Historical Illustrations of the Fourth Canto of Childe Harold: Containing Dissertations on the Ruins of Rome; and an Essay on Italian LiteratureJohn Murray, 1818 - 584 стор. |
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... ment to inactivity . The territorial divisions and subdivisions which contributed to the emu- lation of these luminaries themselves , has tended to the preservation of their fame ; and the B jealousy of each little district guards the ...
... ment to inactivity . The territorial divisions and subdivisions which contributed to the emu- lation of these luminaries themselves , has tended to the preservation of their fame ; and the B jealousy of each little district guards the ...
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... ment much larger , in which , to use his own expressions , he could philosophize and walk about ' . His prison was , in the year 1584 , again enlarged ' . It is equally certain , also , that once , in 1581 , he was permitted to leave ...
... ment much larger , in which , to use his own expressions , he could philosophize and walk about ' . His prison was , in the year 1584 , again enlarged ' . It is equally certain , also , that once , in 1581 , he was permitted to leave ...
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... ment must be attributed rather to the vengeance and mean apprehensions of the prince , than to the extravagance of the poet . The Abate Serassi was acknowledged to be a perfect master of the " cinque cento , " and he has perhaps spoken ...
... ment must be attributed rather to the vengeance and mean apprehensions of the prince , than to the extravagance of the poet . The Abate Serassi was acknowledged to be a perfect master of the " cinque cento , " and he has perhaps spoken ...
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... ment and disaffection to his duties , his books , his papers , and his correspondence were ex- plored in those repositories which are safe against all but domestic treachery ' ; affection for his person , and admiration for his talents ...
... ment and disaffection to his duties , his books , his papers , and his correspondence were ex- plored in those repositories which are safe against all but domestic treachery ' ; affection for his person , and admiration for his talents ...
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... ment of his long loose tresses , threw down one of the cups . The lady of the mansion ven- tured to tell him that he had spoilt her set , and had better have broken them all ; but the words were no sooner said , than Alfieri , without ...
... ment of his long loose tresses , threw down one of the cups . The lady of the mansion ven- tured to tell him that he had spoilt her set , and had better have broken them all ; but the words were no sooner said , than Alfieri , without ...
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Сторінка 472 - Pur nuova legge impone oggi i sepolcri fuor de' guardi pietosi, e il nome a
Сторінка 206 - In subterranean damps, where the owl peep'd, Deeming it midnight : — Temples, baths, or halls ? Pronounce who can ; for all that Learning reap'd From her research hath been, that these are walls — Behold the Imperial Mount! 'tis thus the mighty falls.
Сторінка 51 - Rome ! my country ! city of the soul ! The orphans of the heart must turn to thee, Lone mother of dead empires ! and control In their shut breasts their petty misery. What are our woes and sufferance ? Come and see The cypress, hear the owl, and plod your way O'er steps of broken thrones and temples, Ye. ! Whose agonies are evils of a day — A world is at our feet as fragile as our clay. The Niobe of nations ! there she stands, Childless and crownless, in her voiceless woe ; An empty urn within...
Сторінка 327 - In vain ! they gaze, turn giddy, rave and die. Religion, blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires. Nor public flame, nor private, dares to shine; Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse Divine; Lo! thy dread empire, Chaos! is restor'd; Light dies before thy uncreating word: Thy hand, great Anarch ! lets the curtain fall ; And universal Darkness buries All.
Сторінка 387 - E die funesti augurii Al femminile ornato ; E con le truci Eumenidi Le care Grazie avvinse ; E di crudele immagine La tua bellezza tinse.
Сторінка 18 - Albano had obtained for him were carried into effect. Then it was that Tasso — after having suffered these hardships for some time, seeing himself constantly discountenanced by the Duke and the Princesses, abandoned by his friends, and derided by his enemies— could no longer contain himself within the bounds of moderation, but, giving vent to his choler, publicly broke forth into the most injurious expressions imaginable, both against the Duke and all the house of Este, cursing his past service,...
Сторінка 27 - who indulge in the dreams of earthly retribution, will observe that the cruelty of Alfonso was not left without its recompense, even in his own person. He survived the affection of his subjects and of his dependants, who deserted him at his death ; and suffered his body to be interred without princely or decent honours. His last wishes were neglected ; his testament cancelled. His kinsman, Don...
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Сторінка 473 - Ghibellin fuggiasco, e tu i cari parenti e l'idioma desti a quel dolce di Calliope labbro che Amore in Grecia nudo e nudo in Roma d'un velo candidissimo adornando, rendea nel grembo a Venere Celeste...