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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 10The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 10COULD I command rough rhimes and hoarse, to suit That hole of sorrow, o'er which ev'ry rock His firm abutment rears, then might the vein Of fancy rise full springing: but not mine Such measures, and...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 09The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 09SO were mine eyes inebriate with view Of the vast multitude, whom various wounds Disfigur'd, that they long'd to stay and weep. But Virgil rous'd me: "What yet gazest on? Wherefore doth fasten yet thy sight...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 08The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 08IN silence and in solitude we went, One first, the other following his steps, As minor friars journeying on their road. The present fray had turn'd my thoughts to muse Upon old Aesop's fable, where he...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 07The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 07THERE is a place within the depths of hell Call'd Malebolge, all of rock dark-stain'd With hue ferruginous, e'en as the steep That round it circling winds. Right in the midst Of that abominable region, yawns...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 06The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 06ERE Nessus yet had reach'd the other bank, We enter'd on a forest, where no track Of steps had worn a way. Not verdant there The foliage, but of dusky hue; not light The boughs and...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 05The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 05THE hue, which coward dread on my pale cheeks Imprinted, when I saw my guide turn back, Chas'd that from his which newly they had worn, And inwardly restrain'd it. He, as one Who listens, stood...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 04The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 04"AH me! O Satan! Satan!" loud exclaim'd Plutus, in accent hoarse of wild alarm: And the kind sage, whom no event surpris'd, To comfort me thus spake: "Let not thy fear Harm thee, for power in...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 03The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 03FROM the first circle I descended thus Down to the second, which, a lesser space Embracing, so much more of grief contains Provoking bitter moans. There, Minos stands Grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all Who...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 02The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 02"THROUGH me you pass into the city of woe: Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye. Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd: To rear me was the...
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The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 01The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 01 IN the midway of this our mortal life, I found me in a gloomy wood, astray Gone from the path direct: and e'en to tell It were no easy task, how savage wild That forest,...
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FastiFasti 1. Of the Rising and Setting of the Stars. The attention of a people who, like the ancient Greeks, dwelt in a region where, during a great part of the year, the night might be passed in the open air, and no mists...
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The Columbiad: A PoemThe Columbiad: A PoemEvery circumstance relating to the discovery and settlement of America is an interesting object of inquiry, especially to the great and growing nations of this hemisphere, who owe their existence to those arduous labors. Yet it is presumed that many persons,...
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Poems Chiefly from ManuscriptPoems Chiefly from ManuscriptAnd he repulsd, (a short tale to make), Fell into a sadness; then into a fast; Thence to a watch; thence into a weakness; Thence to a lightness; and by this declension, Into the madness wherein now he raves. The life...
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HannaHannaEns lemmeltni kerran tiedustin: eloni thti, kuinka synnyitkn, ja mist lempen s loistos sait? Ja thti lausui: nitk milloinkaan, kuink' kin pieni pilvi kaihtaa mun? Ma lausuin: pilven milloin helen ja milloin synkn nin sun peittvn, yht' olit kirkas taas, kun haihtui tuo. Taas...
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War Poetry of the SouthWar Poetry of the SouthSeveral considerations have prompted the editor of this volume in the compilation of its pages. It constitutes a contribution to the national literature which is assumed to be not unworthy of it, and which is otherwise valuable as illustrating the...
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Poems, 1799Poems, 1799 Orleans was hushd in sleep. Stretchd on her couch The delegated Maiden lay: with toil Exhausted and sore anguish, soon she closed Her heavy eye-lids; not reposing then, For busy Phantasy, in other scenes Awakened. Whether that superior powers, By wise permission,...
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The Vagabond and Other Poems from PunchThe Vagabond and Other Poems from Punch All but two of the pieces here printed appeared originally in Punch. My thanks are due to Messrs Bradbury, Agnew & Co., the Proprietors of Punch, for permitting me to reprint them here. "For Wilma" was first...
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LiesilaulujaLiesilaulujaOh, aivan pieni ma oon yh viel ja turvaton, mun syliisi ikv on, oi iti, mua otsalle suutele hiljaa kuin ennen, ja svelell mua vienolla tuudita, hell! Mut tuskaani viihdytt et en voi, se ainiaks itkemn j, se pisaroi verta ja pisarat hitaasti kierii,...
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A Study of PoetryA Study of PoetryThe method of studying poetry which I have followed in this book was sketched some years ago in my chapter on "Poetry" in Counsel Upon the Reading of Books. My confidence that the genetic method is the natural way of approaching...
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PoemsPoemsWith wayworn feet a Pilgrim woe-begone Life's upward road I journeyed many a day, And hymning many a sad yet soothing lay Beguil'd my wandering with the charms of song. Lonely my heart and rugged was my way, Yet often pluck'd I as I...
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