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Page 180
... Lord Londonderry was as noble and generous an enemy as he was a sincere and devoted friend : he had too lofty a soul to be galled or ruffled by any of the miserable trickery of malice ; his heart could afford for- giveness and kindness ...
... Lord Londonderry was as noble and generous an enemy as he was a sincere and devoted friend : he had too lofty a soul to be galled or ruffled by any of the miserable trickery of malice ; his heart could afford for- giveness and kindness ...
Page 182
... Lord Grey had destroyed Mr Canning in the House of Lords , and it soon reached the Premier him- self . The iron entered into his soul- He found he had climbed a pinnacle , only to be the more conspicuous to scorn ; but he was not a ...
... Lord Grey had destroyed Mr Canning in the House of Lords , and it soon reached the Premier him- self . The iron entered into his soul- He found he had climbed a pinnacle , only to be the more conspicuous to scorn ; but he was not a ...
Page 184
... Lord Wellington had been forced to retire once more to the fron- tiers of Portugal , and had to encoun- ter all the evils of a pursuing enemy , and a disastrous retreat . In truth , there appeared something generous in thus voluntarily ...
... Lord Wellington had been forced to retire once more to the fron- tiers of Portugal , and had to encoun- ter all the evils of a pursuing enemy , and a disastrous retreat . In truth , there appeared something generous in thus voluntarily ...
Page 185
... Lord Wel- lington had made a reconnoissance on the position of the enemy , and about five o'clock , the necessary preparations having been made , the army moved forward to the attack . It was divided into three columns . The right was ...
... Lord Wel- lington had made a reconnoissance on the position of the enemy , and about five o'clock , the necessary preparations having been made , the army moved forward to the attack . It was divided into three columns . The right was ...
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... Lord William , but she cut him short by asking if he did not recognise her . " Oh , yes ! He knew who her lady- ship was , and remembered that he had seen her comely face often before , al- though he could not recal to his me- mory the ...
... Lord William , but she cut him short by asking if he did not recognise her . " Oh , yes ! He knew who her lady- ship was , and remembered that he had seen her comely face often before , al- though he could not recal to his me- mory the ...
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Page 178 - Would he were fatter ; but I fear him not : Yet if my name were liable to fear, I do not know the man I should avoid So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much ; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men : he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony ; he hears no music...
Page 344 - Ye friends to truth, ye statesmen, who survey The rich man's joys increase, the poor's decay, 'Tis yours to judge how wide the limits stand Between a splendid and a happy land.
Page 572 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Page 37 - Barbara : She was in love, and he she loved proved mad And did forsake her : she had a song of ' willow ; ' An old thing 'twas, but it express'd her fortune, And she died singing it...
Page 5 - Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Page 364 - The man who proceeds in it with steadiness and resolution, -will in a little time find that ' her ways are ways of pleasantness, and that all her paths are peace.
Page 178 - So soon as that spare Cassius. He reads much; He is a great observer, and he looks Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself, and scorn'd his spirit That could be mov'd to smile at any thing.
Page 37 - And my poor fool is hang'd. No, no, no life? Why should a dog, a horse, a rat have life, And thou no breath at all? Thou'lt come no more. Never, never, never, never, never. Pray you undo this button. Thank you, sir. Do you see this? Look on her! Look, her lips, Look there, look there!
Page 392 - If deed of honour did thee ever please, Guard them, and him within protect from harms. He can requite thee, for he knows the charms That call fame on such gentle acts as these, And he can spread thy name o'er lands and seas, Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms. Lift not thy spear against the Muses...
Page 375 - Perhaps, also, he thought it good for the teeth. We then lounged about, or sat and talked, — Madame Guiccioli, with her sleek tresses, descending, after her toilet, to join us. The garden was small and...