Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, Том 5H. Colburn, 1829 |
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... indignities in the cause of freedom and humanity . But may I not unblamably join my voice to that of thou- sands , in every language of Europe , who VOL . II . b select one name unanimously from the English Peerage , and.
... indignities in the cause of freedom and humanity . But may I not unblamably join my voice to that of thou- sands , in every language of Europe , who VOL . II . b select one name unanimously from the English Peerage , and.
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... happier , away with it ! there are things that can ; and let us take them . What dost thou sigh at , Isaac ? NEWTON . At my ignorance , in some degree , of their writings . BARROW . At your ignorance of the ignorant ? No AND NEWTON . 5.
... happier , away with it ! there are things that can ; and let us take them . What dost thou sigh at , Isaac ? NEWTON . At my ignorance , in some degree , of their writings . BARROW . At your ignorance of the ignorant ? No AND NEWTON . 5.
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Walter Savage Landor. PELEUS AND THETIS . THETIS . O PELEUS ! O thou whom the Gods conferred on me for all my portion of happiness . . and it was ( I thought ) too great .. PELEUS . Goddess ! to me , to thy Peleus , O how far more than ...
Walter Savage Landor. PELEUS AND THETIS . THETIS . O PELEUS ! O thou whom the Gods conferred on me for all my portion of happiness . . and it was ( I thought ) too great .. PELEUS . Goddess ! to me , to thy Peleus , O how far more than ...
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... thou art flourishing in eternal youth , the desire of Gods . THETIS . I receive thy words , and bless them . Gods . may desire me : I have loved Peleus . Our union had many obstacles ; the envy of mortals , the jealousy of immortals ...
... thou art flourishing in eternal youth , the desire of Gods . THETIS . I receive thy words , and bless them . Gods . may desire me : I have loved Peleus . Our union had many obstacles ; the envy of mortals , the jealousy of immortals ...
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... thou art fallen ! thou art fallen thro my embrace ! Look up again ! look , and forgive me ! No : thy forgiveness I deserve not ... but did I deserve thy love .. Thy solitude , thy abase- ment , thy fall on the earth are from me ! The ...
... thou art fallen ! thou art fallen thro my embrace ! Look up again ! look , and forgive me ! No : thy forgiveness I deserve not ... but did I deserve thy love .. Thy solitude , thy abase- ment , thy fall on the earth are from me ! The ...
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admire altho arcons atheism Bacon BARROW beauty believe better blessing Caius Marius called CATHARINE christianity church Cicero COTTON creature DASHKOF dear divine doth doubt earth enemy England English EPICURUS equal eyes faith fancy father genius give glory GODIVA greater hand hath hear heard heart honour hope idle imagine Izaac juggler KAIDO king labour leave LEOFRIC LEONTION less live look Lord Majesty MARIUS master ment METELLUS MICHEL MIGUEL mind Mordaunt MOTHER never NEWTON NICOLAS Numantia OLDWAYS opinion Orithyia peace PELEUS PENN perhaps permitt PETERBOROUGH philosophers Plato pleasure poets priests prince privy counsellor rajah Rao-Gong-Fao reason reflexion religion Russia shew speak stil tell TERNISSA thee Theophrastus THETIS thing thou art thou hast thought thro truth virtue WALTON whole wilt wisdom wise wiser wish wonder words worse write ZAVELLAS
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