The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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Page 264
... graceful and har- monious diction the great naturalist of Burgundy . His work combines two qualities rarely found in conjunction on the same happy page , viz . , accurate technical information and polished elegance of style ; indeed his ...
... graceful and har- monious diction the great naturalist of Burgundy . His work combines two qualities rarely found in conjunction on the same happy page , viz . , accurate technical information and polished elegance of style ; indeed his ...
Page 327
... graceful effusion of tender feelings , to which a responsive chord must vibrate in every breast , and compared with which the most admired of modern love - ditties will seem paltry and vulgar , the tenderness , the exalted passion , the ...
... graceful effusion of tender feelings , to which a responsive chord must vibrate in every breast , and compared with which the most admired of modern love - ditties will seem paltry and vulgar , the tenderness , the exalted passion , the ...
Page 329
... ( which you'll gracefully model ) Is , remember , but part of the whole ; Lest , perchance , it might enter your noddle To diminish the size of the bowl . For though dearly what ' s deem'd ornamental , And THE SONGS OF ITALY . 329.
... ( which you'll gracefully model ) Is , remember , but part of the whole ; Lest , perchance , it might enter your noddle To diminish the size of the bowl . For though dearly what ' s deem'd ornamental , And THE SONGS OF ITALY . 329.
Page 330
... graceful and dignified Filicaia . Alla Patría . Italia ! Italia ! o tu cui feo la sorte Dono infelice di bellezza , ond ' hai Funesta dote d ' infiniti guai Che in fronte scritti per gran doglia porte ; Deh ! fossi tu men bella , o ...
... graceful and dignified Filicaia . Alla Patría . Italia ! Italia ! o tu cui feo la sorte Dono infelice di bellezza , ond ' hai Funesta dote d ' infiniti guai Che in fronte scritti per gran doglia porte ; Deh ! fossi tu men bella , o ...
Page 351
... graceful , but mysterious narrative of a supposed or real apparition . Sonetto . Una candida cerva sopra l ' erba Verde m ' apparve con duo corna d'oro Fra due riviere all ' ombra d ' un alloro , Levando ' l sole alla stagion acerba ...
... graceful , but mysterious narrative of a supposed or real apparition . Sonetto . Una candida cerva sopra l ' erba Verde m ' apparve con duo corna d'oro Fra due riviere all ' ombra d ' un alloro , Levando ' l sole alla stagion acerba ...
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