Rhoda, by the author of 'Things by their right name'.

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Pagina 396 - And deemed the deep opake would blot her beams; But, melting like a wreath of snow, it hangs In folds of wavy silver round, and clothes The orb with richer beauties than her own, Then passing, leaves her in her light serene.
Pagina 71 - I gazed, prophetically sad ! How oft I saw her dead, while yet in smiles ! In smiles she sunk her grief to lessen mine. She spoke me comfort, and increased my pain.
Pagina 179 - Full power'd to cancel, expiate, raise, adorn, And reinstate us on the rock of peace. Let it not share its predecessor's fate ; Nor, like its elder sisters, die a fool.
Pagina 276 - Oh the dark days of vanity ! while here How tasteless! and how terrible when gone! Gone ? they ne'er go ; when past, they haunt us still : The spirit walks of every day deceas'd, And smiles an angel, or a fury frowns.
Pagina 208 - ... stream: Not so the thoughtless man that only grieves, Takes all the torment, and rejects the gain ; (Inestimable gain) and gives Heav'n leave To make him but more wretched, not more wise.
Pagina 226 - Lead it through various scenes of life and death, And from each scene the noblest truths inspire. Nor less inspire my conduct than my song ; Teach my best reason, reason; my best will Teach rectitude ; and fix my firm resolve Wisdom to wed, and pay her long arrear : Nor let the phial of thy vengeance, pour'd On this devoted head, be pour'd in vain.
Pagina 380 - Fell on his neck, and kiss'd him, wept, and cried " My son ! my son !" — but Javan shrunk aside ; The Patriarch raised, embraced him, oft withdrew His head to gaze, then wept and clasp'd anew.
Pagina 312 - I charge you, on your souls, to utter it. Claud. Know you any, Hero? Hero. None, my lord. Friar. Know you any, count? Leon. I dare make his answer, none. Claud. O, what men dare do ! what men may do I what men daily do, not knowing what they do ! 21 Bene.
Pagina 63 - I'm the last person in the world to say a word against the great spiritual exaltation which the German people is now experiencing.
Pagina 278 - Do not be alarmed, sir ; we are two ; we are armed; and we may, perhaps, be able to make our way through them ; I will stand by you to the last drop of my blood.

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