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Behold a ghastly band , Each a torch in his hand ! These are Grecian ghosts , that
in battle were slain , And unbury ' d , remain Inglorious on the plain . Give the
vengeance due To the valiant crew . Behold ! how they toss their torches on high
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Behold a ghastly band , Each a torch in his hand ! These are Grecian ghosts , that
in battle were slain , And unbury ' d , remain Inglorious on the plain . Give the
vengeance due To the valiant crew . Behold ! how they toss their torches on high
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First , Fear , his hand , its skill to try , · Amid the chords bewilder ' d laid ; And back
recoil ' d , he knew not why , E ' en at the sound himself had made Next Anger
rush ' d , his eyes on fire , In lightnings own ' d his secret stings , In one rude clash
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First , Fear , his hand , its skill to try , · Amid the chords bewilder ' d laid ; And back
recoil ' d , he knew not why , E ' en at the sound himself had made Next Anger
rush ' d , his eyes on fire , In lightnings own ' d his secret stings , In one rude clash
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My manors , halls , and bowers , shall still Be open at my Sovereign ' s will , To
each one whom he lists , howe ' er Unmeet to be the owner ' s peer , My castles
are my king ' s alone , From turret to foundation stone , The hand of Douglas is his
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My manors , halls , and bowers , shall still Be open at my Sovereign ' s will , To
each one whom he lists , howe ' er Unmeet to be the owner ' s peer , My castles
are my king ' s alone , From turret to foundation stone , The hand of Douglas is his
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And if thy right hand offend thee , cut it off , and cast it from thee ; for it is profitable
for thee that one of thy members should perish , and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell . It hath been said , Whosoever shall put away his wife ,
let ...
And if thy right hand offend thee , cut it off , and cast it from thee ; for it is profitable
for thee that one of thy members should perish , and not that thy whole body
should be cast into hell . It hath been said , Whosoever shall put away his wife ,
let ...
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With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors John Hanbury Dwyer. are
advancing , hand in hand , and that wherever I see your missionaries journeying ,
I see schools rising up , as it were , the landmark of their progress . And who can
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With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors John Hanbury Dwyer. are
advancing , hand in hand , and that wherever I see your missionaries journeying ,
I see schools rising up , as it were , the landmark of their progress . And who can
tell ...
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Página 71 - And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am. except these bonds.
Página 282 - Thy waters wasted them while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou; Unchangeable save to thy wild waves
Página 63 - Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Página 62 - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven ; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Página 113 - ... inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us ! They tell us, sir, that we are weak ; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
Página 44 - On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end. Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere, While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Página 43 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming ; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak, and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we ? art thou become like unto us ? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Página 131 - If, in the opinion •of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the constitution designates. But let there be no change by usurpation ; for though this, in one instance, may be the instrument of good, it is the customary weapon by which free governments are destroyed.
Página 34 - Nor do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus: but use all gently: for in the very torrent, tempest, and (as I may say) whirlwind of your passion, you must acquire and beget a temperance, that may give it smoothness.
Página 274 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms, — the day Battle's magnificently stern array...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors |
| Autor | John Hanbury Dwyer |
| Edición | 2 |
| Editor | author, 1828 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 8 Nov. 2007 |
| Largo | 298 páginas |
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