The Pillars of Hercules; Or, A Narrative of Travels in Spain and Morocco in 1848, Volume 1Richard Bentley, 1850 - 464 pages |
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Page 424 - If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down : for that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin : wherein shall he sleep ? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Page 453 - Enlarge the place of thy tent, And let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations : Spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; And thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, And make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
Page 446 - Blest paper-credit ! last and best supply ! That lends corruption lighter wings to fly ! Gold imp'd by thee, can compass hardest things, Can pocket states, can fetch or carry kings ; A single leaf shall waft an army o'er, Or ship off senates to...
Page 450 - Africa : it cheers the despondency of the wanderer through the desert; it enlivens the social meeting ; it inspires the dance ; and even the lamentations of the mourner are poured forth in measured accents. Their poetry does not consist in studied and regular pieces, such as, after previous study...
Page 414 - If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep...
Page 1 - Tyrii, stirpem et genus omne futurum exercete odiis, cinerique haec mittite nostro munera. nullus amor populis, nec foedera sunto. exoriare aliquis nostris ex ossibus ultor, qui face Dardanios ferroque sequare colonos, nunc, olim, quocumque dabunt se tempore vires. litora litoribus contraria, fluctibus undas inprecor, arma armis ; pugnent ipsique nepotesque.
Page 421 - O bring us in peace from the four corners of the earth, and make us go upright to our land ; for thou art a God who worketh salvation.
Page 13 - E come un segno surge in Oriente, Un altro cade con mirabil arte, Come si vede qua...