child, my darling, does not come to fill them.
Page xiv - Miss Reynolds told the doctor of all our rapturous exclamations on the road. He shook his scientific head at Hannah, and said, " She was a silly thing." When our visit was ended he called for his hat, (as it rained) to attend us down a very long entry to our coach, and not Rasselas could have acquitted himself more en cavalier.
Page 128 - I sigh not for beauty, nor languish for wealth. But grant me, kind Providence, virtue and health ; Then, richer than kings and as happy as they, My days shall pass sweetly and swiftly away.
Page 145 - Honor is the religion of tragedy It is her moral and political law. Her dictates form its institutes. Fear and shame are the capital crimes in her code. Against these, all the eloquence of her most powerful pleaders, against these her penal statutes, pistol, sword, and poison, are in full force. Injured...
Page 486 - May my freed spirit too awake, With heavenly strength endued. Thou silent murderer, sloth, no more My mind imprison'd keep ; Nor let me waste another hour With thee, thou felon sleep.