Image: Death's doings - consisting of numerous original compositions in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers - principally intended as illustrations of thirty copper-plates (1827) (14746472334)

Description: Identifier: deathsdoingscons01dag (find matches) Title: Death's doings : consisting of numerous original compositions in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers : principally intended as illustrations of thirty copper-plates Year: 1827 (1820s) Authors: Dagley, Richard, d. 1841 Subjects: Death Publisher: London : J. Andrews ... and W. Cole ... Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Digitizing Sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image: THE AlRTIST,, 53 THE ARTIST. And what is genius ?—Tis a ray of Heaven, Illuming dim mortality ; a gleam That flashes on our gloominess by fits. Like summer lightnings, which, in radiant lines, Inwreath the midnight clouds with tints divine ; It gilds Imaginations darkest scenes With splendid glory, like those meteor gems That spread their richness oer the polar skies. O, tis a straggling sunbeam, through the storm. Flung on the clusterd diamond, which reflects. In burning brilliancy, the borrowd blaze ; It is the morning light, outpouring all Its flood of splendour on the bloomy bovvers Of Gods own Paradise ! Though hapless oftHis fate, how blessd the Artist who beholds.With mind inspird and genius-brightend eye.Those beauties which eternally shine forth. 54 deaths doings. Nature, in all thy works ! To him, high wrappd In passiond fancies, feelings so allied To something heavenly, that to all on earth They give their own rich tinting. What delight The morning landscape yields ; when Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Death's doings - consisting of numerous original compositions in verse and prose, the friendly contributions of various writers - principally intended as illustrations of thirty copper-plates (1827) (14746472334)
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