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... period of tui- tion . This course of study having proved as successful as could reasonably be expect ed , our worthy secretary was placed before his desk of green cloth , and was brandish- ing his goose - quill at the direction of the ...
... period of tui- tion . This course of study having proved as successful as could reasonably be expect ed , our worthy secretary was placed before his desk of green cloth , and was brandish- ing his goose - quill at the direction of the ...
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... period regarding ours , will rather ex- ceed the limit . When I become tiresome , you will , of course , cease to give me inser- tion ; and I , besides , commit my work to you under the same impression , that a dra- per sends his cloth ...
... period regarding ours , will rather ex- ceed the limit . When I become tiresome , you will , of course , cease to give me inser- tion ; and I , besides , commit my work to you under the same impression , that a dra- per sends his cloth ...
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... period in London , -witnessed a boxing- match at Primrose Hill , where part of the ring was composed of English women of fa- shion . He went to the play , and saw grave - lish sans - froid . Another day a suicide diggers in King Lear ...
... period in London , -witnessed a boxing- match at Primrose Hill , where part of the ring was composed of English women of fa- shion . He went to the play , and saw grave - lish sans - froid . Another day a suicide diggers in King Lear ...
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... period could be named in which the condi- tion of Scotland was not better than at pre- sent . " " You would not , however , include the most barbarous and early period , I sup- pose , " said Andrew , " when men wore the skins of beasts ...
... period could be named in which the condi- tion of Scotland was not better than at pre- sent . " " You would not , however , include the most barbarous and early period , I sup- pose , " said Andrew , " when men wore the skins of beasts ...
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... period , we have read , spoken , and thought. dont j'avais craint l'oubli le soir précédent ; et quand , à mon instante prière , on y eut porté une petite table , il fallait quelque adresse pour pouvoir y entrer , " & c . " Mr Pot - of ...
... period , we have read , spoken , and thought. dont j'avais craint l'oubli le soir précédent ; et quand , à mon instante prière , on y eut porté une petite table , il fallait quelque adresse pour pouvoir y entrer , " & c . " Mr Pot - of ...
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Page 213 - Tis to create, and in creating live A being more intense, that we endow With form our fancy, gaining as we give The life we image, even as I do now.
Page 46 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Page 30 - Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 32 - And now my tongue's use is to me no more Than an unstringed viol, or a harp ; Or like a cunning instrument cas'd up, Or, being open, put into his hands That knows no touch to tune the harmony.
Page 174 - There's a bower of roses by Bendemeer's stream, And the nightingale sings round it all the day long ; In the time of my childhood 'twas like a sweet dream, To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song.
Page 175 - Fly to the desert, fly with me, Our Arab tents are rude for thee ; But oh ! the choice what heart can doubt Of tents with love, or thrones without ? Our rocks are rough, but smiling there Th' acacia waves her yellow hair, Lonely and sweet, nor loved the less For flowering in a wilderness.
Page 33 - In chimney corner seek domestic joys — I love a prince will bid the bottle pass, Exchanging with his subjects glance and glass ; In fitting time, can, gayest of the gay, Keep up the jest, and mingle in the lay — Such Monarchs best our free-born humours suit, But Despots must be stately, stern, and mute.
Page 213 - He, who grown aged in this world of woe, In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life, So that no wonder waits him...
Page 175 - Oh ! there are looks and tones that dart An instant sunshine through the heart, — As if the soul that minute caught Some treasure it through life had sought...