 A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer...  A manual of English literature - Σελίδα 253των Thomas Arnold - 1873 - 423 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 σελίδες
...bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place ; In power unplcaVd, impnticnt And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, Suc o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger when the... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1847 - 678 σελίδες
...having passed under the wriset'i own eve. THE MILITARY CAREER OF THE CELEBRATED EARL OF PETERBOROUGH. " A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay." CHARLES MOHDAUNT, Earl of Peterborough, was one of the most remarkable... | |
 | 1847 - 726 σελίδες
...young, strong and active ; but from the life he led, he early showed symptoms of premature old age. ' A fiery soul which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-mform'd the tenement of clay.' " We must conclude by some passages from the life of Lord Chancellor... | |
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...Restless, unfixed in principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace ; A fiery soul, that working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay.'' Much of Swift has this character of direct downright earnest assertion of bad or good qualities.... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1847 - 674 σελίδες
...true, having passed under the writer's THE MILITARY CAREER OF THE CELEBRATED EARL OF PETERBOROUGH. " A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, \nd o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay." CHARLES MOHDAUNT, Earl of Peterborough, was one of the most... | |
 | 1847 - 724 σελίδες
...and active ; but from the life he led, he early showed symptoms of premature old age. ' A fiery eoul which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inforra'd the tenement of clay.' " We must conclude by some passages from the life of Lord Chancellor... | |
 | Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 σελίδες
...Hecate ? Why is she called triple Hecate f What is meant by her team ? Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel. A fiery soul, which working out its way") Fretted the pigmy body to decay L And o'er-informed the tenement of clay; I A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleased with the danger when... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 σελίδες
...Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit ; Restless, unfix'd in principles and place,; In power unpleas'd, the true be dead. Of all the roses grafted on her...checks, Of all the graces dancing in her eyes, Of o'er-inforni'd the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity ; Pleas'd with the danger when the... | |
 | 1893 - 688 σελίδες
...meaning to a Czech, and hence it was found necessary to add the vernacular vuz to explain what it meant. A fiery soul which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay. Dryden. And his own thoughts along that rugged way Pursued like raging hound«, their father and their... | |
 | 1874 - 714 σελίδες
...Absalom and Achitophel, in the portrait of Lord Shaftesbury : — " A fiery soul, which working out ite way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay." JWW SKATING LITERATURE (5th S. ii. 10V.)— There is a thin 4to. pamphlet, 16 pp., not included... | |
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