The Lakeside Monthly, المجلد 2Francis Fisher Broune Reed, Browne and Company, 1869 |
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... existence . " * " Geology , taken as a whole , proves that the lower plants and animals pre- ceded the higher ; that the coniferæ , for instance , preceded our true forest trees , such as the oak and elm ; that , in like manner , the ...
... existence . " * " Geology , taken as a whole , proves that the lower plants and animals pre- ceded the higher ; that the coniferæ , for instance , preceded our true forest trees , such as the oak and elm ; that , in like manner , the ...
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... existence , and again vanished to give place to others , and that all these mighty changes have been effected by agencies similar to those that are now ceaselessly active in producing another period of revolution , it also informs us ...
... existence , and again vanished to give place to others , and that all these mighty changes have been effected by agencies similar to those that are now ceaselessly active in producing another period of revolution , it also informs us ...
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... existence ? For us the sun was made to shine by day , and the stars by night . The trees grow up to furnish us our food , and the rivers run to slake our thirst . When we cease to exist , behold the end of all things earthly ! " And the ...
... existence ? For us the sun was made to shine by day , and the stars by night . The trees grow up to furnish us our food , and the rivers run to slake our thirst . When we cease to exist , behold the end of all things earthly ! " And the ...
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... existence possessed of moral instincts and attributes as much above ours as ours are above the brutes . Upon the peculiar qualities and dis- tinctions of the post - human species , it were vain and idle to venture any specu lations . As ...
... existence possessed of moral instincts and attributes as much above ours as ours are above the brutes . Upon the peculiar qualities and dis- tinctions of the post - human species , it were vain and idle to venture any specu lations . As ...
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... existence , and blended them so harmoniously with the pervading train of his thought . The fury of the tempest is employed to intensify the agony of King Lear ; the raven croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under the battle- ments ; the ...
... existence , and blended them so harmoniously with the pervading train of his thought . The fury of the tempest is employed to intensify the agony of King Lear ; the raven croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan under the battle- ments ; the ...
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الصفحة 34 - tis he: why, he was met even now As mad as the vex'd sea; singing aloud; Crown'd with rank fumiter and furrow-weeds, With bur-docks, hemlock, nettles, cuckoo-flowers, Darnel, and all the idle weeds that grow In our sustaining corn.
الصفحة 212 - I do not mean to be disrespectful, but the attempt of the lords to stop the progress of reform reminds me very forcibly of the great storm of Sidmouth, and of the conduct of the excellent Mrs. Partington on that occasion. In the winter of 1824 there set in a great flood upon that town— the...
الصفحة 418 - It has been before observed that images, however beautiful, though faithfully copied from nature, and as accurately represented in words, do not of themselves characterize the poet. They become proofs of original genius only as far as they are modified by a predominant passion; or by associated thoughts or images awakened by that passion...
الصفحة 144 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
الصفحة 99 - Ah, there was a woman !" simply makes us uncomfortably jealous ; we feel like exclaiming, with a certain asperity, that there are as good fish in the sea as ever were caught.
الصفحة 20 - ... pampers man's appetite, and the drug that restores him to health; on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal; on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice; on the brass nails of the coffin and the ribands of the bride; at bed or board; couchant or levant we must pay.
الصفحة 20 - Jonathan what are the inevitable consequences of being too fond of glory ; — taxes upon every article which enters into the mouth, or covers the back, or is placed under the foot — taxes upon everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell, or taste— taxes upon warmth, light, and locomotion — taxes on everything on earth, and the waters under the earth...
الصفحة 343 - Shakspeare and Milton, that you may as well think of pushing a brick out of a wall with your forefinger, as attempt to remove a word out of any of their finished passages...
الصفحة 284 - He has a good face — not the delicate features of a man of genius and sensibility, but the strong lines and well-knit limbs of a man sturdy in body and mind. Very eloquent and cheerful. Overflowing with words, and not poor in thought. Liberal in opinion, but no radical. He seems a correct as well as a full man. He showed a minute knowledge of subjects not introduced by himself.
الصفحة 175 - When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope...