Remains in Verse and Prose of Arthur Henry HallamBradbury and Evans, 1853 - 305 pages |
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Page 250 - Cosi disse il Maestro ; ed egli stessi Mi volse, e non si tenne alle mie mani, Che con le sue ancor non mi chiudessi. 60 O voi, ch' avete gl' intelletti sani, Mirate la dottrina che s' asconde Sotto il velame degli versi strani.
Page 269 - The brethren were members of his mystical body. All the other bonds that had fastened down the spirit of the universe to our narrow round of earth were as nothing in comparison to this golden chain of suffering and self-sacrifice, which at once riveted the heart of man to one who, like himself, was acquainted with grief. Pain is the deepest thing we have in our nature, and union through pain has always seemed more real and more holy than any other.
Page 226 - E s' io al vero son timido amico, Temo di perder vita tra coloro Che questo tempo chiameranno antico. La luce in che rideva il mio tesoro Ch' io trovai lì , si fe' prima corrusca, Quale a raggio di sole specchio d' oro ; Indi rispose : coscienza fusca O della propria o dell...
Page 202 - I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to abide the test of a captious controversy, but of a sober and even forgiving examination, that they are not armed at all points for battle, but dressed to visit those who are willing to give a peaceful entrance to truth.
Page 25 - Sate near him, talking in low solemn tones. Her voice was like the voice of his own soul Heard in the calm of thought...
Page 94 - The garden trees are busy with the shower That fell ere sunset: now methinks they talk, Lowly and sweetly as befits the hour, One to another down the grassy walk. Hark the laburnum from his opening flower This...
Page 287 - Undoubtedly the true poet addresses himself, in all his conceptions, to the common nature of us all. Art is a lofty tree, and may shoot up far beyond our grasp, but its roots are in daily life and experience. Every bosom contains the elements of those complex emotions which the artist feels, and every head can, to a certain extent, go over in itself the process of their combination, so as to understand his expressions and sympathize with his state.
Page 292 - Shelley, that he comes before the public unconnected with any political party or peculiar system of opinions. Nevertheless, true to the theory we have stated, we believe his participation in their characteristic excellencies is sufficient to secure him a share of their unpopularity. The volume of "Poems, chiefly Lyrical...
Page 153 - ... suggestion. The voice of the critical conscience is still and small, like that of the moral : it cannot entirely be stifled where it has been heard, but it may be disobeyed. Temptations are never wanting : some immediate and temporary effect can be produced at less expense of inward exertion than the high and more ideal effect which art demands : it is much easier to pander to the ordinary and often recurring wish for excitement, than to promote the rare and difficult intuition of beauty. To...
Page 5 - Thorough th' impenetrable gloom to fix That master light, the secret truth of things, Which is the body of the infinite God...