Variosa: A Collection of Sketches, Essays and Verses1911 - 266 strani |
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Zadetki 1–5 od 51
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... true lover of the pure , the noble , and the beautiful with sinking , despairing longings for " what might have been . " Alas ! " Willie " went down in the first rude shock of war , and the little volume long ago passed out of sight and ...
... true lover of the pure , the noble , and the beautiful with sinking , despairing longings for " what might have been . " Alas ! " Willie " went down in the first rude shock of war , and the little volume long ago passed out of sight and ...
Stran 18
... , In thy wantonness of might : For not a leaf that falleth Before thy restless wings , Buc in thy flight thou changest it To a thousand brighter things . * ' Tis true thy progress layeth Full many a loved 18 SKETCHES AND ESSAYS .
... , In thy wantonness of might : For not a leaf that falleth Before thy restless wings , Buc in thy flight thou changest it To a thousand brighter things . * ' Tis true thy progress layeth Full many a loved 18 SKETCHES AND ESSAYS .
Stran 19
... true to his own hopeful nature , he braces himself and exclaims : " There is no lasting grief below , My Harry ! that flows not from guilt ; Thou canst not read my meaning now But in after times thou wilt . " No doubt in after times the ...
... true to his own hopeful nature , he braces himself and exclaims : " There is no lasting grief below , My Harry ! that flows not from guilt ; Thou canst not read my meaning now But in after times thou wilt . " No doubt in after times the ...
Stran 21
... true and lasting . Hayne was highborn and wealthy ; Timrod , though , as I have said , of no mean birth , was poor and ple- beian in his prestige and affiliations . What more natural , as Charlestonian society was then consti- tuted ...
... true and lasting . Hayne was highborn and wealthy ; Timrod , though , as I have said , of no mean birth , was poor and ple- beian in his prestige and affiliations . What more natural , as Charlestonian society was then consti- tuted ...
Stran 24
... from the corner where he sat ensconced in unregarded silence , he would suddenly sling out some sharp , swift pebble of thought , which he had been slowly rounding , and smite with an aim so keen and true as rarely 24 SKETCHES AND ESSAYS .
... from the corner where he sat ensconced in unregarded silence , he would suddenly sling out some sharp , swift pebble of thought , which he had been slowly rounding , and smite with an aim so keen and true as rarely 24 SKETCHES AND ESSAYS .
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A. P. Hill army artillery battle BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE beautiful brave breastworks brigade caisson called Carolina cavalry Chancellorsville cheer child Confederate cradle darkness dead death depths dream earth enemy eyes face faithful fame feel field fire foot cavalry forever Fredericksburg friends gathered gloom glorious glory grave Hampton hand Hayne heart Henry Timrod honor Hooker's hope horse hour human Jake James Westmoreland land light living look manhood memory morning mortal vision moved ness never night ocean passed patriotism Paul Hayne poem poet rebel yell rest road rolling rushed scalawags scene shadows Silas Knight silent soldier sorrow soul sound South Carolina Spartanburg county spirit stand stars stood strong tender things thought tide Timrod troops true truth Wade Hampton whole wild William Jones wonder woods words yards young
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Stran 124 - Shall we build to ambition ? Oh, no ! Affrighted he shrinketh away : For see they would pin him below, In a small narrow cave, and begirt with cold clay, To the meanest of reptiles a peer and a prey.
Stran 45 - I hear a murmur, as of waves That grope their way through sunless caves, Like bodies struggling in their graves, Carolina! And now it deepens; slow and grand It swells, as rolling to the land An ocean broke upon the strand, Carolina! Shout! let it reach the startled Huns! And roar with all thy festal guns! It is the answer of thy sons, Carolina!
Stran 124 - In a small narrow cave, and, begirt with cold clay, To the meanest of reptiles a peer and a prey. To Beauty ? Ah no ! she forgets The charms which she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin...
Stran 228 - I have been writing my thoughts in prose and verse ; history, philosophy, drama, romance, tradition, satire, ode and song — I have tried all. But I feel I have not said the thousandth part of what is in me. When I go down to the grave, I can say like so many others, ' I have finished my day's work,' but I cannot say
Stran 89 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Stran 125 - To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board ! But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above ; Friends, brothers and sisters are laid side by side, Yet none have saluted, and none have replied.
Stran 125 - The skin which but yesterday fools could adore. For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings which dizen the proud? Alas! they are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding sheet and the fringe of the shroud.
Stran 124 - Methinks it is good to be here ; If Thou wilt, let us build— but for whom ? Nor Elias nor Moses appear, But the shadows of eve that encompass the gloom, The abode of the dead and the place of the tomb.
Stran 18 - Tis true thy progress layeth Full many a loved one low. And for the brave and beautiful Thou hast caused our tears to flow ; But always...
Stran 125 - To the pleasures which Mirth can afford ; — The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board ; But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here.