The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Volume 7C. L. Bowman, 1852 |
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... King's side in our lamentable but glorious war of indepen- dence . Neither my father nor my mother ever wore powder in their hair ; both their heads were as white as silver , as I can remember them . My dear mother possessed to.
... King's side in our lamentable but glorious war of indepen- dence . Neither my father nor my mother ever wore powder in their hair ; both their heads were as white as silver , as I can remember them . My dear mother possessed to.
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... King George's Ambassador , and nearly caused the Prince's death there ; how she came to England and married this Mr. Tusher , and became a great favourite of King George the Second , by whom Mr. Tusher was made a Dean , and then a ...
... King George's Ambassador , and nearly caused the Prince's death there ; how she came to England and married this Mr. Tusher , and became a great favourite of King George the Second , by whom Mr. Tusher was made a Dean , and then a ...
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... King Agamemnon perished in a dying fall ( to use Mr. Dryden's words ) : the Chorus standing by in a set attitude , and rhythmically and de- corously bewailing the fates of those great crowned per- sons . The Muse of History hath ...
... King Agamemnon perished in a dying fall ( to use Mr. Dryden's words ) : the Chorus standing by in a set attitude , and rhythmically and de- corously bewailing the fates of those great crowned per- sons . The Muse of History hath ...
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... King's Posset ) so highly , that he cheerfully ruined himself for the thankless and thriftless race who bestowed it . He pawned his plate for King Charles the First , mortgaged his property for the same cause , and lost the greater part ...
... King's Posset ) so highly , that he cheerfully ruined himself for the thankless and thriftless race who bestowed it . He pawned his plate for King Charles the First , mortgaged his property for the same cause , and lost the greater part ...
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... King's follower , the Viscount Castlewood -orphan of his son , ruined by his fidelity , bearing many wounds and marks of bravery , old and in exile - his kinsmen I suppose should be silent ; nor if this patriarch fell down in his cups ...
... King's follower , the Viscount Castlewood -orphan of his son , ruined by his fidelity , bearing many wounds and marks of bravery , old and in exile - his kinsmen I suppose should be silent ; nor if this patriarch fell down in his cups ...
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Page 268 - And today, Henry, in the anthem, when they sang it, 'When the lord turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream,' I thought, yes, like them that dream — them that dream. And then it went, 'They that sow in tears shall reap in joy: and he that goeth forth and weepeth, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him'; I looked up from the book, and saw you.
Page 274 - ... song, whose shape was perfect symmetry, health, decision, activity, whose foot as it planted itself on the ground was firm but flexible, and whose motion, whether rapid or slow, was always perfect grace — agile as a nymph, lofty as a queen — now melting, now imperious, now sarcastic, there was no single movement of hers but was beautiful. As he thinks of her, he who writes, feels young again, and remembers a paragon.
Page 360 - I took a little flower of the hillock and kissed it, and went my way, like the bird that had just lighted on the cross by me, back into the world again. Silent receptacle of death; tranquil depth of calm, out of reach of tempest and trouble! I felt as one...
Page 396 - In this accomplished lady, love is the constant effect, because it is never the design. Yet, though her mien carries much more invitation than command, to behold her is an immediate check to loose behaviour; and to love her is a liberal education...
Page 331 - Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war: In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
Page 2 - Park slopes, after her stag-hounds, and driving her one-horse chaise—a hot, red-faced woman, not in the least resembling that statue of her which turns its stone back upon St. Paul's, and faces the coaches struggling up Ludgate Hill.
Page 300 - He performed a treason or a court-bow, he told a falsehood as black as Styx, as easily as he paid a compliment or spoke about the weather. He took a mistress, and left her; he betrayed his benefactor, and supported him, or would have murdered him, with the same calmness always, and having no more remorse than Clotho when she weaves the thread, or Lachesis when she cuts it.