The British Magazine, Volume 1F.W. Westley and A.H. Davis, 1830 - Arts |
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... forest's solemn majesty , Which deeply brooding round him , thus could bring His warm affections up from their immortal spring ? Whate'er it was beauty , or sound , or shade 6 A SCENE IN THE STAR CHAMBER . THE PRODIGAL'S VOW. ...
... forest's solemn majesty , Which deeply brooding round him , thus could bring His warm affections up from their immortal spring ? Whate'er it was beauty , or sound , or shade 6 A SCENE IN THE STAR CHAMBER . THE PRODIGAL'S VOW. ...
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... round to take a last look at this land of our promise ; the setting sun was then shining on the romantic ruins of Dinas Bran , and its sloping beams gave to the wooded sides of the glens so lovely an aspect , that it seemed to invite ...
... round to take a last look at this land of our promise ; the setting sun was then shining on the romantic ruins of Dinas Bran , and its sloping beams gave to the wooded sides of the glens so lovely an aspect , that it seemed to invite ...
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... round the lawn , as a fond mother leads a child , and it would have stopped an angel on his errand of mercy , to see them walking hand in hand through the shrubs and trees , while the friend who could see was explaining to the 12 A ...
... round the lawn , as a fond mother leads a child , and it would have stopped an angel on his errand of mercy , to see them walking hand in hand through the shrubs and trees , while the friend who could see was explaining to the 12 A ...
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... round the church . But , before they set out , one of the friars preached a sermon in Italian in that chapel . He began his discourse thus : In questa notte tene- brosa , & c . , at which words all the candles were instantly put uot ...
... round the church . But , before they set out , one of the friars preached a sermon in Italian in that chapel . He began his discourse thus : In questa notte tene- brosa , & c . , at which words all the candles were instantly put uot ...
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... round with a sweet and calm glance ; but , when she louted down to whisper to the faithfu ' friend who never left her side , and to beseech him to be a father to her young son , then lying in prison , a ' the mother welled up in her ...
... round with a sweet and calm glance ; but , when she louted down to whisper to the faithfu ' friend who never left her side , and to beseech him to be a father to her young son , then lying in prison , a ' the mother welled up in her ...
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Page 104 - And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Page 424 - Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, Our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain. Awake but one, and lo, what myriads rise ! * Each stamps its image as the other flies.
Page 278 - Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought ; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you : 'Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
Page 161 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, Which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the fie'ld: The wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, Which sing among the branches.
Page 274 - And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud ; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
Page 274 - And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout ; for the LORD hath given you the city.
Page 220 - ... do profess plainly, that I cannot find any rest for the sole of my foot but upon this rock only. I see plainly, and with mine own eyes, that there are popes against popes, councils against councils, some fathers against others, the same fathers against themselves, a consent of fathers of one age against a consent of fathers of another age, the church of one age against the church of another age.
Page 108 - Though few now taste thee unimpair'd and pure, Or tasting long enjoy thee ! too infirm, Or too incautious, to preserve thy sweets Unmix'd with drops of bitter, which neglect Or temper sheds into thy crystal cup ; Thou art the nurse of Virtue, in thine arms She smiles, appearing, as in truth she is, Heaven-born, and destined to the skies again.
Page 274 - And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout ; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up, every man straight before him.
Page 220 - I, for my part, after a long and (as I verily believe and hope) impartial search of the true way to eternal happiness...