A View of Society and Manners in Italy: With Anecdotes Relating to Some Eminent Characters, المجلد 1A. Strahan and T. Cadell: And sold, 1795 |
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الصفحة 222 - Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours; Finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants Cities in deserts, woods in cities plants. So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange. O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
الصفحة 222 - Brings home to us, and makes both Indies ours : Finds wealth where 'tis, bestows it where it wants, Cities in deserts, woods in cities plants ; So that to us no thing, no place is strange, While his fair bosom is the world's exchange.
الصفحة 135 - Venice, who promised to take the first opportunity of sending it from thence to the duke ; instead of which, this wretch, as soon as he arrived at Venice, delivered it to the chiefs of the council of ten. This conduct of young...
الصفحة 82 - State ; espouse her with this ring, and let this marriage be solemnised annually, by you and your successors, to the end of time, that the latest posterity may know that Venice has acquired the empire of the waves and holds the sea in subjection in the same manner as a wife is held by her husband.
الصفحة 209 - The women are of a fine style of countenance, with expressive features, and a skin of a rich carnation. They dress their hair in a fanciful manner, which becomes them very much. They are of an easy address, and have no aversion...
الصفحة 135 - This unfortunate youth bore his exile with more impatience than he had done the rack. He often wrote to his relations and friends, praying them to intercede in his behalf, that the term of his banishment might be abridged, and that he might be permitted to return to his family before he died.
الصفحة 29 - Turkish men, on the other hand,' continued he, ' have an aversion to Christianity, equal. to that which the Christian women have to the religion of Mahomet. Auricular confession is perfectly horrible to their imagination : no Turk of any delicacy would ever allow his wife, particularly if he had but one, to hold private conference with a man, on any pretext whatever.
الصفحة 219 - Caicus, 370 et gemina auratus taurino cornua vultu Eridanus, quo non alius per pinguia culta in mare purpureum violentior effluit amnis.
الصفحة 220 - O'er the warm bed of fmoking fulphur glide. Fir'd with a thoufand raptures I furvey Eridanus through flow'ry meadows ftray, The king of floods ! that rolling o'er the plains The tow'ring Alps of half their moifture drains, And proudly fwoln with a whole winter's fnows,, Diftributes wealth and plenty where he flows.
الصفحة 220 - Thro' the fair scene roll slow the lingering streams, Then foaming pour along, and rush into the Thames. Thou, too, great father of the British floods! With joyful pride survey'st our lofty woods; Where tow'ring oaks their growing honours rear, And future navies on thy shores appear. Not Neptune's self from all her streams receives A wealthier tribute than to thine he gives.