Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 65W. Blackwood, 1849 - England |
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Page 78
... Lord . But he loved painting at , better than for the church ; and those who have examined and wondered at the gro- tesque satirical carvings of the stalls in the cathedral at Manchester , will be able to form some idea of Goya's anti ...
... Lord . But he loved painting at , better than for the church ; and those who have examined and wondered at the gro- tesque satirical carvings of the stalls in the cathedral at Manchester , will be able to form some idea of Goya's anti ...
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... Lord Mayors ' chaplains for an infinite series of years ; and that , though nothing came of all her praiseworthy efforts , time had had a strengthening instead of a weaken- ing effect on all these passages - till now , in her fifty ...
... Lord Mayors ' chaplains for an infinite series of years ; and that , though nothing came of all her praiseworthy efforts , time had had a strengthening instead of a weaken- ing effect on all these passages - till now , in her fifty ...
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... Lord Mayor ; Cecil Hope supposed he was about to be ap- pointed Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and Louise thought he was growing silly , and took no notice of all the airs he put on , and the depreciatory observations he made on the rank ...
... Lord Mayor ; Cecil Hope supposed he was about to be ap- pointed Chancellor of the Exchequer ; and Louise thought he was growing silly , and took no notice of all the airs he put on , and the depreciatory observations he made on the rank ...
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... lord the Marquis de Bouillon de Chateau d'Or . ” " And very glad he is to see you , gentlemen , " said their host . " You ? -impossible ! He speaks with an English accent . " " An impostor ! " replied another of the nobles , to whom the ...
... lord the Marquis de Bouillon de Chateau d'Or . ” " And very glad he is to see you , gentlemen , " said their host . " You ? -impossible ! He speaks with an English accent . " " An impostor ! " replied another of the nobles , to whom the ...
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... Lord High Treasurer , young William Kirkaldy his son , and Cardinal Bea- toun . There was peace for a moment over the body of the anointed dead ! But even the death of a king makes a light impression on this busy and intriguing world ...
... Lord High Treasurer , young William Kirkaldy his son , and Cardinal Bea- toun . There was peace for a moment over the body of the anointed dead ! But even the death of a king makes a light impression on this busy and intriguing world ...
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Page 460 - The lights begin to twinkle from the rocks : The long day wanes : the slow moon climbs : the deep Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends, Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Page 181 - He hath put down the mighty from their seat : and hath exalted the humble and meek.
Page 386 - ... High Court of Justice with the placid courage which has half redeemed his fame. Neither military nor civil pomp was wanting. The avenues were lined with grenadiers. The streets were kept clear by cavalry. The peers, robed in gold and ermine, were marshalled by the heralds under Garter King-at-arms.
Page 460 - Death closes all : but something ere the end, Some work of noble note, may yet be done, Not unbecoming men that strove with Gods.
Page 201 - And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
Page 180 - With saintly shout and solemn jubilee ; Where the bright seraphim, in burning row, Their loud uplifted angel-trumpets blow ;» And the cherubic host, in thousand quires, Touch their immortal harps of golden wires, With those just Spirits that wear victorious palms, Hymns devout and holy psalms Singing everlastingly ; That we on earth, with undiscording voice, May rightly answer that melodious noise ; As once we did.
Page 459 - ULYSSES. IT little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match'd with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me.
Page 387 - Parr to suspend his labors in that dark and profound mine from which he had extracted a vast treasure of erudition, a treasure too often buried in the earth, too often paraded with injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith.
Page 383 - That the influence of the crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:" and Mr Burke's bill of reform was framed with skill, introduced with eloquence, and supported by numbers.
Page 459 - We have had enough of action, and of motion we, Roll'd to starboard, roll'd to larboard, when the surge was seething free, Where the wallowing monster spouted his foam-fountains in the sea. Let us swear an oath, and keep it with an equal mind, In the hollow Lotos-land to live and tie reclined On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.