Periodical Criticism, Volume 2Cadell, 1835 |
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... passed through from side to side , and he fell like a dead man . Don Florestan drove Carduel , saddle and man , under the horse's feet ; these three being the bravest of that battalion that had come forwards to combat the Knights of the ...
... passed through from side to side , and he fell like a dead man . Don Florestan drove Carduel , saddle and man , under the horse's feet ; these three being the bravest of that battalion that had come forwards to combat the Knights of the ...
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... passed from him , so that he could not take vengeance , and he retired to his home , to dwell there in solitude , and lament over his disho- nour . And he took no pleasure in his food , neither could he sleep by night , nor would he ...
... passed from him , so that he could not take vengeance , and he retired to his home , to dwell there in solitude , and lament over his disho- nour . And he took no pleasure in his food , neither could he sleep by night , nor would he ...
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... passing before Zamora , Alfonso , the remaining brother of the deceased Sancho , received the news of his murder ; and resolved immediately to quit Toledo , where he was the guest of the Moorish monarch , Alimaymon , in order to take ...
... passing before Zamora , Alfonso , the remaining brother of the deceased Sancho , received the news of his murder ; and resolved immediately to quit Toledo , where he was the guest of the Moorish monarch , Alimaymon , in order to take ...
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... passing through Burgos , no one dared to receive him into his house , the King having given strict command to the contrary ; and such sor- row had the Christian people at obeying these severe injunctions , that they durst not look upon ...
... passing through Burgos , no one dared to receive him into his house , the King having given strict command to the contrary ; and such sor- row had the Christian people at obeying these severe injunctions , that they durst not look upon ...
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... passed nearly three years of Bunyan's life . He attained at length a more tranquil state of spirit from the practice which he finally adopted , of read- ing over his Bible with the utmost care and atten- tion , observing how the ...
... passed nearly three years of Bunyan's life . He attained at length a more tranquil state of spirit from the practice which he finally adopted , of read- ing over his Bible with the utmost care and atten- tion , observing how the ...
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Page 115 - He that is down needs fear no fall; He that is low, no pride. He that is humble, ever shall Have God to be his guide.
Page 271 - This opinion, which perhaps prevails as far as human nature is diffused, could become universal only by its truth: those that never heard of one another would not have agreed in a tale which nothing but experience can make credible. That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence; and some who deny it with their tongues confess it by their fears.
Page 274 - A thousand fantasies Begin to throng into my memory, Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire, And airy tongues, that syllable men's names On sands, and shores, and desert wildernesses.
Page 321 - Some say no evil thing that walks by night, In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost, That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin or swart faery of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.
Page 115 - Wouldst thou divert thyself from melancholy? Wouldst thou be pleasant, yet be far from folly? Wouldst thou read riddles, and their explanation, Or else be drowned in thy contemplation? Dost thou love picking meat? Or wouldst thou see A man i' th' clouds and hear him speak to thee?
Page 275 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: An image was before mine eyes, There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Page 81 - Just when he was come over against the mouth of the burning pit, one of the wicked ones got behind him, and stepped up softly to him, and whisperingly suggested many grievous blasphemies to him, which he verily thought had proceeded from his own mind.
Page 275 - The other Shape — If shape it might be called that shape had none Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; Or substance might be called that shadow seemed, For each seemed either — black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on.
Page 171 - I have almost forgot the taste of fears : The time has been, my senses would have cool'd To hear a night-shriek ; and my fell of hair Would at a dismal treatise rouse and stir As life were in't : I have supp'd full with horrors ; Direness, familiar to my slaughterous thoughts, Cannot once start me.
Page 258 - I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.