Curiosities of Literature, 4. kötetJ. Murray, 1823 |
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... Anecdotes of Prince Henry , the son of James I. , when a child • The diary of a master of the ceremonies Page 197 212 218 233 24.5 268 284 299 314 CURIOSITIES OF Literature . ORIGIN OF THE MATERIALS OF WRITING iv CONTENTS .
... Anecdotes of Prince Henry , the son of James I. , when a child • The diary of a master of the ceremonies Page 197 212 218 233 24.5 268 284 299 314 CURIOSITIES OF Literature . ORIGIN OF THE MATERIALS OF WRITING iv CONTENTS .
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... master was killed by the Pugillares or table - books , and the styles of his own scholars . They sub- stituted a stylus made of the bone of a bird , or other animal ; so that their writings resembled en- gravings . When they wrote on ...
... master was killed by the Pugillares or table - books , and the styles of his own scholars . They sub- stituted a stylus made of the bone of a bird , or other animal ; so that their writings resembled en- gravings . When they wrote on ...
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... master's head with his table - book . According to Cicero , it appears that the critics were accustomed in reading their wax manuscripts to notice obscure or vicious phrases by joining a piece of red wax , as we should under- score such ...
... master's head with his table - book . According to Cicero , it appears that the critics were accustomed in reading their wax manuscripts to notice obscure or vicious phrases by joining a piece of red wax , as we should under- score such ...
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... on account of the resemblance which her lameness made her bear to the letter λ , or lambda ! Esop was called Theta by his master , from his superior acuteness . Another was called Beta , from his love of beet 98 INFLUENCE OF NAMES .
... on account of the resemblance which her lameness made her bear to the letter λ , or lambda ! Esop was called Theta by his master , from his superior acuteness . Another was called Beta , from his love of beet 98 INFLUENCE OF NAMES .
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... design and colouring of the master . My Rabbin is a companion for Cato . His history is a tale , " Which Cato's self had not disdain'd to hear . " POPE . THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAS . THE Sovereignty of the 106 THE JEWS OF YORK .
... design and colouring of the master . My Rabbin is a companion for Cato . His history is a tale , " Which Cato's self had not disdain'd to hear . " POPE . THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEAS . THE Sovereignty of the 106 THE JEWS OF YORK .
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146. oldal - En vain contre le Cid un ministre se ligue : Tout Paris pour Chimène a les yeux de Rodrigue.
144. oldal - The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today, Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? Pleased to the last, he crops the flowery food, And licks the hand just raised to shed his blood.
160. oldal - Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood : To the which place a poor ^sequester'd stag, That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt...
135. oldal - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
154. oldal - ... human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing. On superior...
218. oldal - I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.
149. oldal - The birds their quire apply ; airs, vernal airs, Breathing the smell of field and grove, attune The trembling leaves, while universal Pan, Knit with the Graces and the Hours in dance, Led on the eternal Spring.
166. oldal - This Chief transcends his Father's Fame : While pleas'd amidst the gen'ral Shouts of Troy, His Mother's conscious Heart o'erflows with Joy. He spoke, and fondly gazing on her Charms Restor'd the pleasing Burden to her Arms ; Soft on her fragrant Breast the Babe she laid, Hush'd to Repose, and with a Smile survey'd The troubled Pleasure soon chastis'd by Fear, She mingled with the Smile a tender Tear.
153. oldal - Here let me sit in sorrow for mankind, Like yon neglected shrub at random cast, That shades the steep, and sighs at every blast.
159. oldal - THE curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, The plowman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds, Save where the beetle wheels his droning flight, And drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds; Save that from yonder ivy-mantled...