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Page 82 of 821907 · PDF PAGE 248
…f things, ili. 115 In vain I sit by Kandy Lake, iil. 21 I, of the Moderns, have let alone Greek, il. 145 I practice then, with conscious power, il. 179 I saw in a trance or a vision, ii. 53 I saw the Russian peasants build a ring, i. 180 I scorn the thousand subtle points, ii. 151 I see the centuries wax and wane, i. 207 I shall not tell thee that I love thee, i. 222 Isis am I, and from my life are fed, i. 228 Isis am I, and from my life are fed, i. 262 Is it your glance that told me? Nay, iii. 2 Is love indeed eternal? ii. 85 Is there a soul b…
1929 · PDF PAGE 549
…o that as soon as the arbitrary penalties of misconduct, which society adds to the automatic reaction, are removed, and we do all in our power to mitigate the evil effects, the sting of the serpent loses its virus. It is an old saying that one sin provokes another. This is only true when the sinner, driven into a corner by the avengers, tries to escape by some desperate deed. Thus a boy robs the till to pay for his folly in gambling away his earnings, and being found out is maddened by the thought of jail, sees red and kills his employer. We sh…
1929 · PDF PAGE 245
…m The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abra-Melin against him, evoking Beelzebub and his forty-nine servitors. Rose had suddenly acquired the power of clairvoyance. Her description of these servitors is printed in The Bagh-i-Muattar, pages 39, 40. (I may mention: Nimorup, a stunted dwarf with large head and ears. His lips are greeny bronze and slobbery. Nominon, a large red spongy jelly-fish with one greenish luminous spot like a nasty mess. Holastri, an enormous pink bug.) As to this perfume of The Book of the Law, "let it be laid before me, and ke…
1929 · PDF PAGE 38
…xing these ingredients, with the result that they were mingled so intimately as to produce what was to all intents and purposes chlorate power! I pressed this down very powerfully, buried the jar in the playground, stuck a rocket into the top and lighted it at the critical moment. The rocket had been fixed too firmly to rise and the protecting wad of paper burnt through before I could step back. I neither saw nor heard anything. I felt as if a brush of some warm tarry and gritty substance had been passed across my face; and found myself standin…
1929 · PDF PAGE 262
…d up their loads and strolled cheerfully up the slopes without so much as a word of admonition. {433} Not understanding the secret of my power, though he had seen it exercised so often by Eckenstein and myself, he imagined that I must be terrorizing the men by threats and beatings. In point of fact, I never struck a man during the entire expedition, save on one occasion to be described presently. Camp 3 was extremely pleasant. It afforded magnificent views in every direction and one had one's choice of sun or shade. I spent the day in taking ad…
1919 · PDF PAGE 459
…e), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual, ‘Though yy no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often-cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. ‘The author's serene confidence in the immortality of his lays would be better justified were he to make some.attempt to dis: criminate between the gold and the rub…
1913 · PDF PAGE 600
…ce), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe ; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author's serene confidence in the immortality of his lays would be better justified were he to make some attempt to discriminate between the gold and the rubbi…
1913 · PDF PAGE 600
…ce), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe ; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author's serene confidence in the immortality of his lays would be better justified were he to make some attempt to discriminate between the gold and the rubbi…
1912 · PDF PAGE 428
…ce), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a Species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author’s serene confidence in the immortality of his lays would be better justified were he to make some attempt to discriminate between the gold and the rubbis…
1912 · PDF PAGE 428
…ce), much of which merits the ambiguous distinction of being unusual. Though by no means deficient in originality, vigour or imaginative power, his verse is too often cumbered with the fantastic symbols of a Species of erotic mysticism, into which we feel no desire to probe; while the lack of reticence consistently displayed constitutes an artistic blemish not lightly to be excused. The author’s serene confidence in the immortality of his lays would be better justified were he to make some attempt to discriminate between the gold and the rubbis…
1906 · PDF PAGE 200
… What Buddha really commands, with that grim humour of his, is: Avoid Intoxi- cation. But what is intoxication? unless it be the loss o! power to use perfectly a truth-telling set of faculties. If I walk unsteadily it is owing to nervous lies—and so for all the phenomena of d:u.ukenness, But a lie involves the assump- * Quoted below, ‘‘Science and Buddhism,” note. t “Ship me somewhere East of Suez, where a man in raise a thirst.”—R. KIPLING. t ‘* While as for Quilp Hop o’ my Thumb there, Banjo-Byron that twangs the strum-strum there. —Browninec…
1904 · PDF PAGE 59
…on. What Buddha really commands with that grim humour of his, is: Avoid Intoxication. But what is intoxication? unless it be the loss of power to use perfectly a truth-telling set of faculties. If I w alk unsteadily it is ow ing to nervous lies—and so for all the phenomena of drunkenness. But a lie involves the assump- * Quoted in “Science and Buddhism”, s. IV , note. † “Ship me somewhere East of Suez, where a man can raise a thirst.”—R. KIPLING. ‡ “While as for Quilp Hop o’ my Thumb there Banjo-Byron that twangs the strum-strum there.” —BROWNI…
1906 · PDF PAGE 193
…ing more sensible than to ask for more! ‘* Kent banished thus! And France in choler parted! And the king gone to-night! sub- scrib'd his power! Confin’d to exhibition! All this done upon the gad! Edmund, how now! what news?” (Act I. Se. ii. ll. 23-26). Edmund ‘‘forces a card’ by the simple device of a prodigious hurry to hide it. Glou- cester gives vent to his astrological futilities, and falls to anxiomania in its crudest form,— ‘‘'We have seen the best of our time: machi- nations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders, follow us di…
1904 · PDF PAGE 52
…g more sensible than to ask for more ! “Kent banished thus ! And France in choler parted ! And the king gone to-night ! sub- scrib’d his power ! Confin’d to exhibition ! All this done upon the gad ! Edmund, how now ! what news ?” (Act I. Sc. ii. ll 23-26). Edmund “forces a card” by the simple device of a prodigious hurry to hide it. Glou- cester gives vent to his astrological futilities, and falls to axiomania in its crudest form,— “We have seen the best of our time : machi- nations, hollowness, treachery, and all ruinous disorders, follow us d…
1906 · PDF PAGE 203
… found ‘‘ shelter for songs that recede.”’ Still, even here, one is, on the whole, more attracted than repelled; the author has enormous power, and he never scruples to use it, to drive us half mad with horror, or, as in his earlier most exquisite works, to move us to the noblest thoughts and deeds. ‘True, his debt to contemporary writers is a little obvious here and there; but these are small blemishes on a series of poems whose originality is always striking, and often dread- ful, in its broader features. We cannot leave George Bishop without…
1904 · PDF PAGE 62
…e found “shelter for songs that recede.” Still, even here, one is, on the w hole, more attracted than repelled ; the author has enormous power, and he never scruples to use it, to drive us half mad w ith horror, or, as in his earlier most exquisite works, to move us to the noblest thoughts and deeds. True, his debt to contemporary writers is a little obvious here and there; but these are small blemish on a series of poems whose originality is alw ays striking, and often dread- ful, in its broader features. We cannot leave George Bishop without …
1910 · PDF PAGE 498
…ual progress in the bold calculations of Pythagoras: fable abounded in its miracles, and history, attempting to appreciate this unknown, power, became confused with fable ; it shook or strengthened empires by its oracles, caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones, and governed all minds, either by curiosity, or by fear." Wants SupeLiep. New PuBLicaTions SUPPLIED TO ORDER. Out ofprint books sought for and reported. Visitors to London who are interested should make a point of calling. Only two minutes from Chancery Lane. FRANK HOLLINGS, 7, GREAT…
1910 · PDF PAGE 498
…ual progress in the bold calculations of Pythagoras: fable abounded in its miracles, and history, attempting to appreciate this unknown, power, became confused with fable ; it shook or strengthened empires by its oracles, caused tyrants to tremble on their thrones, and governed all minds, either by curiosity, or by fear." Wants SupeLiep. New PuBLicaTions SUPPLIED TO ORDER. Out ofprint books sought for and reported. Visitors to London who are interested should make a point of calling. Only two minutes from Chancery Lane. FRANK HOLLINGS, 7, GREAT…