Nugae Literariae: Prose and VerseHamilton, 1841 - 585 pages |
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... to arms or melted them to tears , and by the celestial powers was the behest enforced or the vow adjured . The oaths of the Mehercle order were not the only ones ; but invocations of the most solemn ON THE ISIAC MYSTERIES . 3.
... to arms or melted them to tears , and by the celestial powers was the behest enforced or the vow adjured . The oaths of the Mehercle order were not the only ones ; but invocations of the most solemn ON THE ISIAC MYSTERIES . 3.
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... solemn and even terrific kinds abound in their writings , giving their apostrophes an irresistible force and sway . — The Epic borrowed largely from these ideal beings . The machines , to take the phrase of Bossuet , are celestial ...
... solemn and even terrific kinds abound in their writings , giving their apostrophes an irresistible force and sway . — The Epic borrowed largely from these ideal beings . The machines , to take the phrase of Bossuet , are celestial ...
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... solemn debate . One while they separate as stars , the next mingle as constellations . On the lofty throne of that exalted state sits the Sire of gods and men . The cloud - compelling Jupiter , his eagle Perknos couching at his feet ...
... solemn debate . One while they separate as stars , the next mingle as constellations . On the lofty throne of that exalted state sits the Sire of gods and men . The cloud - compelling Jupiter , his eagle Perknos couching at his feet ...
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... solemnly opened with sacrifice , and certain books of cypher are placed before him and explained . Then , attended by a religious guard , he is led to the baths . Being placed in one , the high priest bedews him with the holy water and ...
... solemnly opened with sacrifice , and certain books of cypher are placed before him and explained . Then , attended by a religious guard , he is led to the baths . Being placed in one , the high priest bedews him with the holy water and ...
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... solemn our mien , With jest and with moral relieve we the scene . Let a garland fillet each votary's brow ! Iacchus companion of pomp and vow ! Thou hast taught us sweet music's note and time ! Unwearied hast marched to the sun - rising ...
... solemn our mien , With jest and with moral relieve we the scene . Let a garland fillet each votary's brow ! Iacchus companion of pomp and vow ! Thou hast taught us sweet music's note and time ! Unwearied hast marched to the sun - rising ...
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Æneid Æschylus affected amidst ancient Anglo-Saxon appears Aristophanes Aristotle asked Bacchus beauty boast brain called character Cicero common confess course Craniologists Craniology death divine earth Eleans Eleusis enquiry Euripides evil express Falstaff fame favour fear feel Games genius give Grecian Greece Greek head heart heaven Hercules Herodotus heroes honour human idea identity Iliad impression intellectual Julius Cæsar Jupiter king language Latin living look Macbeth means ment mind moral mysteries nations nature never noble Olympic once organs original Osiris Palæstra passion Pausanias peculiar perfect perhaps person Phidias philosophy Pindar Plato Plutarch poet principle probably prove quæ Roman sacred Saxon says scarcely scene seems sense sentiment Shakspeare signifies skull solemn song Sophocles soul sound speak species spirit strange supposed temple thee thing Thou thought Thucydides tion truth virtue word