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... thought of attempting a work of imagination in prose , although one or two of my poetical attempts did not differ from romances otherwise than by being written in verse . But yet , I may observe , that about this time ( now , alas ...
... thought of attempting a work of imagination in prose , although one or two of my poetical attempts did not differ from romances otherwise than by being written in verse . But yet , I may observe , that about this time ( now , alas ...
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... thoughts of that nature . Two circumstances , in particular , recalled my recol- lection of the mislaid manuscript ... thought also , that much of what I wanted in talent , might be made up by the intimate acquaintance with the subject ...
... thoughts of that nature . Two circumstances , in particular , recalled my recol- lection of the mislaid manuscript ... thought also , that much of what I wanted in talent , might be made up by the intimate acquaintance with the subject ...
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... thought I was aware of the reason , and supposed that , by rendering his language too ancient , and displaying his antiquarian knowledge too liberally , the ingenious author had raised up an obstacle to his own success . Every work ...
... thought I was aware of the reason , and supposed that , by rendering his language too ancient , and displaying his antiquarian knowledge too liberally , the ingenious author had raised up an obstacle to his own success . Every work ...
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... thought guilty of affectation , should I allege as one reason of my silence , a secret dislike to enter on personal discussions concerning my own literary labours . It is in every case a dangerous intercourse for an author to be ...
... thought guilty of affectation , should I allege as one reason of my silence , a secret dislike to enter on personal discussions concerning my own literary labours . It is in every case a dangerous intercourse for an author to be ...
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... thought that I was more likely to have laughed than to appear confused , for I certainly never hoped to impose upon Lord Byron in a case of the kind ; and from the manner in which he uniformly expressed himself , I knew his opinion was ...
... thought that I was more likely to have laughed than to appear confused , for I certainly never hoped to impose upon Lord Byron in a case of the kind ; and from the manner in which he uniformly expressed himself , I knew his opinion was ...
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Página 93 - Amen, amen ! but come what sorrow can, It cannot countervail the exchange of joy That one short minute gives me in her sight: Do thou but close our hands with holy words, Then love-devouring death do what he dare, It is enough I may but call her mine.
Página 66 - He thought he saw an unusual blaze of light fall on the book while he was reading, which he at first imagined might happen by some accident in the candle. But lifting up his eyes, he apprehended, to his extreme amazement, that there was before him, as it were, suspended in the air, a visible representation of the Lord Jesus Christ upon the cross, surrounded on all sides with a glory ; and was impressed, as if a voice, or something equivalent to a voice, had come to him, to this effect, (for he was...
Página lvii - Waken, lords and ladies gay, On the mountain dawns the day; All the jolly chase is here, With hawk and horse and hunting-spear Hounds are in their couples yelling, Hawks are whistling, horns are knelling, Merrily, merrily, mingle they, "Waken, lords and ladies gay.
Página 114 - Hie away, hie away, Over bank and over brae, Where the copsewood is the greenest, Where the fountains glisten sheenest, Where the lady-fern grows strongest, Where the morning dew lies longest, Where the black-cock sweetest sips it, Where the fairy latest trips it: Hie to haunts right seldom seen, Lovely, lonesome, cool and green, Over bank and over brae, Hie away, hie away. " Do the verses he sings," asked Waverley, " belong to old Scottish poetry, Miss Bradwardine ? " " I believe not,
Página lviii - You shall see him brought to bay; ' Waken, lords and ladies gay.' Louder, louder chant the lay, Waken, lords and ladies gay! Tell them youth and mirth and glee Run a course as well as we; Time, stern huntsman! who can baulk, Stanch as hound and fleet as hawk; Think of this, and rise with day Gentle lords and ladies gay!
Página 31 - ... he had read, and stored in a memory of uncommon tenacity, much curious, though ill-arranged and miscellaneous information. In English literature he was master of Shakspeare and Milton, of our earlier dramatic authors ; of many picturesque and interesting passages from our old historical chronicles ; and was particularly well acquainted with Spenser, Drayton, and other poets who have exercised themselves on romantic fiction...
Página 38 - was at a knight's house, who had many servants to attend him, that brought in his meat with their heads covered with blue caps, the table being more than half furnished with great platters of porridge, each having a little piece of sodden meat. And when the table was served, the servants did sit down with us ; but the upper mess [those sitting above the salt-vat], instead of porridge, had a pullet with some prunes in the broth.