Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volum 9J. Mason, 1839 |
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Pàgina 1
... taste . canons of criticism inay be , in their main points , invariable , as founded on universal principles of our nature , but it is in their practical application that the difficulty occurs . And there all experi- ence teaches us ...
... taste . canons of criticism inay be , in their main points , invariable , as founded on universal principles of our nature , but it is in their practical application that the difficulty occurs . And there all experi- ence teaches us ...
Pàgina 2
... taste than of personal feeling , to be decided according to the preju- dices entertained by the critic in favour of or against the changes themselves . Thirty years , for instance , after the death of Voltaire , the struggle between his ...
... taste than of personal feeling , to be decided according to the preju- dices entertained by the critic in favour of or against the changes themselves . Thirty years , for instance , after the death of Voltaire , the struggle between his ...
Pàgina 3
... taste - he is no warm partisan of the modern school of composition , no advocate of the more than Shakspearian license of plot , and the atrocities , eclipsing those of Massinger and Shirley , in which they indulge , and which often ...
... taste - he is no warm partisan of the modern school of composition , no advocate of the more than Shakspearian license of plot , and the atrocities , eclipsing those of Massinger and Shirley , in which they indulge , and which often ...
Pàgina 6
... taste of a Parisian public , be made effective upon the French stage . He aimed , in short , at the difficult , and , there is reason to think , incompatible task , of amalgam- ating two dramatic systems , the princi- ples of which are ...
... taste of a Parisian public , be made effective upon the French stage . He aimed , in short , at the difficult , and , there is reason to think , incompatible task , of amalgam- ating two dramatic systems , the princi- ples of which are ...
Pàgina 10
... taste , for he has nothing of the tumid and somewhat bombastic diction of Lucan : but , on the other hand , where in the Henriade shall we find passages like the contrasted cha- racters of Cæsar and Pompey ? or the pregnant beauty and ...
... taste , for he has nothing of the tumid and somewhat bombastic diction of Lucan : but , on the other hand , where in the Henriade shall we find passages like the contrasted cha- racters of Cæsar and Pompey ? or the pregnant beauty and ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 112 - For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Pàgina 112 - And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
Pàgina 265 - A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that : For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a
Pàgina 368 - tis his fancy to run, At night he declines on his Thetis's breast. " So, when I am wearied with wandering all day, To thee, my delight, in the evening I come : No matter what beauties I saw in my way ; They were but my visits, but thou art my home ! " Then finish, dear Cloe, this pastoral war, And let us like Horace and Lydia agree ; For thou art a girl as much brighter than her, As he was a poet sublimer than me.
Pàgina 265 - ... that, and a' that, Their dignities, and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a' that. Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that — That sense and worth o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a' that, and a' that, It's coming yet, for a
Pàgina 373 - DEAR Harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song...
Pàgina 268 - Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest ! Thine be ilka joy and treasure, Peace, Enjoyment, Love, and Pleasure ! Ae fond kiss, and then we sever ! Ae fareweel, alas ! for ever ! Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee, Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.
Pàgina 261 - Now the bright morning star, day's harbinger, Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her The flowery May, who from her green lap throws The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose. Hail bounteous May that dost inspire Mirth and youth, and warm desire; Woods and groves are of thy dressing, Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long.
Pàgina 375 - And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill; A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command ; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel 13 light.
Pàgina 300 - Saying, What shall we do to these men ? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them, is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem ; and we cannot deny it.