The Castle of Altenheim; Or, The Mysterious Monk: A Tale

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A.I. Dickinson, 1836 - 173 страници

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Страница 86 - Falsely luxurious, will not man awake; And, springing from the bed of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour To meditation due and sacred song? For is there aught in sleep can charm the wise? To lie in dead oblivion, losing half •The fleeting moments of too short a life; Total extinction of th
Страница 140 - No radiant pearl, which crested Fortune wears, No gem, that twinkling hangs from Beauty's ears, Not the bright stars, which Night's blue arch adorn, Nor rising suns that gild the vernal morn, Shine with such lustre as the tear that flows Down Virtue's manly cheek for others
Страница 28 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer's cloud, Without our special wonder?
Страница 134 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes that Mercy, with a bleeding heart, Weeps when she sees inflicted on a beast.
Страница 87 - Can charm the wise ? To lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moments of too short a life ; Total extinction of th' enlighten'd soul ! Or else to feverish vanity alive, Wilderd, and tossing through distemper'd dreams?
Страница 1 - The earth has bubbles as the water hath, And these are of them ! — Macbeth.
Страница 129 - goodly frame," without a parallel, this Union, was first conceived, they trusted in Jehovah and were not disappointed. They knew as we know that there is a special providence in the fall of a sparrow, and in the rise and fall of nations.
Страница 9 - and I shall never forgive myself for having been the cause of your misfortune.

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