Solitude:, Volume 1Vernor & Hood, 1804 - 330 pages |
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... poffefs the joys he thinks he fees , Lay his old age upon the lap of ease , 66 " Improve the remnant of his wafted span , " And , having liv'd a trifler , die a man , ' IT is under the peaceful fhades of Solitude that the mind ...
... poffefs the joys he thinks he fees , Lay his old age upon the lap of ease , 66 " Improve the remnant of his wafted span , " And , having liv'd a trifler , die a man , ' IT is under the peaceful fhades of Solitude that the mind ...
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... poffefs more va- lour , courage , firmness , and knowledge ? Where do the arts and fciences fhine with greater fplen- dor , or with more useful effect ? But do not de- ceive yourselves by a belief that you will acquire the character of ...
... poffefs more va- lour , courage , firmness , and knowledge ? Where do the arts and fciences fhine with greater fplen- dor , or with more useful effect ? But do not de- ceive yourselves by a belief that you will acquire the character of ...
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... poffefs'd , in fpite of fate , are mine . " If , " fays PETRARCH , " you feel any incli-- " nation to serve God , in which confifts the & C highest felicities of our nature ; if you are dif- " posed to elevate the mind by the study of ...
... poffefs'd , in fpite of fate , are mine . " If , " fays PETRARCH , " you feel any incli-- " nation to serve God , in which confifts the & C highest felicities of our nature ; if you are dif- " posed to elevate the mind by the study of ...
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... poffefs the faculties of a great man . " THE rich and luxurious may claim an exclu- five right to those pleasures which are capable of being purchafed by pelf , in which the mind has no enjoyment , and which only afford a tempo- rary ...
... poffefs the faculties of a great man . " THE rich and luxurious may claim an exclu- five right to those pleasures which are capable of being purchafed by pelf , in which the mind has no enjoyment , and which only afford a tempo- rary ...
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... mind ; but he muft poffefs the comprehenfive ge- nius of a Bacon ; think with the acuteness of Vol- taire ; compofe with the ease and elegance of Rouffeau ; D 4 Rouffeau ; and , like them , produce master - UPON THE MIND . 55.
... mind ; but he muft poffefs the comprehenfive ge- nius of a Bacon ; think with the acuteness of Vol- taire ; compofe with the ease and elegance of Rouffeau ; D 4 Rouffeau ; and , like them , produce master - UPON THE MIND . 55.
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acquired afford againſt almoſt amidſt Avignon baniſh beauties becauſe bofom cauſe celebrated character charms Cicero defire delight diffipation difpofition diſcover eaſe elegant Engliſh enjoy enjoyment exift fafe faid fame fays feel feems felicity fenfe fenfibility fentiments fhades fhall fhort filent firſt fituation fociety foft folitary fome foon forrow foul frequently friends friendſhip ftill ftudies fublime fuch fuffer fuperior fure furrounded greateſt greatneſs happineſs happy heart higheſt himſelf houſe human increaſe infpires itſelf lefs leifure live mankind ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary noble obfervation object occafionally Octavo ourſelves paffed paffion perfon Petrarch philofopher pleafing pleaſe pleaſures Plutarch poffefs prefent purſued purſuit racters raiſe reaſon refidence refined render repoſe retirement rural Samnites ſcene ſeek ſhe ſhould Solitude ſpirit ſtate ſtudy ſubject ſuch Swifferland taſte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tranquillity underſtanding uſeful vifit virtue virtuous whofe whoſe youth Zimmerman
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Page 157 - HAPPY the man whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground ; Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire ; Whose trees in Summer yield him shade, In Winter fire.
Page 274 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge, And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deafening clamour in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes...
Page 158 - Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire; Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter, fire. Blest, who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years, slide soft away In health of body; peace of mind; Quiet by day ; Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most does please With meditation.
Page 19 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp ; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn ; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
Page 252 - The world recedes; it disappears! Heaven opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O Grave! where is thy victory? O Death! where is thy sting?
Page 263 - Know ye not then, said Satan fill'd with scorn, Know ye not me ? ye knew me once no mate For you, there sitting where ye durst not soar; Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, The lowest of your throng; or if ye know, Why ask ye, and superfluous begin Your message, like to end as much in vain ? To whom thus Zephon, answering scorn with scorn.
Page 29 - The spleen is seldom felt where Flora reigns ; The low'ring eye, the petulance, the frown, And sullen sadness, that o'ershade, distort, And mar the face of beauty, when no cause For such immeasurable woe appears, These Flora banishes, and gives the fair Sweet smiles, and bloom less transient than her own.
Page 252 - The Dying Christian to his Soul: Ode Vital spark of heav'nly flame! Quit, oh quit this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying. Oh the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark! they whisper; Angels say. Sister spirit, come away.
Page 290 - Pursuing and pursued, each other's prey ; As wolves for rapine, as the fox for wiles, Till Death, that mighty hunter, earths them all. Why all this toil for triumphs of an hour ? What though we wade in wealth, or soar in fame ? Earth's highest station ends in, ' Here he lies ;' And ' dust to dust
Page 113 - Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence., and a dread repose: Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.