The Poetry of Life, Volume 1Saunders and Otley, 1835 |
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Page 17
... shadows and illusions , and builds up imagi- nation on the ruins of wisdom . That there is a wisdom against which poetry wars , the wisdom of the senses , which makes physical comfort and gratification the supreme good , and wealth the ...
... shadows and illusions , and builds up imagi- nation on the ruins of wisdom . That there is a wisdom against which poetry wars , the wisdom of the senses , which makes physical comfort and gratification the supreme good , and wealth the ...
Page 31
... - now and then a white cloud sails along the field of azure , its misty form marked out in momentary darkness on the sea below , like the passing shadow of an angel's wings ; while far , far in the distance , POETICAL SUBJECTS . 31.
... - now and then a white cloud sails along the field of azure , its misty form marked out in momentary darkness on the sea below , like the passing shadow of an angel's wings ; while far , far in the distance , POETICAL SUBJECTS . 31.
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... shadows here and there upon the silvery and unsullied bosom of the sheeted earth . He sees the solitary robin perched upon the leafless thorn , and hears its winter song of melancholy sweetness - that plaintive touching strain to which ...
... shadows here and there upon the silvery and unsullied bosom of the sheeted earth . He sees the solitary robin perched upon the leafless thorn , and hears its winter song of melancholy sweetness - that plaintive touching strain to which ...
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... shadows of the trees that grew around his father's dwelling , he feels the calm of that peaceful hour mingling with the thou- sand associations that combine to form his most vivid and poetical idea of sunset . In a In this manner we not ...
... shadows of the trees that grew around his father's dwelling , he feels the calm of that peaceful hour mingling with the thou- sand associations that combine to form his most vivid and poetical idea of sunset . In a In this manner we not ...
Page 90
... shadow , and the tremendous power of resistance bodied forth in its gnarled and twisted boughs ; but above all other considerations connected with it , we are affected almost with reverence by the lapse of time required to bring those ...
... shadow , and the tremendous power of resistance bodied forth in its gnarled and twisted boughs ; but above all other considerations connected with it , we are affected almost with reverence by the lapse of time required to bring those ...
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