 Who saw their spouses kill'd and nobly chose Never to say a word about them more— Calmly she heard each calumny that rose, And saw his agonies with such sublimity, That all the world exclaim'd, 'What magnanimity!  The Life of Lord John Russell - Sivu 356tekijä(t) Sir Spencer Walpole - 1889Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Hugh Walker - 1925 - 344 sivua
...of the serenity with wliich "this best and meekest woman" bore her husband's woes: — " Calmly she heard each calumny that rose. And saw his agonies...sublimity, That all the world exclaimed, ' What magnanimity I ' " The Princess of Parallelograms of the Lady Melbourne letters is clearly visible in the blue-stocking... | |
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...found that the quaint old fellow stole it. The lines in Don Juan, about Donna Inez, — "Calmly she heard each calumny that rose, And saw his agonies...such sublimity, That all the world exclaimed, what maguanimity!" contain Swift's sentiment, " When we are lashed, they kiss the rod. Resiguing to the... | |
 | 1869 - 960 sivua
...and nobly chose Never to say a word about them more. Calmly she heard each calumny that rose, And eaw his agonies with such sublimity, That all the world exclaimed, ' What magnanimity ! ' "* This is the longest and most elaborate version of his own story that Byron ever published ;... | |
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