Essays Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3William Blackwood, 1850 |
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Sivu 8
... ruins . But misfortune , that great corrector of the vices of the world , soon changed these faulty views . In the days of exile and adversity , when by the waters of Babylon he sat down and wept , he reverted to the faith and the ...
... ruins . But misfortune , that great corrector of the vices of the world , soon changed these faulty views . In the days of exile and adversity , when by the waters of Babylon he sat down and wept , he reverted to the faith and the ...
Sivu 19
... , the impressive would have disappeared from nature ; for all these senti- ments depend for their very essence on ancient things . The marvels of existence would have been unknown . The ruined rock would CHATEAUBRIAND . 19.
... , the impressive would have disappeared from nature ; for all these senti- ments depend for their very essence on ancient things . The marvels of existence would have been unknown . The ruined rock would CHATEAUBRIAND . 19.
Sivu 20
Archibald Alison. existence would have been unknown . The ruined rock would not have hung over the abyss beneath ; the woods would not have exhibited that splendid variety of trunks bending under the weight of years , of trees hanging ...
Archibald Alison. existence would have been unknown . The ruined rock would not have hung over the abyss beneath ; the woods would not have exhibited that splendid variety of trunks bending under the weight of years , of trees hanging ...
Sivu 27
... ruins of Sparta , our author gives the following interesting account : - " After supper Joseph brought me my saddle , which usually serves for my pillow . I wrapped myself in my cloak , and slept on the banks of the Eurotas under a ...
... ruins of Sparta , our author gives the following interesting account : - " After supper Joseph brought me my saddle , which usually serves for my pillow . I wrapped myself in my cloak , and slept on the banks of the Eurotas under a ...
Sivu 28
... ruins of the Parthenon , I could not avoid recognising a companion in the desolation of empires . " The first thing which strikes a traveller in the monuments of Athens is their lovely colour . In our climate , where the heavens are ...
... ruins of the Parthenon , I could not avoid recognising a companion in the desolation of empires . " The first thing which strikes a traveller in the monuments of Athens is their lovely colour . In our climate , where the heavens are ...
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