The Analectic Magazine ...: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography, Analytical Abstracts of New Publications, Translations from French Journals, and Selections from the Most Esteemed British Reviews : V. 1-14, 1813-19 : New Ser., V. 1-2, 1820, Volume 3M. Thomas, 1814 |
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... seemed the only way to obtain it . The mediocrity of his beginning saved him from a premature trial of his strength . He cultivated philosophy , not as the deco- ration , but as the constituent of greatness - as the end and not the ...
... seemed the only way to obtain it . The mediocrity of his beginning saved him from a premature trial of his strength . He cultivated philosophy , not as the deco- ration , but as the constituent of greatness - as the end and not the ...
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... . A certain vehemence , almost irresistible , belonged to both ; though the one seemed to have become irresistible by his bulk , the other by his velocity . The eloquence of either might be compared to a river 8 SELECT REVIEWS .
... . A certain vehemence , almost irresistible , belonged to both ; though the one seemed to have become irresistible by his bulk , the other by his velocity . The eloquence of either might be compared to a river 8 SELECT REVIEWS .
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... seemed by nature designed . . Mr. Burke's acquaintance with the inspired writings , and the works of the great theologians , supplied him with many lofty themes , and opened as it were a vista in his imagination , which disclosed the ...
... seemed by nature designed . . Mr. Burke's acquaintance with the inspired writings , and the works of the great theologians , supplied him with many lofty themes , and opened as it were a vista in his imagination , which disclosed the ...
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... seemed to catch no sympathy or joy from the picture he was involuntarily tracing : we have here , too , the fullest credit given to the great statesman for the harmonious consistency of his political life . His crime consisted in his ...
... seemed to catch no sympathy or joy from the picture he was involuntarily tracing : we have here , too , the fullest credit given to the great statesman for the harmonious consistency of his political life . His crime consisted in his ...
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... seemed to him an unprincipled forbear- ance in those , for the right use of whose abilities their country so imperiously called . Much less could he endure the studied eulogies pronounced by Mr. Fox and his adherents on what seemed to ...
... seemed to him an unprincipled forbear- ance in those , for the right use of whose abilities their country so imperiously called . Much less could he endure the studied eulogies pronounced by Mr. Fox and his adherents on what seemed to ...
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Page 244 - O pale, pale now, those rosy lips, I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance That dwelt on me sae kindly : And mouldering now in silent dust That heart that lo'ed me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core Shall live my Highland Mary.
Page 243 - O' my sweet Highland Mary. How sweetly bloom'd the gay green birk , How rich the hawthorn's blossom , As underneath their fragrant shade I clasp'd her to my bosom ! The golden hours, on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my dearie; For dear to me , as light and life , Was my sweet Highland Mary. Wi' monie a vow , and lock'd embrace , Our parting was fu' tender; And , pledging aft to meet again , We tore oursels asunder; But oh!
Page 358 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 346 - To BLOSSOMS FAIR pledges of a fruitful tree. Why do ye fall so fast? Your date is not so past, But you may stay yet here awhile To blush and gently smile, And go at last.
Page 358 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that were in the camp trembled.
Page 4 - Artaxerxes' throne; To sage Philosophy next lend thine ear, From heaven descended to the low-roofed house Of Socrates, see there his tenement, Whom well inspired the oracle pronounced Wisest of men; from whose mouth issued forth Mellifluous streams that watered all the schools Of Academics old and new, with those Surnamed Peripatetics, and the sect Epicurean, and the Stoic severe...
Page 254 - Gul in her bloom; Where the citron and olive are fairest of fruit, And the voice of the nightingale never is mute; Where the tints of the earth, and the hues of the sky, In...
Page 466 - THE poesy of this young lord belongs to the class which neither gods nor men are said to permit. Indeed, we do not recollect to have seen a quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His «cffusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get (above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant 'water.
Page 336 - Who hath not proved how feebly words essay To fix one spark of Beauty's heavenly ray ? Who doth not feel, until his failing sight Faints into dimness with its own delight, His changing cheek, his sinking heart confess The might — the majesty of Loveliness...
Page 356 - I saw her in my dream, adorn'd With what all Earth or Heaven could bestow To make her amiable : on she came , Led by her Heav'nly Maker , though unseen , And guided by his voice; nor uninform'd Of nuptial sanctity , and marriage rites : Grace was in all her steps, Heav'n in her eye, In every gesture dignity and love.