EssaysH. Frowde, 1905 - 354 pages |
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Page 85
... behold them , and the time when we saw them not is like a dream . Not in nature but in man is all the beauty and worth he sees . The world is very empty , and is indebted to this gilding , exalting soul for all its pride . Earth fills ...
... behold them , and the time when we saw them not is like a dream . Not in nature but in man is all the beauty and worth he sees . The world is very empty , and is indebted to this gilding , exalting soul for all its pride . Earth fills ...
Page 102
... Behold there in the wood the fine madman ! a palace of sweet sounds and sights ; he dilates ; he is twice a man ; he walks with arms akimbo ; he solilo- quises ; he accosts the grass and the trees ; he feels the blood of the violet ...
... Behold there in the wood the fine madman ! a palace of sweet sounds and sights ; he dilates ; he is twice a man ; he walks with arms akimbo ; he solilo- quises ; he accosts the grass and the trees ; he feels the blood of the violet ...
Page 118
... behold now the semblance of my being , in all its height , variety , and curiosity , reiterated in a foreign form ; so that a friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature . The other element of friendship is tenderness . We are ...
... behold now the semblance of my being , in all its height , variety , and curiosity , reiterated in a foreign form ; so that a friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature . The other element of friendship is tenderness . We are ...
Page 141
... behold before my Sophocles : Farewell ; now teach the Romans how to die . Mar. Dost know what ' tis to die ? Soph . Thou dost not , Martius , And , therefore , not what ' tis to live ; to die Is to begin to live . It is to end An old ...
... behold before my Sophocles : Farewell ; now teach the Romans how to die . Mar. Dost know what ' tis to die ? Soph . Thou dost not , Martius , And , therefore , not what ' tis to live ; to die Is to begin to live . It is to end An old ...
Page 154
... behold ! their speech shall be lyrical , and sweet , and universal as the rising of the wind . Yet I desire , even by profane words , if I may not use sacred , to indicate the heaven of this deity , and to report what hints I have ...
... behold ! their speech shall be lyrical , and sweet , and universal as the rising of the wind . Yet I desire , even by profane words , if I may not use sacred , to indicate the heaven of this deity , and to report what hints I have ...
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