The Cat-fight: A Mock Heroic Poem. Supported with Copious Extracts from Ancient and Modern Classic Authors ...1824 - 276 стор. |
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... hero of it . That neither of the comba- tants , whose encounter forms the grand Cat - astrophe of the story , can be entitled to that pre - eminence , is very clear , as neither of them excelled the other in point of skill , valour , or ...
... hero of it . That neither of the comba- tants , whose encounter forms the grand Cat - astrophe of the story , can be entitled to that pre - eminence , is very clear , as neither of them excelled the other in point of skill , valour , or ...
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... Hero of Lodi , of Arcola , of the Pyramids , of Marengo , of Austerlitz , of Jena , of Wagram . It is the generous conqueror of the Austrians , of the Prussians , of the Russians , and of a hun- Such was " - " O stop , " says 19.
... Hero of Lodi , of Arcola , of the Pyramids , of Marengo , of Austerlitz , of Jena , of Wagram . It is the generous conqueror of the Austrians , of the Prussians , of the Russians , and of a hun- Such was " - " O stop , " says 19.
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... hero , sur- rounded by the standards of liberty , which even the Aus- trian thunders seemed to respect , forced that terrible passage at the head of the grenadiers of the Republic , and for the fifth time , in less than one month , put ...
... hero , sur- rounded by the standards of liberty , which even the Aus- trian thunders seemed to respect , forced that terrible passage at the head of the grenadiers of the Republic , and for the fifth time , in less than one month , put ...
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... hero who governed her . Such was the state of this vast empire during nearly fifteen years . It is in vain that some seek to represent her as hav- ing always been plunged in misfortunes and troubles . Never was France greater , richer ...
... hero who governed her . Such was the state of this vast empire during nearly fifteen years . It is in vain that some seek to represent her as hav- ing always been plunged in misfortunes and troubles . Never was France greater , richer ...
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... hero as posterity will one day view him , and his greatness appears scarcely less than fabulous ; they will hardly be made to believe that a single man could , in so short a time , gain two hundred battles , conquer a hundred nations ...
... hero as posterity will one day view him , and his greatness appears scarcely less than fabulous ; they will hardly be made to believe that a single man could , in so short a time , gain two hundred battles , conquer a hundred nations ...
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Сторінка 274 - Then maids and youths shall linger here, And while its sounds at distance swell, Shall sadly seem in pity's ear To hear the woodland pilgrim's knell. Remembrance oft shall haunt the shore, When Thames in summer wreaths is drest, And oft suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest...
Сторінка 134 - Here shift the scene, to represent How those I love my death lament. Poor Pope will grieve a month, and Gay A week, and Arbuthnot a day. St. John himself will scarce forbear To bite his pen, and drop a tear. The rest will give a shrug, and cry, "I'm sorry— but we all must die!
Сторінка 162 - Shoots far into the bosom of dim Night, A glimmering dawn : here Nature first begins Her farthest verge, and Chaos to retire...
Сторінка 88 - By four cherubic shapes ; four faces each Had wondrous ; as with stars, their bodies all, And wings, were set with eyes; with eyes the wheels Of beryl, and careering fires between...
Сторінка 83 - Yet soon he heal'd ; for Spirits, that live throughout Vital in every part, not as frail Man In entrails, heart or head, liver or reins, Cannot but by annihilating die; Nor in their liquid texture mortal wound Receive, no more than can the fluid air...
Сторінка 82 - Was given him temper'd so, that neither keen Nor solid might resist that edge : it met The sword of Satan, with steep force to smite Descending, and in half cut sheer...
Сторінка 90 - Among them he arriv'd ; in his right hand Grasping ten thousand thunders, which he sent Before him, such as in their souls infix'd Plagues...
Сторінка 132 - Now the departing prayer is read: He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead. Before the passing-bell begun, The news through half the town has run. O, may we all for Death prepare! What has he left? And who's his heir?
Сторінка 274 - In yonder grave a Druid lies, Where slowly winds the stealing wave ; The year's best sweets shall duteous rise To deck its poet's sylvan grave.
Сторінка 133 - Lady Suffolk, in the spleen, Runs laughing up to tell the queen. The queen, so gracious, mild, and good, Cries, " Is he gone ? 'tis time he should.