Curiosities of Literature: And the Literary Character Illustrated |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
admirable amusing ancient appears beautiful called cause character Charles circumstance collection composed considered court critic curious death describes discovered Duke England English expression eyes father feelings formed France French frequently gave genius give given hand head honour imagined interest invention Italian Italy kind king known labours lady language learned length less letters literary literature lived Lord majesty manner manuscript master means mind nature never notice observed occasion once original party passage passed passion perhaps person philosopher piece play poem poet political possessed present preserved prince printed probably produced proverbs published queen reader reason received says seems sometimes spirit studies taste thing thought tion translation turn verses volumes whole writer written wrote
Popular passages
Page 77 - at the Mount of St Mary's, in the stony stage where I now stand, I have brought you some fine biscuits, baked in the oven of charity, carefully conserved for the chickens of the church, the sparrows of the spirit, and the sweet swallows of salvation.
Page 141 - Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood : To the which place a poor ^sequester'd stag, That from the hunter's aim had ta'en a hurt...
Page 138 - Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race. Give ample room, and verge enough The characters of hell to trace.
Page 142 - This chief transcends his father's fame : While pleased amidst the general shouts of Troy, His mother's conscious heart o'erflows with joy.' He spoke, and fondly gazing on her charms, Restored the pleasing burden to her arms; Soft on her fragrant breast the babe she laid, Hush'd to repose, and with a smile survey'd.
Page 195 - ... in respect of its former scarceness and dearness, it hath been only used as a regalia in high treatments and entertainments, and presents made thereof to princes and grandees till the year 1657.
Page 9 - For my name and memory, I leave it to men's charitable speeches, and to foreign nations, and to the next age.
Page 138 - Rise on the earth, or earth rise on the sun, He from the east his flaming road begin ; Or she from west her silent course advance With inoffensive pace, that spinning sleeps On her soft axle, while she paces even, And bears thee soft with the smooth air along, Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid ; Leave them to God above, him serve and fear.
Page 171 - When a man writes to the world, he summons up all his reason and deliberation to assist him ; he searches, meditates, is industrious, and likely consults and confers with his judicious friends ; after all which done, he takes himself to be informed in what he writes, as well as any that writ before him...
Page 273 - Those who will not be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock...
Page 159 - My prime of youth is but a frost of cares; My feast of joy is but a dish of pain; My crop of corn is but a field of tares; And all my good is but vain hope of gain; The day is fled, and yet I saw no sun; And now I live, and now my life is done.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Curiosities of Literature: And the Literary Character Illustrated |
| Author | Isaac Disraeli |
| Publisher | Appleton & Company, 1846 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 510 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |