Curiosities of Literature, Band 4J. Murray, 1823 |
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... he fixed his famous pillars . The most ancient mode of writing was on bricks , tiles , and oyster - shells , and on tables of VOL . IV . B stone ; afterwards on plates of various materials , on Origin of the materials of writing.
... he fixed his famous pillars . The most ancient mode of writing was on bricks , tiles , and oyster - shells , and on tables of VOL . IV . B stone ; afterwards on plates of various materials , on Origin of the materials of writing.
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Isaac Disraeli. stone ; afterwards on plates of various materials , on ivory , on barks of trees , on leaves of trees * . Engraving memorable events on hard sub- stances , it has been prettily observed , was giving , as it were , speech ...
Isaac Disraeli. stone ; afterwards on plates of various materials , on ivory , on barks of trees , on leaves of trees * . Engraving memorable events on hard sub- stances , it has been prettily observed , was giving , as it were , speech ...
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... afterwards engraved on bronze : the laws of the Cretans were on bronze tables , the Romans etched their public records on brass . The speech of Claudius , engraved on plates of bronze , is yet preserved in the town - hall of Lyons , in ...
... afterwards engraved on bronze : the laws of the Cretans were on bronze tables , the Romans etched their public records on brass . The speech of Claudius , engraved on plates of bronze , is yet preserved in the town - hall of Lyons , in ...
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... afterwards each retired to his room to do what was wanted , and did not fail at noon to meet in the meadow . " Speaking of the end of this first day ( which was in September ) the same lady Oysille says , " Say where is the sun ? and ...
... afterwards each retired to his room to do what was wanted , and did not fail at noon to meet in the meadow . " Speaking of the end of this first day ( which was in September ) the same lady Oysille says , " Say where is the sun ? and ...
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... afterwards as a judge ; that he was an eloquent writer , and an excellent critic , and a wit , we have the authority of Dryden , who says , that till he was acquainted with that noble wit of Scotland , Sir George Mackenzie , he had not ...
... afterwards as a judge ; that he was an eloquent writer , and an excellent critic , and a wit , we have the authority of Dryden , who says , that till he was acquainted with that noble wit of Scotland , Sir George Mackenzie , he had not ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 144 - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
Seite 160 - Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood : To the which place a poor ^sequester'd stag, That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt...
Seite 137 - The imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind...
Seite 135 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
Seite 283 - My prime of youth is but a frost of cares; My feast of joy is but a dish of pain; My crop of corn is but a field of tares; And all my good is but vain hope of gain. The day is fled, and yet I saw no sun; And now I live, and now my life is done.
Seite 154 - ... human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior...
Seite 218 - I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.
Seite 146 - Comedy will (I think) by nobody be blamed, and much less of the high and excellent Tragedy, that openeth the greatest wounds, and showeth forth the ulcers that are covered with tissue...
Seite 149 - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
Seite 153 - Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind, Like yon neglected shrub at random cast, That shades the steep, and sighs at every blast.