The Modern Pythagorean: A Series of Tales, Essays, and Sketches, Volume 1W. Blackwood and Sons, 1838 |
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Page 102 - As music on the sea — As sunshine on the river — So hath it always been to me, So shall it be for ever. I hear thy voice in dreams Upon me softly call, Like echo of the mountain streams In sportive waterfall. I see thy form as when Thou wert a living thing, And blossom'd in the eyes of men Like any flower of spring.
Page 95 - The style is singularly neat, terse, concise, and vigorous, far beyond the reach of any ordinary mind ; tho strain of sentiment is such as does Infinite honour to the author's heart; and the observation of human life by which every page is characterized speaks a bold, active, and philosophical intellect. As a medical treatise, it...
Page 83 - L. BOWLES. From Nature's flowery throne His spirit took its flight, And moves serenely on In soft, sad, tender light. SHELLEY. A solitary rock In a far distant sea, Rent by the thunder's shock, An emblem stands of Thee I J.
Page 30 - ... way. To tell the truth, I was afraid to be serious, lest I should be laughed at for putting any faith in dreams. However, in the interval between writing and receiving an answer, I remained in a state of most unpleasant suspense. I felt a presentiment that something dreadful had happened, or would happen ; and although I could not help blaming myself for a childish weakness in so...
Page 139 - AVas it Grief that bade thee mount Upwards from thy coral fount ? Was it Care, with dewy sigh, Moulded thee on Leila's eye ? TEAR. Minstrel, nay, it was not Care With his breath that framed me there ; Neither did I quit my fount, From its crystal floor to mount, (Like the dew on autumn's leaf,) By the sceptred spell of Grief.
Page 240 - I dined to-day at the Salopian with Dr. Maginn. He is a most remarkable fellow. His flow of ideas is incredibly quick, and his articulation so rapid, that it is difficult to follow him. He is altogether a person of vast acuteness, celerity of apprehension, and indefatigable activity both of body and mind. He is about my own height ; but I could allow him an inch round the chest. His forehead is very finely developed, his organ of language and ideality large, and his reasoning faculties excellent....
Page 83 - To bid the big tear start Unchallenged from its shrine, And thrill the quivering heart With pity's voice, are thine. SHELLEY. A solitary rock In a far distant sea, Rent by the thunder's shock, An emblem stands of thee ! HOGG. Clothed in the rainbow's beam, 'Mid strath and pastoral glen, He sees the fairies gleam Far from the haunts of men.
Page 244 - He is altogether a very remarkable man. Indeed, I consider him quite equal to Swift, and had his genius, like Swift's, been concentrated in separate works, instead of being squandered with wasteful prodigality in newspapers, magazines, &c., I have no doubt it would have been considered equally original and wonderful. He was much tickled with the Apotheosis, which I recited to him. I told him you were master of seven languages. Had you been present, I would have confined your abilities to a smaller...
Page 79 - His spirit was the home ; Of aspirations high ; A temple, whose huge dome Was hidden in the sky.
Page 80 - GRAY. Soaring on pinions proud, The lightnings of his eye Scar the black thunder-cloud, He passes swiftly by. BURNS. He seized his country's lyre, With ardent grasp and strong ; And made his soul of fire Dissolve itself in song.