An Autumn Near the Rhine; Or Sketches of Courts, Society, and Scenery in Germany: With a Tour in the Taunus Mountains in 1820 ...J. Murray, 1821 - 602 من الصفحات |
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... , the Author cannot be sus- pected of feeling less horror than the rest of the world at that writer's unhappy fate— a fate however , which , considering the ! virulence and personality of his writings and the unprincipled extravagance.
... , the Author cannot be sus- pected of feeling less horror than the rest of the world at that writer's unhappy fate— a fate however , which , considering the ! virulence and personality of his writings and the unprincipled extravagance.
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... less objectionable both for the mili- tary and the inhabitants to garrison it with the troops of the two principal powers than with motley contingents of the great and little Princes . The Grand Duke of Hesse willingly takes the ...
... less objectionable both for the mili- tary and the inhabitants to garrison it with the troops of the two principal powers than with motley contingents of the great and little Princes . The Grand Duke of Hesse willingly takes the ...
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... less of ceremony than on the generality of Court entertainments . The Princesses , as usual , affable and conversable , were less intrenched within the barriers of etiquette than in the saloon of the Palace ; and the opportunity which I ...
... less of ceremony than on the generality of Court entertainments . The Princesses , as usual , affable and conversable , were less intrenched within the barriers of etiquette than in the saloon of the Palace ; and the opportunity which I ...
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... less de- lay and damage than sometimes occur at a rout in Grosvenor Square . A few days after , I was present , or - as a Frenchman would say , if he sat in the gallery of the Chamber of Deputies to listen to the speeches — I assisted ...
... less de- lay and damage than sometimes occur at a rout in Grosvenor Square . A few days after , I was present , or - as a Frenchman would say , if he sat in the gallery of the Chamber of Deputies to listen to the speeches — I assisted ...
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... less of extravagance and dissipation . The graceful hospitality and amiable manners of the Baroness our hostess also contributed much to the agrément of our party in the Bosquet . The state revenue of the Grand Duke of Hesse is about ...
... less of extravagance and dissipation . The graceful hospitality and amiable manners of the Baroness our hostess also contributed much to the agrément of our party in the Bosquet . The state revenue of the Grand Duke of Hesse is about ...
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الصفحة 475 - Sure something holy lodges in that breast, And with these raptures moves the vocal air To testify his hidden residence. How sweetly did they float upon the wings Of silence, through the empty-vaulted night, At every fall smoothing the raven down Of darkness till it smiled...
الصفحة 274 - But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence., and a dread repose: Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods.
الصفحة 532 - And there they stand, as stands a lofty mind, Worn, but unstooping to the baser crowd, All tenantless, save to the crannying Wind, Or holding dark communion with the Cloud.
الصفحة 193 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
الصفحة 24 - With goddess-like demeanour forth she went, Not unattended ; for on her, as queen, A pomp of winning graces waited still, And from about her shot darts of desire Into all eyes, to wish her still in sight.
الصفحة 416 - Another age shall see the golden ear Imbrown the slope, and nod on the parterre, Deep harvests bury all his pride has plann'd, And laughing Ceres reassume the land.
الصفحة 501 - Tis with the thankful glance of parting praise; More mighty spots may rise, more glaring shine, But none unite in one attaching maze The brilliant, fair...
الصفحة 231 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies.
الصفحة 558 - And they believe him !— oh ! the lover may Distrust that look which steals his soul away ; — The babe may cease to think that it can play With heaven's rainbow ;— alchymists may doubt The shining gold their crucible gives out ; — But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last.
الصفحة 479 - The river nobly foams and flows, The charm of this enchanted ground, And all its thousand turns disclose Some fresher beauty varying round : The haughtiest breast its wish might bound Through life to dwell delighted here ; Nor could on earth a spot be found To nature and to me so dear, Could thy dear eyes in following mine Still sweeten more these banks of Rhine ! LVI. By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound ; Beneath...