The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers: With a Biographical Sketch, and Notes |
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Page 56
... fell to the lot of Mr. R to at- tempt it ; but very few , I imagine , have tried to turn it in the same direction . Like a young Frenchman whom I formerly knew in Paris , his motto has been , not comme je l'aime ! ' but comme elle m ...
... fell to the lot of Mr. R to at- tempt it ; but very few , I imagine , have tried to turn it in the same direction . Like a young Frenchman whom I formerly knew in Paris , his motto has been , not comme je l'aime ! ' but comme elle m ...
Page 57
... fell , as if in pen- sive greeting , on the famous Titian , lit up the cool tints of Watteau , and made the bust found in the sea near Pozzoli wear a creamy hue . When the old housekeeper left the room , and I glanced from the priceless ...
... fell , as if in pen- sive greeting , on the famous Titian , lit up the cool tints of Watteau , and made the bust found in the sea near Pozzoli wear a creamy hue . When the old housekeeper left the room , and I glanced from the priceless ...
Page 88
... fell ; And o'er the dripping moss , the fretted stone , In FLORIO's ear breathed language not its own . Her charm around the enchantress MEMORY threw , A charm that soothes the mind , and sweetens too ! But is her magic only felt below ...
... fell ; And o'er the dripping moss , the fretted stone , In FLORIO's ear breathed language not its own . Her charm around the enchantress MEMORY threw , A charm that soothes the mind , and sweetens too ! But is her magic only felt below ...
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... fell , In their long march , such as the Prophet bids , To Mecca from the land of Pyramids , And in an instant lost a hollow wave Of burning sand their everlasting grave ! Now the scene shifts to Cashmere- to a glade Where , with her ...
... fell , In their long march , such as the Prophet bids , To Mecca from the land of Pyramids , And in an instant lost a hollow wave Of burning sand their everlasting grave ! Now the scene shifts to Cashmere- to a glade Where , with her ...
Page 207
... fell in love at Naples in the church of St. Lorenzo ; as Petrarch had done at Avignon in the church of St. Clair . ( 23 ) Is it not true that the young not only appear to be , but really are , most beautiful in the presence of those ...
... fell in love at Naples in the church of St. Lorenzo ; as Petrarch had done at Avignon in the church of St. Clair . ( 23 ) Is it not true that the young not only appear to be , but really are , most beautiful in the presence of those ...
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