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... period that he became able to move about a little upon crutches . After recovering thus far , however , he con- tinued slowly but steadily to gain strength , until in his fifth year he was so far recovered , that his anxious parents ...
... period that he became able to move about a little upon crutches . After recovering thus far , however , he con- tinued slowly but steadily to gain strength , until in his fifth year he was so far recovered , that his anxious parents ...
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... period of his life , al- though their exact dates cannot be ascertained , ( nor is that mat- ter of much consequence , ) may be considered as serving to indi- cate his temper and turn of mind as a child . One nursery - maid who still ...
... period of his life , al- though their exact dates cannot be ascertained , ( nor is that mat- ter of much consequence , ) may be considered as serving to indi- cate his temper and turn of mind as a child . One nursery - maid who still ...
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... to do , the strongest expletive she remembers to have heard from him at this period ( and the good lady , who is somewhat of a puritan , seems still sufficiently scandalized at it , ) was " 24 LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT .
... to do , the strongest expletive she remembers to have heard from him at this period ( and the good lady , who is somewhat of a puritan , seems still sufficiently scandalized at it , ) was " 24 LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT .
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... period , was garnished with triple ruffles ; her shoes had diamond buckles , and were raised a little at heel , an advantage which , possessed in her youth , she alleged her size would not permit her to forego in old age . She always ...
... period , was garnished with triple ruffles ; her shoes had diamond buckles , and were raised a little at heel , an advantage which , possessed in her youth , she alleged her size would not permit her to forego in old age . She always ...
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... period of life than she could have reached when her painter was a boy ; and its situation as one in a gallery of fancy portraits , renders it liable to the suspicion that some features may have been touched up .. There is in it ...
... period of life than she could have reached when her painter was a boy ; and its situation as one in a gallery of fancy portraits , renders it liable to the suspicion that some features may have been touched up .. There is in it ...
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Page 253 - dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all.' ' If I fail,' I said, for the dialogue is strong in my recollection, ' it is a sign that I ought never to have succeeded, and I will
Page 225 - heaves to the sky, , . Piled deep and massy, close and high, Mine own romantic town ! But northward far, with purer blaze, On Ochil mountains fell the rays, And as each heathy top they kissed, It gleamed a purple amethyst. Yonder the shores of Fife you saw, Here Preston-Bay and Berwick-Law; And,
Page 226 - them rolled, The gallant Firth the eye might note Whose islands on its bosom float Like emeralds chased in gold; Fitz-Eustace' heart felt closely pent, As if to give his rapture vent, The spur he to his charger lent, And raised his bridle-hand, And making demi-volte in air, Cried, ' Where's the coward that would not dare To fight for such a land!'
Page 253 - be permitted to stumble with impunity.' I replied to this affectionate expostulation in the words of Montrose,— ' He either fears his fate too much. Or his deserts are small,
Page 213 - Mourn genius high and lore profound, And wit that loved to play, not wound; And all the reasoning powers divine, To penetrate, resolve, combine, And feeling keen, and fancy's glow,— They sleep with him, who sleeps below!" " When Europe crouched to France's yoke, And Austria bent and Prussia broke,
Page 250 - I have been up all night; my musical friends made me promise to write them an ode for their feast of St. Cecilia: I have been so struck with the subject which occurred to me that I could not leave it till I had completed it; here it is, finished at one sitting.
Page 225 - And mark the distant city glow With gloomy splendour red ; For on the smoke-wreaths, huge and slow, That round her sable turrets flow, The morning beams were shed, And tinged them with a lustre proud, Like that which streaks a thunder-cloud. Such dusky
Page 263 - Far in the bosom of the deep O'er these wild shelves my watch I keep, A ruddy gem of changeful light Bound on the dusky brow of night. The seaman bids my lustre hail. And scorns to strike his timorous sail. WALTER SCOTT.
Page 158 - of good St. John. The lady look'd through the chamber fair, By the light of a dying flame; And she was aware of a knight stood there— Sir Richard of Coldinghame! " Alas! away, away!" she cried, " For the holy virgin's sake !" " Lady, I know who sleeps by thy side ; But, lady, he will not awake.