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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abraham Lincoln ALEXANDER POPE amid Anne Bradstreet artist Barlow beautiful Bible Browning called century character Christian church critics dactyls death divine earth England English language English poetry epic Essay Evangeline expression faith father feelings genius gives Golden Legend Greek guage heart heaven hexameter honor hope human inspiration James Martineau King labor land Latin learned lines literature lives Longfellow Macaulay Macbeth Martineau masculine rhymes melody Milton mind moral nation nature never night noble nobler o'er Paradise Lost passion patriotism philosopher poem poet poet's poetic Pope Pope's praise Puritan race reason religion religious rhyme Robert Browning Samuel Johnson says seems sense Shakespeare sing Sordello sorrow soul speak spirit spondees stanza syllables teach Tennyson thee things thou thought tion true truth verse virtue voice Washington wisdom wonderful words write wrote
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 59 - THE skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crisped and sere, The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the lonesome October Of my most immemorial year ; It was hard by the dim lake of Auber, In the misty mid region of Weir: It was down by the dank tarn of Auber, In the ghoul-haunted woodland of Weir.
Seite 200 - And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor: And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted — nevermore...
Seite 207 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State ! Sail on, O UNION, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, . ' Is hanging breathless on thy fate...
Seite 29 - Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks...
Seite 208 - I SHOT an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow it in its flight. I breathed a song into the air, It fell to earth, 1 knew not where ; For who has sight so keen and strong.
Seite 8 - The Holy Supper is kept, indeed, In whatso we share with another's need; Not what we give, but what we share, ! For the gift without the giver is bare; Who gives himself with his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.
Seite 202 - In the world's broad field of battle. In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
Seite 210 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.
Seite 257 - If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it ; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it ; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. What I do about slavery and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union : and what I forbear, I forbear because I do not believe it would help to save the Union.
Seite 258 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive...