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Page 51
The Gleaner . ! numerous soundings and bearings , draughts , " Their manner of
knowing whether a dog be mad or not , somewhat resembles the ancient Gothic
and charts of the coast ; and in short , did custom of trying witches . The old ...
The Gleaner . ! numerous soundings and bearings , draughts , " Their manner of
knowing whether a dog be mad or not , somewhat resembles the ancient Gothic
and charts of the coast ; and in short , did custom of trying witches . The old ...
Page 67
His faculties seemed suddenly he exhorted her to be composed and to need and
to ments , and the great man stood before me . . | “ Now began a series of
compliments , which any scattered , for in a confused manner he endeavour to
sleep ...
His faculties seemed suddenly he exhorted her to be composed and to need and
to ments , and the great man stood before me . . | “ Now began a series of
compliments , which any scattered , for in a confused manner he endeavour to
sleep ...
Page 274
By his des were the following :in the grave and the gay — the sentimental |
cription of Turkish and Asiatic scenes and The widow and children of Burns . and
the grotesque — the beautifuland the sub manners , he has given an air of
originality ...
By his des were the following :in the grave and the gay — the sentimental |
cription of Turkish and Asiatic scenes and The widow and children of Burns . and
the grotesque — the beautifuland the sub manners , he has given an air of
originality ...
Page 390
There are many peculiarities in French cookery manner was ludicrous . The lady
was not blind to - disagreeable to uninitiated palates ; among the rest this ; and ,
when the dance ceased , and we passed near DEAR KAL - I am a great admirer
...
There are many peculiarities in French cookery manner was ludicrous . The lady
was not blind to - disagreeable to uninitiated palates ; among the rest this ; and ,
when the dance ceased , and we passed near DEAR KAL - I am a great admirer
...
Page 406
... tesses , Marchionesses , and Duchesses , all in train , one is spoken of ;
England has adopted these diguities en On whose bright surface other skies
appear , after another , habited after the Roman manner , in the score of her
pretensions to ...
... tesses , Marchionesses , and Duchesses , all in train , one is spoken of ;
England has adopted these diguities en On whose bright surface other skies
appear , after another , habited after the Roman manner , in the score of her
pretensions to ...
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Page 60 - Of the invisible ; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made ; each zone Obeys thee ; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Page 60 - And monarchs tremble in their capitals, The oak leviathans, whose huge ribs make Their clay creator the vain title take Of lord of thee, and arbiter of war: These are thy toys, and, as the snowy flake, They melt into thy yeast of waves, which mar Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar.
Page 60 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue Ocean — roll ! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy...
Page 60 - Dark-heaving : boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity — the throne Of the Invisible; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made ; each zone Obeys thee ; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless...
Page 159 - I'll leave you till night: you are welcome to Elsinore. Ros. Good my lord ! [Exeunt Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Ham. Ay, so, God be wi' you : — Now I am alone. O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I ! Is it not monstrous, that this player here, But in a fiction, in a dream of passion, Could force his soul so to his own conceit, That, from her working, all his visage wann'd ; Tears in his eyes, distraction in's aspect, A broken voice, and his whole function suiting With forms to his conceit ?...
Page 60 - Roll on thou deep, and dark blue Ocean, roll ! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain, Man marks the earth with ruin— his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed...
Page 166 - And down she suck'd with her the whirling wave, Like one who grapples with his enemy, And strives to strangle him before he die.
Page 225 - What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba, That he should weep for her/ What would he do, Had he the motive and the cue for passion That I have...
Page 114 - I am always of easy faith in such matters, and am ever willing to be deceived, where the deceit is pleasant and costs nothing. I am therefore a ready believer in relics, legends, and local anecdotes of goblins and great men ; and would advise all travellers who travel for their gratification to be the same. What is it to us, whether these stories be true or false, so long as we can persuade ourselves into the belief of them, and enjoy all the charm of the reality ? There is nothing like resolute...
Page 138 - I have always observed that the visitors to the abbey remained longest about them. A kinder and fonder feeling takes place of that cold curiosity or vague admiration with which they gaze on the splendid monuments of the great and the heroic. They linger about these as about the tombs of friends and companions ; for indeed there is something of companionship between the author and the reader.