The Observer, Volume 2J. Richardson, 1822 - Conduct of life |
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... ground for belief , that he actually poisoned him , I am not inclined to give credit to the transaction , even in respect to Piso's being guilty of the murder , much less with regard to Tiberius . Tacitus indeed hints at secret orders ...
... ground for belief , that he actually poisoned him , I am not inclined to give credit to the transaction , even in respect to Piso's being guilty of the murder , much less with regard to Tiberius . Tacitus indeed hints at secret orders ...
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... ground was finely shaped into hill and vale ; the horizon every where bold and romantic , and the hand of art had evidently improved the workmanship of nature with consummate taste ; upon the broken declivity stately groves of beech ...
... ground was finely shaped into hill and vale ; the horizon every where bold and romantic , and the hand of art had evidently improved the workmanship of nature with consummate taste ; upon the broken declivity stately groves of beech ...
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... ground and gardens , with all the delicious accompaniments of hothouses and conservatories . It was a scene to seize the imagination with rap- ture : a poet's language would have run spontane- ously into metre at the sight of it ...
... ground and gardens , with all the delicious accompaniments of hothouses and conservatories . It was a scene to seize the imagination with rap- ture : a poet's language would have run spontane- ously into metre at the sight of it ...
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... ground . These are the manly offspring of our isle ; Theirs are the pure delights of rural life , Freedom their birthright and their dwelling peace ; The vine , that mantles o'er their cottage roof , Gives them a shade no tyrant dares ...
... ground . These are the manly offspring of our isle ; Theirs are the pure delights of rural life , Freedom their birthright and their dwelling peace ; The vine , that mantles o'er their cottage roof , Gives them a shade no tyrant dares ...
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... grounds , gave orders for the equipages and horses to be made ready , and we were to set out upon the survey in a burning sun . When the train was in waiting at the door , we sallied forth , but here a discussion began , in which so ...
... grounds , gave orders for the equipages and horses to be made ready , and we were to set out upon the survey in a burning sun . When the train was in waiting at the door , we sallied forth , but here a discussion began , in which so ...
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Page 77 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 222 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Page 87 - And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever.
Page 92 - And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Page 116 - The effect and it! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murdering ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark. To cry "Hold, hold!
Page 111 - I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair. And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature...
Page 119 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
Page 103 - I may define it to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure and the imperfections with dislike.
Page 126 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...
Page 119 - Like the poor cat i' the adage? MACB. Prithee, peace. I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more is none. LADY M. What beast was't, then, That made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it, then you were a man; And, to be more than what you were, you would Be so much more the man. Nor time nor place Did then adhere, and yet you would make both. They have made themselves, and that their fitness now Does unmake you.