How have I seen the casual passer through the Cloisters stand still, entranced with admiration (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula), to hear thee unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations, the mysteries... The Essays of Elia: First Series - Second Series - Page 26by Charles Lamb - 1845Full view - About this book
| 1835 - 432 pages
...he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula,) to hear thec unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations, the mysteries...Jamblichus, or Plotinus, (for even in those years thoii waxedst not pale at such philosophic draughts,) or reciting 10 11 Homer in his Greek, or Pindar... | |
| 1835 - 430 pages
...Muse is silent. Finding some of Edward's race Unhappy, pass their annals by. • 0 12 Homer in nis Greek, or Pindar — while the walls of the old Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charily-bay ! Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of Old Fuller,) between... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1836 - 362 pages
...Cloisters stand still, intranced with admiration (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula), to hear thee unfold,...accents of the inspired charity-boy ! — Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of old Fuller), between him and CV Le G , " which two... | |
| Sir John William Kaye - 1836 - 1050 pages
...admiration (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandnla) to hear thee unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations, the mysteries of lamblichus or Plotiuus (for even in those years thou Wiiedst not pale at such philosophic draughts),... | |
| Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...stand still, entranced with admiration, (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula,) to hear thee unfold,...his Greek, or Pindar — while the walls of the old Gray Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity boy ! Many were the " wit combats" (to... | |
| James Gillman - 1838 - 398 pages
...the mirandula,) to hear thee unfold, in deep and sweet inton nt ions, the mysteries of lamblichus* or Plotinus, (for even in those years thou waxedst...in his Greek, or Pindar, while the walls of the old Grey-Friars re-echoed to the accents." Middleton was not prepared to sympathise in these flights, considering... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1840 - 304 pages
...admiration (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirándola), to hear thee unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations,...accents of the inspired charity-boy !— Many were the " witcombats," (to dally awhile with the words of old Fuller), between him and CV Le G , " which t... | |
| 1841 - 474 pages
...stand still, entranced with admiration, (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech. and the garb of the young Mirandula,) to hear thee unfold,...Homer in his Greek, or Pindar — while the walls of old Gray Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired chanty boy." (Essays of Elia, Christ's Hospital.)... | |
| 1866 - 956 pages
...cloisters stand still, entranced with admiration (while he weighed the disproportion between the speech and the garb of the young Mirandula), to hear thee unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations, tho mysteries of lamblichus or Plotinus; for even then thou waxedst r.ot pale at such philosophic draughts... | |
| Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge - 1847 - 570 pages
...young Mirandula,) to hear thee unfold, in thy deep and sweet intonations, the mysteries of lamblichus, or Plotinus (for even in those years thou waxedst...reciting Homer in his Greek, or Pindar, — while the wails of the old Grey Friars re-echoed to the accents of the inspired charity-boy .'" Prose'Works,... | |
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