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Page 13
... poor . He had , besides , some pow- ers of conversation , when , as we have already hinted , he chose to exert them , and his misan- thropy or aversion to the business and intercourse of ordinary life , was often expressed in an anti ...
... poor . He had , besides , some pow- ers of conversation , when , as we have already hinted , he chose to exert them , and his misan- thropy or aversion to the business and intercourse of ordinary life , was often expressed in an anti ...
Page 66
... poor man . This was , indeed , balanced in some sort by the impression which his ruddy cheek and robust form had the fortune to make upon Miss Bar- bara Clinkscale , daughter to the umquhile , and sister 66 THE PIRATE .
... poor man . This was , indeed , balanced in some sort by the impression which his ruddy cheek and robust form had the fortune to make upon Miss Bar- bara Clinkscale , daughter to the umquhile , and sister 66 THE PIRATE .
Page 70
... poor Dame Yel- lowley was rather frightened at the hurly - burly which had taken place in her presence , but she was taken suddenly ill ; and , contrary to the for- mula in such cases used and provided , was soon reported to be " a good ...
... poor Dame Yel- lowley was rather frightened at the hurly - burly which had taken place in her presence , but she was taken suddenly ill ; and , contrary to the for- mula in such cases used and provided , was soon reported to be " a good ...
Page 74
... , and his father's ale , for which the small beer of the col- lege , commonly there termed " through go nim- ble , " furnished a poor substitute . Yet he advan- ced in his learning , being found , however , 4 THE PIRATE .
... , and his father's ale , for which the small beer of the col- lege , commonly there termed " through go nim- ble , " furnished a poor substitute . Yet he advan- ced in his learning , being found , however , 4 THE PIRATE .
Page 82
... poor Triptolemus endeavoured to avail himself of the supposed capabilities of the soil . No kind of butter that might be churned could be made to stick upon his own bread , any more than on that of poor Tusser , whose Hundred Points of ...
... poor Triptolemus endeavoured to avail himself of the supposed capabilities of the soil . No kind of butter that might be churned could be made to stick upon his own bread , any more than on that of poor Tusser , whose Hundred Points of ...
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Page 50 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 185 - He was a lovely youth ! I guess The panther in the wilderness Was not so fair as he ; And, when he chose to sport and play, No dolphin ever was so gay Upon the tropic sea.
Page 299 - Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on silver Thames did'st cut thy way, With...