Evenings At Haddon Hall
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these are the records of the inevitable fate of man. These skulls are the most awful of the ruins which we contem- p 210 EVENINGS AT IIADDON HALL.
plate. What are decaying walls ? Such works as man hath done, man may do again. But here is ruin indeed, and who shall pretend to rebuild it, or its likeness ?
" Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, and portals foul : Yes, this was once Ambition's airy hall, The dome of Thought, the palace of the soul : Behold, through eac...h lack-lustre, eyeless hole. The gay recess of "Wisdom and of Wit, And Passion's host that never brook'd control ; Can all saint, sage, or sophist ever writ People this lonely tower, this tenement refit?" These, indeed, are sad and solemn relics of the deeds and of the actors of them, who have long ago been swept away " adown the gulf of time. " Fearful relics ! But let us not, after all, while admitting and detesting the horrors of feudal tyranny, judge even these times too harshly. The victims of the tyrannies to which allusion has been made, were generally men of turbulence and ambition, who would themselves have been playing the part of tyrants over others, if they had not been the victims of tyranny them- selves.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
these are the records of the inevitable fate of man. These skulls are the most awful of the ruins which we contem- p 210 EVENINGS AT IIADDON HALL.
plate. What are decaying walls ? Such works as man hath done, man may do again. But here is ruin indeed, and who shall pretend to rebuild it, or its likeness ?
" Look on its broken arch, its ruined wall, Its chambers desolate, and portals foul : Yes, this was once Ambition's airy hall, The dome of Thought, the palace of the soul : Behold, through eac...h lack-lustre, eyeless hole. The gay recess of "Wisdom and of Wit, And Passion's host that never brook'd control ; Can all saint, sage, or sophist ever writ People this lonely tower, this tenement refit?" These, indeed, are sad and solemn relics of the deeds and of the actors of them, who have long ago been swept away " adown the gulf of time. " Fearful relics ! But let us not, after all, while admitting and detesting the horrors of feudal tyranny, judge even these times too harshly. The victims of the tyrannies to which allusion has been made, were generally men of turbulence and ambition, who would themselves have been playing the part of tyrants over others, if they had not been the victims of tyranny them- selves.
What to read after Evenings At Haddon Hall?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by E C De Calabrella to read onlineMoreLess
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