The Reliques of Father ProutG. Bell, 1889 - 580 pages |
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Page 144
... poet's carcass a sound drubbing ! O most theological , and zoological , and super- eminently logical Tommy ! ' tis you that are fit to travel in search of religion ! If there is one plain truth that oozes forth from the fecu- lent heap ...
... poet's carcass a sound drubbing ! O most theological , and zoological , and super- eminently logical Tommy ! ' tis you that are fit to travel in search of religion ! If there is one plain truth that oozes forth from the fecu- lent heap ...
Page 162
... poet mount his Pegasus , or his Rosinante , and go tilt a lance against the doctor's windmill . It was unworthy of ... poet's picture of the pursuits of a royal bird , we find such sports alluded to- " In reluctantes dracones Egit amor ...
... poet mount his Pegasus , or his Rosinante , and go tilt a lance against the doctor's windmill . It was unworthy of ... poet's picture of the pursuits of a royal bird , we find such sports alluded to- " In reluctantes dracones Egit amor ...
Page 162
... poet mount his Pegasus , or his Rosinante , and go tilt a lance against the doctor's windmill . It was unworthy of ... poet's picture of the pursuits of a royal bird , we find such sports alluded to- " In reluctantes dracones Egit amor ...
... poet mount his Pegasus , or his Rosinante , and go tilt a lance against the doctor's windmill . It was unworthy of ... poet's picture of the pursuits of a royal bird , we find such sports alluded to- " In reluctantes dracones Egit amor ...
Page 164
... poet's celebrated personification , is described as perched " Sublimi culmine tecti , Turribus aut altis . " Eneid IV . That of O'B . is pre - eminently so circumstanced . From these proud pinnacles nothing can dislodge his renown ...
... poet's celebrated personification , is described as perched " Sublimi culmine tecti , Turribus aut altis . " Eneid IV . That of O'B . is pre - eminently so circumstanced . From these proud pinnacles nothing can dislodge his renown ...
Page 172
... poet's mind than his conduct towards the " order , " of which he had been an ornament until matters connected with the press caused his withdrawal from that society . His " Adieux aux Jésuites " are on re- cord , and deserve the ...
... poet's mind than his conduct towards the " order , " of which he had been an ornament until matters connected with the press caused his withdrawal from that society . His " Adieux aux Jésuites " are on re- cord , and deserve the ...
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