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... seen , the Seasons lead , in sprightly dance Harmonious knit , the rosy - finger'd hours , The zephyrs floating loose , the timely rains , Of bloom ethereal the light - footed dews , And soften'd into joy the surly storms . These , in ...
... seen , the Seasons lead , in sprightly dance Harmonious knit , the rosy - finger'd hours , The zephyrs floating loose , the timely rains , Of bloom ethereal the light - footed dews , And soften'd into joy the surly storms . These , in ...
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... seen in his life before ; velvet curtains , silken sofas , crystal mirrors , gilded frames , paintings , and sculpture ; until his eyes were more dazzled than they had been since the first time he entered the cathedral of Bonn . But ...
... seen in his life before ; velvet curtains , silken sofas , crystal mirrors , gilded frames , paintings , and sculpture ; until his eyes were more dazzled than they had been since the first time he entered the cathedral of Bonn . But ...
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... seen Puck , in that posture , you would have found it impos- sible to be angry with him . I did not attempt to scold him , but , nevertheless , he continued to leave me , and return to me again ; he repeat- ed this amusement several ...
... seen Puck , in that posture , you would have found it impos- sible to be angry with him . I did not attempt to scold him , but , nevertheless , he continued to leave me , and return to me again ; he repeat- ed this amusement several ...
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... seen , ' said she , ' I can see , ' and her hand trembled in mine , as if she had prised me of some fault or misfortune . " Ah ! ' exclaimed 1 , if you were likely to see me . ' " You have seen , ' exclaimed I , ' you will see ! Oh ...
... seen , ' said she , ' I can see , ' and her hand trembled in mine , as if she had prised me of some fault or misfortune . " Ah ! ' exclaimed 1 , if you were likely to see me . ' " You have seen , ' exclaimed I , ' you will see ! Oh ...
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... seen you . ' " You had seen me , and yet you continued to come to me ; that is well ; but whom did you see first ? ' " M. Maunoir , my father , Julie , then this great world , with its trees and mountains , the sky and the sun . ' 66 6 ...
... seen you . ' " You had seen me , and yet you continued to come to me ; that is well ; but whom did you see first ? ' " M. Maunoir , my father , Julie , then this great world , with its trees and mountains , the sky and the sun . ' 66 6 ...
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Page 156 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Page 156 - He has refused, for a long time after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the State remaining, in the meantime, exposed to all the danger of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
Page 147 - Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there the child Independence was born.
Page 2 - Falsely luxurious ! will not man awake ; And, springing from the bed of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour, To meditation due and sacred song...
Page 16 - Tis listening fear, and dumb amazement all: When to the startled eye the sudden glance Appears far south, eruptive through the cloud; And following slower, in explosion vast, The Thunder raises his tremendous voice.
Page 10 - Smooth to the shelving brink a copious Flood Rolls fair and placid ; where, collected all In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round.
Page 13 - The godlike wisdom of the tempered breast, Progressive truth, the patient force of thought, Investigation calm whose silent powers Command the world, the light that leads to Heaven, Kind equal rule, the government of laws, 881 And all-protecting freedom which alone Sustains the name and dignity of man — These are not theirs.
Page 7 - Tis raging noon ; and, vertical, the sun Darts on the head direct his forceful rays. O'er heaven and earth, far as the ranging eye Can sweep, a dazzling deluge reigns ; and all From pole to pole is undistinguish'd blaze.
Page 152 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America In general.
Page 155 - Agreeably to the order of the day, the Congress resolved itself into a committee of the whole, to take into their further consideration the Declaration ; and, after some time, the president resumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison reported that the committee have agreed to a Declaration, which they desired him to report. The Declaration being read, was agreed to as follows : " A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED.