The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers: With a Biographical Sketch and NotesCrosby, Nichols, Lee, 1860 - 460 pages |
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... Perhaps in the whole list of living men of genius no one can be named whose taste in poetry is so just and delicate . This is apparent in every page of his compositions ; nay , he is even fastidious in his taste , and rejects much , in ...
... Perhaps in the whole list of living men of genius no one can be named whose taste in poetry is so just and delicate . This is apparent in every page of his compositions ; nay , he is even fastidious in his taste , and rejects much , in ...
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... perhaps quite enough for its higher parts , he possessed sagacity , shrewdness , experience , knowledge of mankind , a taste for rational and orderly compositions , and a disposition to accept , instead of poetry , that lofty and ...
... perhaps quite enough for its higher parts , he possessed sagacity , shrewdness , experience , knowledge of mankind , a taste for rational and orderly compositions , and a disposition to accept , instead of poetry , that lofty and ...
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... perhaps more barren than any other twelve years in the history of our poetry since the accession of Elizabeth . It seemed as if the fertile soil was at length exhausted . But it had in fact only ceased to exhibit its accustomed produce ...
... perhaps more barren than any other twelve years in the history of our poetry since the accession of Elizabeth . It seemed as if the fertile soil was at length exhausted . But it had in fact only ceased to exhibit its accustomed produce ...
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... perhaps from their faults , are the mcst national part of our poetry , as they undoubtedly contain its highest beauties . From the accession of James , to the Civil War , the glory of Shakspeare turned the whole national genius to the ...
... perhaps from their faults , are the mcst national part of our poetry , as they undoubtedly contain its highest beauties . From the accession of James , to the Civil War , the glory of Shakspeare turned the whole national genius to the ...
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... perhaps the chief agent which was work- ing a poetical change . As the condition and character of the former age had produced an argumentative , didactic , sententious , prudential and satirical poetry , so the approaches to a new order ...
... perhaps the chief agent which was work- ing a poetical change . As the condition and character of the former age had produced an argumentative , didactic , sententious , prudential and satirical poetry , so the approaches to a new order ...
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Page 158 - Westward the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Page 207 - ... that by labour and intent study, (which I take to be my portion in this life,) joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written, to after-times, as they should not willingly let it die.
Page 66 - Whose glad suggestions still each vain alarm, When nature fades and life forgets to charm; Thee would the Muse invoke! — to thee belong The sage's precept and the poet's song.
Page 244 - SLEEP on, and dream of Heaven awhile — Tho' shut so close thy laughing eyes, Thy rosy lips still wear a smile And move, and breathe delicious sighs ! Ah, now soft blushes tinge her cheeks And mantle o'er her neck of snow ; Ah, now she murmurs, now she speaks What most I wish — and fear to know ! She starts, she trembles, and she weeps ! Her fair hands folded on her breast : — And now, how like a saint she sleeps ! A seraph in the realms of rest ! Sleep on secure ! Above...
Page 205 - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Page 49 - Life ! we've been long together Through pleasant and through cloudy weather; 'Tis hard. to part when friends are dear — Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh, a tear; — Then steal away, give little warning, Choose thine own time; Say not Good Night, — but in some brighter clime Bid me Good Morning.
Page 157 - My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place, or honours, but I have and do reverence him, for the greatness that was only proper to himself, in that he seemed to me ever, by his work, one of the greatest men, and most worthy of admiration, that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength ; for greatness he could not want. Neither could I condole in a word or syllable for him, as knowing no accident could do harm to virtue, but rather...
Page 205 - O eloquent, just, and mighty Death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised : thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet.
Page 207 - I wis all their sport in the park is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato. Alas, good folk, they never felt what true pleasure meant.
Page 325 - Orsini lived ; and long might'st thou have seen An old man wandering as in quest of something, Something he could not find — he knew not what.