 Night and silence call out the starry fancies. Milton's Morning Hymn in Paradise, we would hold a good wager, was penned at midnight; and Taylor's rich description of a sun-rise smells decidedly of the taper.  Biographical Essays - Pàgina 178per Thomas De Quincey - 1851 - 288 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 pàgines
...but by a candle. We have tried the affectation of a book at noon-day in gardens, but it was labour thrown away. It is a mockery, all that is reported...This view of evening and candle-light, as involved in the full delight of literature, may seem no more than a pleasant extravaganza ; and no doubt it is... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1862 - 364 pàgines
...but by a candle. We have tried the affectation of a book at noon-day in gardens, but it was labour thrown away. It is a mockery, all that is reported...the taper." This view of evening and candle-light, &s involved in the full from openings suddenly offering themselves to flights jf pathos or solemnity... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 358 pàgines
...but by a candle. We have tried the affectation of a book at noon-day in gardens, but it was labour thrown away. It is a mockery, all that is reported...This view of evening and candle-light, as involved in the full delight of literature, may seem no more than ti pleasant extravaganza ; and no doubt it is... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 352 pàgines
...but by a candle. We have tried the affectation of a book at noon-day in gardens, but it was labour thrown away. It is a mockery, all that is reported...This view of evening and candle-light, as involved in the full delight of literature, may seem no more than n pleasanb extravaganza ; and no doubt it is... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 362 pàgines
...but by a candle. We have tried the afiectation of a book at noon-day in gardens, but it was labour thrown away. It is a mockery, all that is reported...of a sunrise smells decidedly of the taper." This Tiew of evening and candle-light, as involved in the full delight of literature, may seem no more than... | |
 | 1849 - 636 pàgines
...domestic hearth, goes out in the sunshine. Milton's morning hymn in Paradise, we would hold a good waper, was penned at midnight ; and Taylor's rich description...candle-light as involved in literature may seem no inure than a pleasant pxtravacmiza ; aild ПО doubt il H ill til»' nature nf SI'. 'Il o;ivPli"S to... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1894 - 464 pàgines
...fires on the domestic hearth, goes out in the sunshine. Night and silence call out the starry fancies. Milton's Morning Hymn in Paradise, we would hold a...description of a sunrise smells decidedly of the taper. Even ourself, in these our humbler lucubrations tune our best-measured cadences (Prose has her cadences)... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 582 pàgines
...fires on the domestic hearth, goes out in the sun-shine. Xight and silence call out the starry fancies. Milton's Morning Hymn in Paradise, we •would hold...description of a sun-rise smells decidedly of the taper. Even ourself, in these our humbler lucubrations tune our best-measured cadences (Prose has her cadences)... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 pàgines
...out the starry fancies. Milton's Morning Hymn in Paradise, wo would hold a good wager, was penned aj midnight; and Taylor's rich description of a sun-rise smells decidedly of the taper. Eyen ourself, in these our humbler lucubrations, tune our bestmeasured cadences (Prose has her cadences)... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pàgines
...goes out in the sunshine.2 Night and silence call out the starry fancies. Milton's " Morning Hymn on Paradise," we would hold a good wager, was penned at midnight, and Taylor's richer description of a sunrise 3 smells decidedly of the taper. Even ourself in these our humbler... | |
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