Curiosities of Literature, Band 4J. Murray, 1823 |
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... seems to be derived . At the British Museum we have recently received Babylonian tiles , or broken pots , which the people used , and made their contracts of business on . A custom mentioned in the scriptures . leaden leaves , which on ...
... seems to be derived . At the British Museum we have recently received Babylonian tiles , or broken pots , which the people used , and made their contracts of business on . A custom mentioned in the scriptures . leaden leaves , which on ...
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... seem to have taken the shoulder - bones of sheep , on which they carved remarkable events with a knife , and after tying them with a string they hung these chroni- cles up in their cabinets . The laws of the twelve tables which the Ro ...
... seem to have taken the shoulder - bones of sheep , on which they carved remarkable events with a knife , and after tying them with a string they hung these chroni- cles up in their cabinets . The laws of the twelve tables which the Ro ...
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... seems to have been the first who had a tragedy represented of his own invention , entitled Cleopatra - it was a servile imitation of the form of the Grecian tragedy ; but if this did not require the highest genius , it did the utmost ...
... seems to have been the first who had a tragedy represented of his own invention , entitled Cleopatra - it was a servile imitation of the form of the Grecian tragedy ; but if this did not require the highest genius , it did the utmost ...
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... seem to have been in as mad a condition as the poet's own mind . How now ye heavens ! grow you So proud , that you must needs put on curled locks , And clothe yourselves in perriwigs of fire ! In the raging Turk , or Bajazet the Second ...
... seem to have been in as mad a condition as the poet's own mind . How now ye heavens ! grow you So proud , that you must needs put on curled locks , And clothe yourselves in perriwigs of fire ! In the raging Turk , or Bajazet the Second ...
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... very wild and original appears in this singular exhibition ; where at times the actors seem to have been spectators , and the spectators were actors . THE MARRIAGE OF THE ARTS . As a literary curiosity THE EARLY DRAMA . 37.
... very wild and original appears in this singular exhibition ; where at times the actors seem to have been spectators , and the spectators were actors . THE MARRIAGE OF THE ARTS . As a literary curiosity THE EARLY DRAMA . 37.
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actors admirable Æneid afterwards ambassador amuse ancient anecdote appears AUDLEY Bard bassador beautiful called character Cicero composed court critical curious custom delight discovered Dryden Elizabeth Elkanah Settle emperor English expression Extempore Comedies eyes Faery Queen father feelings fond fortune France French genius give Gray Greek hand Harlequin Henry honour Hudibras humour imitation invented Italian Italian theatre Italy Jews king kissing kissing hands labour Lazzi learned letters literary live Livy lord lord chamberlain majesty manner Metastasio Milton mind modern never noticed observed occasion original painted Pantomime passage passion persons pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope preserved prince queen Rabbin reign ridiculous Roman satires says Scaramouch scene Sir John solitude songs Spanish sublime Swallow Song Tacitus taste Theatre Italien thing thou thought tion Usury Venetian verse Voltaire volume writer written young youth
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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.