Some Observations on Books and Libraries in General: And on "The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East" in ParticularOriental foundation, 1918 - 30 páginas |
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Página 25 - On that hard Pagan world disgust And secret loathing fell ; Deep weariness and sated lust Made human life a hell. " In his cool hall, with haggard eyes, The Roman noble lay ; He drove abroad, in furious guise, Along the Appian way. " He made a feast, drank fierce and fast, And crowned his hair with flowers ; No easier nor no quicker passed The impracticable hours.
Página 26 - The East bow'd low before the blast In patient, deep disdain; She let the legions thunder past, And 'plunged in thought again.
Página 19 - Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Página 26 - so deep accurst! That runn'st from pole to pole To seek a draught to slake thy thirst— Go, seek it in thy soul!
Página 17 - Through the harsh noises of our day A low, sweet prelude finds its way ; Through clouds of doubt, and creeds of fear, A light is breaking, calm and clear. " That song of Love, now low and far, Ere long shall swell from star to star ! That light, the breaking day, which tips The golden-spired Apocalypse...
Página 28 - Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze, bird, and flower, confess the hour, But where is County Guy? The village maid steals through the shade, Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy, by lattice high, Sings high-born cavalier. The Star of Love, all stars above...
Página 28 - Let me live and die among books. And when I die let my transmigration be next into a little worm that feeds upon an Elzevir.
Página 24 - A chronicle of that period reads: Sargon, King of Agade . . . the city of Uruk he smote and its wall he destroyed. With the people of Uruk he battled and he routed them. With Lugal-zaggisi, King of Uruk, he battled and he captured him and in fetters he led him through the gate of Enlil.
Página 16 - Japanese have seized upon an advanced civilization and forcibly made it their own. Exactly what they are doing now they did some 1300 years ago with the Chinese civilization.