Lectures on General Literature, Poetry, &c., Delivered at the Royal Institution in 1830 and 1831Harper & Bros., 1860 - 324 sider |
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... Lamech to his two wives ( in the fourth chapter of Genesis ) , which , though consisting of six hemistichs only , nevertheless exemplifies all the peculiarities of Hebrew verse - parallelism , am- plification , and antithesis . The ...
... Lamech to his two wives ( in the fourth chapter of Genesis ) , which , though consisting of six hemistichs only , nevertheless exemplifies all the peculiarities of Hebrew verse - parallelism , am- plification , and antithesis . The ...
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... Lamech , who , if not the inventor of poesy , was one of the earliest of poets , had three sons ; of whom Jabal , the father of such as dwell in tents , followed agriculture ; Ju- bal , the father of all such as handle the harp and ...
... Lamech , who , if not the inventor of poesy , was one of the earliest of poets , had three sons ; of whom Jabal , the father of such as dwell in tents , followed agriculture ; Ju- bal , the father of all such as handle the harp and ...
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... Lamech , on which we have commented , are only verse in form ; neither the voice nor the soul of poetry are there . The next specimen which occurs in Sacred Writ are the words of Noah , when he awoke from his wine , and knew what his ...
... Lamech , on which we have commented , are only verse in form ; neither the voice nor the soul of poetry are there . The next specimen which occurs in Sacred Writ are the words of Noah , when he awoke from his wine , and knew what his ...
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