Walton's Lives, with notes. The life of dr. Donne [ed. by T.E. Tomlins].1852 |
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... fortune and the greatnesse of my charge hath not suffered me to expresse my duty towards you as became me ; yet I protest to you before Allmighty God and his angells and saints in heaven , that I doe and ever shall esteem myselfe to be ...
... fortune and the greatnesse of my charge hath not suffered me to expresse my duty towards you as became me ; yet I protest to you before Allmighty God and his angells and saints in heaven , that I doe and ever shall esteem myselfe to be ...
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... fortunes at their native homes , Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs , To make a hazard of new fortunes here . In brief , a braver choice of dauntless spirits Did never float upon the swelling tide . The Admiral's flag was ...
... fortunes at their native homes , Bearing their birthrights proudly on their backs , To make a hazard of new fortunes here . In brief , a braver choice of dauntless spirits Did never float upon the swelling tide . The Admiral's flag was ...
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... fortune is noted in a future page , when Donne , then Dean of St. Paul's , declined to receive his stipulated annuity . " It is enough , " said he , " you have been kind to me and mine ; I know your present condition is such as not to ...
... fortune is noted in a future page , when Donne , then Dean of St. Paul's , declined to receive his stipulated annuity . " It is enough , " said he , " you have been kind to me and mine ; I know your present condition is such as not to ...
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... fortunes or lyfe ( els I woould I might neythr joy in this lyfe , nor enjoy the next ) I humbly beg of yow that she may not to her danger feele the terror of yor sodaine anger . I know this letter shall find yo " full of passion ; but I ...
... fortunes or lyfe ( els I woould I might neythr joy in this lyfe , nor enjoy the next ) I humbly beg of yow that she may not to her danger feele the terror of yor sodaine anger . I know this letter shall find yo " full of passion ; but I ...
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... fortunes of my daughters , rather choosing to lay a losse upon myselfe , and my heir , which time may recover , than of them which may not endure time to take up their advancements . " In humble manner therefore , I lay the same at your ...
... fortunes of my daughters , rather choosing to lay a losse upon myselfe , and my heir , which time may recover , than of them which may not endure time to take up their advancements . " In humble manner therefore , I lay the same at your ...
Términos y frases comunes
afterwards appears appointed Ben Jonson beseech bishop bishop of Chichester blessed body buried Christ church countess of Bedford Court dean of St deanery death desire died discourse divine Donne writes Donne's doth earl Edward Alleyne Egerton Elegy Elizabeth father favour fear fortune give glory grave hand hath heaven holy holy orders honorable hope humbly Izaak Walton James Jesuits John Donne John Heywood Julius Cæsar king king's lady learned letter to Sir Lincoln's Inn live London lord Loseley majesty marriage married Meditations memory mercy mind never occasion Oxford Paul's poems Polesworth prayer preached preacher present prince Pyrford queen reader religion sacred sent sermon servant sickness Sir George Sir Henry Goodyere Sir Henry Wotton Sir Thomas Grymes sorrow soul spirit thee thought unto verses Walton wife wyll Zouch
Pasajes populares
Página 54 - How ill this taper burns ! Ha ! who comes here ? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Página 56 - As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say 'The breath goes now,' and some say 'No'; So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods nor sigh-tempests move; 'Twere profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears, Men reckon what it did and meant; But trepidation of the spheres, Though greater far, is innocent. Dull sublunary lovers...
Página 119 - The Lord was ready to save me : therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the Lord.
Página 50 - Song Sweetest love, I do not go For weariness of thee, Nor in hope the world can show A fitter love for me...
Página 36 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Página 136 - Doubtless it cannot ; and yet, after some faint pauses in his zealous prayer, his strong desires enabled his weak body to discharge his memory of his preconceived meditations, which were of dying; the text being to God the Lord belong the issues from death.
Página 111 - I have the rather mentioned this hymn, for that he caused it to be set to a most grave and solemn tune, and to be often sung to the organ by the choristers of St. Paul's Church, in his own hearing ; especially at the evening service ; and at his return from his customary devotions in that place, did occasionally say to a friend, ' The words of this hymn have restored to me the same thoughts of joy that possessed my soul in my sickness, when I composed it.
Página 150 - His melting eye showed that he had a soft heart, full of noble compassion; of too brave a soul to offer injuries, and too much a Christian not to pardon them in others.
Página 107 - He affects the metaphysics, not only in his satires, but in his amorous verses, where nature only should reign ; and perplexes the minds of the fair sex with nice speculations of philosophy, when he should engage their hearts, and entertain them with the softnesses of love.
Página 15 - About the nineteenth year of his age, he, being then unresolved what religion to adhere to, and considering how much it concerned his soul to choose the most orthodox, did therefore — though his youth and health promised him a long life — to...