The Ladies' Companion, Volume 11William W. Snowden, 1839 |
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... receiving guests , but made " Bravely done ! " exclaimed the younger of the travel- lers , advancing from behind a thicket , where they had concealed themselves with their horses , on the first ap- proach of the soldiers . " Finish thy ...
... receiving guests , but made " Bravely done ! " exclaimed the younger of the travel- lers , advancing from behind a thicket , where they had concealed themselves with their horses , on the first ap- proach of the soldiers . " Finish thy ...
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... received , the unprin- cipled wretch , Millar , had actually employed this girl , and put her into Elsworth's family , and persuaded her to personate her mistress and wear her clothes , hoping to destroy the character of the wife , and ...
... received , the unprin- cipled wretch , Millar , had actually employed this girl , and put her into Elsworth's family , and persuaded her to personate her mistress and wear her clothes , hoping to destroy the character of the wife , and ...
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... received from him , the first husband returned as suddenly as he had departed . He had changed his ship , adopted another name , and spent the whole of that long period of time on the ocean , with only transient visits on shore while ...
... received from him , the first husband returned as suddenly as he had departed . He had changed his ship , adopted another name , and spent the whole of that long period of time on the ocean , with only transient visits on shore while ...
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... received despatches from home , the contents of which will excite no less your indignation than your astonishment . Give me your attention . Gentlemen , the claims of our worthy com- panion in arms , Captain Leland , have been ...
... received despatches from home , the contents of which will excite no less your indignation than your astonishment . Give me your attention . Gentlemen , the claims of our worthy com- panion in arms , Captain Leland , have been ...
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... received with studied civility . During the first course at table , but little conversation took place ; every one was conscious of the coming crisis , and every exuberance of feeling was check- The tenor of Endsleigh's conduct did not ...
... received with studied civility . During the first course at table , but little conversation took place ; every one was conscious of the coming crisis , and every exuberance of feeling was check- The tenor of Endsleigh's conduct did not ...
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Page 277 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience, and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Page 72 - The land shall not be sold for ever; for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Page 195 - I say, that if one train of thinking be more desirable than another, it is that which regards the phenomena of nature with a constant reference to a supreme intelligent Author.
Page 296 - tis done, then 'twere well It were done quickly : if the assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch, With his surcease, success ; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all here, But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, — We'd jump the life to come.
Page 242 - To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labour tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution.
Page 186 - Alas ! our young affections run to waste, Or water but the desert ; whence arise But weeds of dark luxuriance, tares of haste, Rank at the core, though tempting to the eyes, Flowers whose wild odours breathe but agonies, And trees whose gums are poison ; — such the plants Which spring beneath her steps as Passion flies O'er the world's wilderness, and vainly pants...
Page 214 - The race of life becomes a hopeless flight To those that walk in darkness : on the sea, The boldest steer but where their ports invite, But there are wanderers o'er Eternity Whose bark drives on and on, and anchor'd ne'er shall be.
Page 149 - Napoleon utter a more original truth than when he said, that there is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous...
Page 88 - IF a man be sincerely wedded to Truth, he must make up his mind to find her a portionless virgin, and he must take her for herself alone. The contract too, must be to love, cherish, and obey her, not only until death, but beyond it; for this is an union that must survive not only Death, but Time, the conqueror of Death.
Page 154 - Thou hast green laurel leaves, that twine Into so proud a wreath, For that resplendent gift of thine Heroes have smiled in death : Give me from some kind hand a flower, The record of one happy hour ! Thou hast a voice, whose thrilling tone Can bid each life-pulse beat, As when a trumpet's...