PoemsMoxon, 1860 - 306 pages |
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Page xix
... Wish . ' In the Ode the powers and evils of Superstition are pointed out calmly and philosophically . The examples are all drawn from distant lands or bygone times . The Poet only hints at the intolerance of his own day , when he LIFE ...
... Wish . ' In the Ode the powers and evils of Superstition are pointed out calmly and philosophically . The examples are all drawn from distant lands or bygone times . The Poet only hints at the intolerance of his own day , when he LIFE ...
Page xxi
... , ' Devout yet cheerful , active yet resigned ; ' Grant me like thee , whose heart knew no disguise , ' Whose blameless wishes never aimed to rise , ' To meet the changes Time and Chance present , LIFE OF SAMUEL ROGERS , xxi.
... , ' Devout yet cheerful , active yet resigned ; ' Grant me like thee , whose heart knew no disguise , ' Whose blameless wishes never aimed to rise , ' To meet the changes Time and Chance present , LIFE OF SAMUEL ROGERS , xxi.
Page xxii
... wish his father was glad to help him . His literary friends at this time were chiefly among the Presbyterians ; such as his next - door neighbour , Dr. Price , whose simple prose style gained his early admiration , and Dr. Towers , who ...
... wish his father was glad to help him . His literary friends at this time were chiefly among the Presbyterians ; such as his next - door neighbour , Dr. Price , whose simple prose style gained his early admiration , and Dr. Towers , who ...
Page xxiv
... wish to witness a great nation's first steps in the path of freedom , after it had been enchained for so many generations . The Church property had been seized by the State ; and the priests were the object alike of hatred and of ...
... wish to witness a great nation's first steps in the path of freedom , after it had been enchained for so many generations . The Church property had been seized by the State ; and the priests were the object alike of hatred and of ...
Page xxxi
... wish he tells us in the following lines : - ' When He , who best interprets to mankind " The " Winged Messengers " from mind to mind , ' Leans on his spade , and , playful as profound , His genius sheds its evening - sunshine round ...
... wish he tells us in the following lines : - ' When He , who best interprets to mankind " The " Winged Messengers " from mind to mind , ' Leans on his spade , and , playful as profound , His genius sheds its evening - sunshine round ...
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