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Title: The Ridpath library of universal literature. A biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
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Publisher: New York : The Globe publishing co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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eath, begone ! But alas, since well I knowLife cannot be purchased so,Why indulge the useless sigh ?Fate decrees that all shall die.Vainly to our wealth we trust,Poor or wealthy—die we must.—Present joys then let me share,Rosy wine to banish care ; ANACREON- 41? Cheerful friends that faithful prove,Beautys smile, and blissful love, —Translation of Bourne. LOOKING BACKWARD AND FORWARD. Alas ! my youth, my joys have fled. The snows of age have bleached my head ; Tedious, toothless, trembling age, Must now alone my thoughts engage. Adieu, ye joys which once I knew, To life, to love, to all, adieu !— Henceforth, unhappy ! doomed to know Tormenting fears of future woe ! Oh, how my soul with terror shrinks. Wheneer my startled fancy thinks Of Plutos dark and gloomy cave, The chill, the cheerless, gaping grave ! When Deaths cold hand hath closed these eyes ! And stifled lifes last struggling sighs, In darkness and in dust must I, Alas ! forever—ever lie ! — Translation of Bourne.
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Vol. I.—27 ANDERSEN, Hans Christian, a Danishdramatist, poet, and story-writer, born at Odense,island of Funen, April 2, 1805; died at Copen-hagen August 4, 1875. His father, a poor shoe-maker, died while the son was a child. In 1819he was sent by his mother to Copenhagen tostudy music. Here he underwent many hard-ships, but in the end found patrons by whom hewas warmly befriended ; and by their aid he wasenabled to pursue his studies at the Gymnasium.He entered the University in 1828; but beforethat time he had gained considerable reputationby his poems, especially by one entitled TheDying Child. This was followed, in 1829, by a sa-tirical narrative of A Journey on Foot from theHolm-canal to the Eastern Point of Ainak. He nowfairly commenced his literary career, publishing avolume of poems in 1830, and another entitledFantasies and Sketches, in 1831. All of his numer-ous works have been translated into German, andmany of them into English, French, and otherlanguages. These translat

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