His poetry acts like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than in other words. But they are words of enchantment. No sooner are they pronounced,... Essay on Milton - Página 68por Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1903 - 160 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| J. Hemming Webb - 1839 - 102 páginas
...power which the poems of that great man have over the minds of his readers. He says, " There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than...Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one synonime for another, and the whole effect is destroyed — the spell loses its power." If poetry be... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 390 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial places of tfre memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than...enchantment. No sooner are they pronounced, than the past is 1 Campbell. " Specimens, &c.," Introduction, p. Ixxx. 8 Dr. Johnson. "Life of Milton." present and... | |
| Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1846 - 222 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1846 - 782 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would of Chunda Sahib. Rajah Sahib proceeded to invest...incapable of sustaining a siege. The walls were ruinous, burial places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
| 1846 - 406 páginas
...those days of Auld long syne, I could say in the words of the original and picturesque Macaulay, " New forms of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial places of the memory give up their dead." LAYINO THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BUNKER-HItL MONUMENT.... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 páginas
...ineantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would scem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than in other words. But they are words of enehantment; no sooner are they pronouneed, than the past is present, and the distant near. New forms... | |
| 1852 - 780 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would the wounds of the realm, and not to skin them over....than their wealth. Secondly, this being granted in burial places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1852 - 764 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than...of beauty start at once into existence, and all the burial places of the memory give up their dead. Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 páginas
...like an incantation. Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power. There would seem, at first sight, to be no more in his words than in other words. But they arc words of enchantment; no sooner arc they pronounced, than the past is present, and the distant... | |
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