Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 3W. Blackwood & Sons, 1818 |
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Page 33
... considered as the whale , but a careful perusal of those passages in which it is mention- ed , appears to us to lead to a different conclusion . Thus , in the 27th chap . of Isaiah , verse 1st , it is said , " In that day the Lord ...
... considered as the whale , but a careful perusal of those passages in which it is mention- ed , appears to us to lead to a different conclusion . Thus , in the 27th chap . of Isaiah , verse 1st , it is said , " In that day the Lord ...
Page 35
... considered as synonimous with the great Sea Serpent , which , according to some accounts recently received from America , is also reported to have been observed on shore , or otherwise , it is not at present easy to determine ...
... considered as synonimous with the great Sea Serpent , which , according to some accounts recently received from America , is also reported to have been observed on shore , or otherwise , it is not at present easy to determine ...
Page 39
... considered to be about seventy feet . The form of the curve , when it turned in the water , resembled a staple ; the head seemed to approach towards the body for some feet , then the head and tail appeared moving rapidly in opposite ...
... considered to be about seventy feet . The form of the curve , when it turned in the water , resembled a staple ; the head seemed to approach towards the body for some feet , then the head and tail appeared moving rapidly in opposite ...
Page 45
... considered by the hunters as re- markably swift . The chief now com- manded the party to remain station- ary , and led Colter out on the prairie three or four hundred yards , and re- leased him , bidding him to save him- self if he ...
... considered by the hunters as re- markably swift . The chief now com- manded the party to remain station- ary , and led Colter out on the prairie three or four hundred yards , and re- leased him , bidding him to save him- self if he ...
Page 48
... considered as the finest butt in the world . " When the party broke up , Agenor came near Phrosine , and said , for the plea- sure of speaking to her , How long does the festival of Cybele continue ? ' Any ques- tion will serve to ...
... considered as the finest butt in the world . " When the party broke up , Agenor came near Phrosine , and said , for the plea- sure of speaking to her , How long does the festival of Cybele continue ? ' Any ques- tion will serve to ...
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Page 393 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 459 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Page 224 - The armaments which thunder-strike the walls Of rock-built cities, bidding nations quake And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war ; These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar.
Page 328 - Signs of remorse and passion, to behold The fellows of his crime, the followers rather (Far other once beheld in bliss), condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain...
Page 33 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Page 506 - Its loveliness increases ; it will never Pass into nothingness ; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth...
Page 224 - And I have loved thee, Ocean! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne, like thy bubbles, onward: from a boy I wantoned with thy breakers - they to me Were a delight; and if the freshening sea Made them a terror - 'twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane - as I do here.
Page 389 - In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 221 - The moon is up, and yet it is not night — Sunset divides the sky with her — a sea Of glory streams along the Alpine height Of blue Friuli's mountains ; Heaven is free From clouds, but of all colours seems to be Melted to one vast Iris of the West, Where the Day joins the past Eternity ; While, on the other hand, meek Dian's crest Floats through the azure air — an island of the blest ! XXVIII.
Page 223 - Oh Rome ! my country ! city of the soul ! The orphans of the heart must turn to thee, Lone mother of dead empires ! and control In their shut breasts their petty misery.