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Page 32
... rose to get rid of his emotion - strong emotion , sir ! upon this momentous question " ( cheers ) ; " and when he sat down , an honourable member rose to reply , and lo ! it was one of Brydges's metamorphosed benchers - a Lincoln's Inn ...
... rose to get rid of his emotion - strong emotion , sir ! upon this momentous question " ( cheers ) ; " and when he sat down , an honourable member rose to reply , and lo ! it was one of Brydges's metamorphosed benchers - a Lincoln's Inn ...
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... rose , with all the dignity of an offended senator , I thought it time to slope . " " Right , my boy ! But , gentlemen— gentlemen ! " said Cooper , jumping up fran- tically , " last day of Epsom - no handi- cap ! Oh , fallen from its ...
... rose , with all the dignity of an offended senator , I thought it time to slope . " " Right , my boy ! But , gentlemen— gentlemen ! " said Cooper , jumping up fran- tically , " last day of Epsom - no handi- cap ! Oh , fallen from its ...
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... rose - tint - so rare , though so often talked of - which blooms only on the cheeks of those who unite peace of mind to purity of soul . Such , to my hero's eyes , seemed Annette Fairfort . " If I am to judge by appearances , Miss ...
... rose - tint - so rare , though so often talked of - which blooms only on the cheeks of those who unite peace of mind to purity of soul . Such , to my hero's eyes , seemed Annette Fairfort . " If I am to judge by appearances , Miss ...
Page 58
... rose to depart . As he walked to the door , Lord Fairfort said- " I am aware of the friendship existing between you and my son . I trust that nothing will ever interfere with it , and I shall be happy to afford the means of its being ...
... rose to depart . As he walked to the door , Lord Fairfort said- " I am aware of the friendship existing between you and my son . I trust that nothing will ever interfere with it , and I shall be happy to afford the means of its being ...
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... the German Ocean , and breaking against the silent city , as Edgar walked homewards down the now deserted Hay- market ; through Trafalgar Square , where , The tall and stern , rose the victorious genius loci FIVE YEARS OF IT . 71.
... the German Ocean , and breaking against the silent city , as Edgar walked homewards down the now deserted Hay- market ; through Trafalgar Square , where , The tall and stern , rose the victorious genius loci FIVE YEARS OF IT . 71.
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Page 57 - SHUT, shut the door, good John! fatigued, I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land. What walls can guard me, or what shades can hide? They pierce my thickets, through my grot they glide, By land...
Page 190 - And shadows forth its glory. There is given Unto the things of earth, which Time hath bent, A Spirit's feeling, and where he hath leant His hand, but broke his scythe, there is a power And magic in the ruined battlement, For which the Palace of the present hour Must yield its pomp, and wait till Ages are its dower.
Page 132 - thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us - by that God we both adore Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.