Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 11W. Blackwood., 1822 - England |
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I pray thee tell me , why ? The present , you reply , is not the age of the supernatural . Well , and if I admit , that the age at present is so fully attached to the unnatural in taste , the præternatural in life , and the contra ...
I pray thee tell me , why ? The present , you reply , is not the age of the supernatural . Well , and if I admit , that the age at present is so fully attached to the unnatural in taste , the præternatural in life , and the contra ...
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HAST thou , in feverish and unquiet sleep , Dreamt that some merciless dæmon of the air Raised thee aloft , and held thee by the hair , Over the brow of a down - looking steep , Gaping below into a chasm so deep , That by the utmost ...
HAST thou , in feverish and unquiet sleep , Dreamt that some merciless dæmon of the air Raised thee aloft , and held thee by the hair , Over the brow of a down - looking steep , Gaping below into a chasm so deep , That by the utmost ...
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... driving to the wuddie ; for , losh , maties , I'm gaun daft to see our Ailie . ” " Huzza ! well behaved , old Gibby -ha , ha , ha ! " " I tells thee , Tummas , thee hast goutten three tots already ; how many wouldst thee ha ' now ?
... driving to the wuddie ; for , losh , maties , I'm gaun daft to see our Ailie . ” " Huzza ! well behaved , old Gibby -ha , ha , ha ! " " I tells thee , Tummas , thee hast goutten three tots already ; how many wouldst thee ha ' now ?
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... Nor fame on loftier crest , Nor courage warm a heart more true , Than throbs within his breast : But these , alas ! were nought to thee ,And he , whom I deplore , My love is off , and o'er the sea ,I ne'er shall see him more !
... Nor fame on loftier crest , Nor courage warm a heart more true , Than throbs within his breast : But these , alas ! were nought to thee ,And he , whom I deplore , My love is off , and o'er the sea ,I ne'er shall see him more !
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Dear shade of her , whom ever I loved , -first - latest - best ,Though life and reason quiver Thus faintly in my breast , Methinks it were a sweeter doom ,A further flight from pain , To rest beside thee in the tomb , Than wake to life ...
Dear shade of her , whom ever I loved , -first - latest - best ,Though life and reason quiver Thus faintly in my breast , Methinks it were a sweeter doom ,A further flight from pain , To rest beside thee in the tomb , Than wake to life ...
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Page 69 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved; He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Page 470 - His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
Page 297 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
Page 459 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.
Page 458 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Page 198 - Her ivory tooth imprinted on his finger. But now, alas ! she was not to be found ; Nor from that hour could...
Page 164 - To other lands, leave azure chasms of calm Over this isle, or weep themselves in dew, From which its fields and woods ever renew Their green and golden immortality. And from the sea there rise, and from the sky There fall, clear exhalations, soft and bright, Veil after veil, each hiding some delight, Which Sun or Moon or zephyr draw aside...
Page 69 - God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 292 - Cain instead, on purpose to avoid shocking any feelings on the subject, by falling short of, what all uninspired men must fall short in, viz., giving an adequate notion of the effect of the presence of Jehovah. The old Mysteries introduced him liberally enough, and all this is avoided in the new one.
Page 51 - A man might then behold , At Christmas, in each hall Good fires to curb the cold, And meat for great and small. The neighbours were friendly bidden, And all had welcome true, The poor from the gates were not chidden, When this old cap was new.