The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 45
... scenes he visited . The attention and ability of their pupil sufficiently re- warded their assiduity . His study of the writers of ancient and modern times was so intense and his perception so acute that be- fore the 20th year of his ...
... scenes he visited . The attention and ability of their pupil sufficiently re- warded their assiduity . His study of the writers of ancient and modern times was so intense and his perception so acute that be- fore the 20th year of his ...
Page 60
... scene to call forth every energy of the human On a smooth level , near the bank of the slow stream , under the shade of a large elm sat the chief men of the tribes . -Around the circle which they formed , was gathered a croud of ...
... scene to call forth every energy of the human On a smooth level , near the bank of the slow stream , under the shade of a large elm sat the chief men of the tribes . -Around the circle which they formed , was gathered a croud of ...
Page 74
... scene was per- formed , appeared at first surprised , embarrassed ; then expres- sed dissatisfaction at such a piece of indiscretion . " My lord , " say they to him , " you cannot conceal yourself from us ; we know who you are . " He ...
... scene was per- formed , appeared at first surprised , embarrassed ; then expres- sed dissatisfaction at such a piece of indiscretion . " My lord , " say they to him , " you cannot conceal yourself from us ; we know who you are . " He ...
Page 79
... scene ; never was disorder more complete and at the same time more gay . All ac- tion of the government was suspended , but its absence was as yet perceptible only by the cessation of the tyranny it had exer- cised . Songs , epigrams in ...
... scene ; never was disorder more complete and at the same time more gay . All ac- tion of the government was suspended , but its absence was as yet perceptible only by the cessation of the tyranny it had exer- cised . Songs , epigrams in ...
Page 82
... scenes , where social vritues warm , His soul expanded to the generous charm . With sprightly wit ; which pained no feeling heart ; Which beamed resplendent , but conveyed no dart ; With playful Fancy , in its happiest mood ; And ...
... scenes , where social vritues warm , His soul expanded to the generous charm . With sprightly wit ; which pained no feeling heart ; Which beamed resplendent , but conveyed no dart ; With playful Fancy , in its happiest mood ; And ...
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