The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 4F. and C. Rivington, 1815 |
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Page 69
... head of Charlemagne at her feet . We are now transported to Rome , whose inhabitants are busy in defending the city against the attack threatened by the united armies of Didier and Ezelin the duke of Salernum , who had married a younger ...
... head of Charlemagne at her feet . We are now transported to Rome , whose inhabitants are busy in defending the city against the attack threatened by the united armies of Didier and Ezelin the duke of Salernum , who had married a younger ...
Page 70
... head ; - One moment , hovering o'er the abyss , he stays , And rage impels , and fear his flight delays ; Then to its lowest depth the gulf divides , And drags him , struggling , down its fiery sides . XI . " On calcined rocks , where ...
... head ; - One moment , hovering o'er the abyss , he stays , And rage impels , and fear his flight delays ; Then to its lowest depth the gulf divides , And drags him , struggling , down its fiery sides . XI . " On calcined rocks , where ...
Page 76
... head , Rome's mighty walls in wide expanse were spread ; There , as the dawn first streaked the redd'ning skies , I loved to muse , and watch the day - star rise : Then on the sacred dome of Christ would gaze , When first it glittered ...
... head , Rome's mighty walls in wide expanse were spread ; There , as the dawn first streaked the redd'ning skies , I loved to muse , and watch the day - star rise : Then on the sacred dome of Christ would gaze , When first it glittered ...
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... head . Firm stands the shrine .. the raging whirlwind grows . The living God is there..and strikes his foes ! LIV . " With long reverberating crash below , Through the deep vaults the peals tremendous go : The shaken temple's vast ...
... head . Firm stands the shrine .. the raging whirlwind grows . The living God is there..and strikes his foes ! LIV . " With long reverberating crash below , Through the deep vaults the peals tremendous go : The shaken temple's vast ...
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... head . LXXIII . " Even from the sacred ramparts to the hills The sky that buckler's brilliant circle fills . In words of fire , upon the brazen plain , Shine CYRUS , CONSTANTINE , AND ... CHARLEMAGNE { * The gazing monarch , rapt in ...
... head . LXXIII . " Even from the sacred ramparts to the hills The sky that buckler's brilliant circle fills . In words of fire , upon the brazen plain , Shine CYRUS , CONSTANTINE , AND ... CHARLEMAGNE { * The gazing monarch , rapt in ...
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