The Spirit of the English MagazinesMonroe and Francis, 1825 - American periodicals |
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... truth Eye - sight , temporary derangement of , 285 accounted for 285 Jemmy Dawson , Shenstone's ballad Jerusalem delivered , Wiffen's transla . 323 Johnson , dr . his neat compliments 248 369 355 247 10 John o'Groat's house 246 106 Fata ...
... truth Eye - sight , temporary derangement of , 285 accounted for 285 Jemmy Dawson , Shenstone's ballad Jerusalem delivered , Wiffen's transla . 323 Johnson , dr . his neat compliments 248 369 355 247 10 John o'Groat's house 246 106 Fata ...
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... Truth lies at the surface , a proverb 243 Quin's opinion of fishing 207 Trumbul !, historical painter 144 Typographical curiosity 407 Raffles , governor , his great loss 363 Upstart , how to treat one 87 Railways and steam carriages 114 ...
... Truth lies at the surface , a proverb 243 Quin's opinion of fishing 207 Trumbul !, historical painter 144 Typographical curiosity 407 Raffles , governor , his great loss 363 Upstart , how to treat one 87 Railways and steam carriages 114 ...
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... truth , it is one of the evils of the truth , which the author assures us guides her pen , that it does frequently hurt the mem- ory of persons , who , if wronged , ( we are sure not intentionally ) may have none to rescue them from ...
... truth , it is one of the evils of the truth , which the author assures us guides her pen , that it does frequently hurt the mem- ory of persons , who , if wronged , ( we are sure not intentionally ) may have none to rescue them from ...
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... truth of his pretext , watched whither he went , and after following him to Hyde - Park Corner , saw him get into a post - chaise , in which a woman of the town was waiting for him , and with whom , it afterwards appeared , he went to ...
... truth of his pretext , watched whither he went , and after following him to Hyde - Park Corner , saw him get into a post - chaise , in which a woman of the town was waiting for him , and with whom , it afterwards appeared , he went to ...
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... truth of ei- ther of these accounts ; and I after- wards discovered that they were to- tally incorrect . One morning that the arrival of the Courier was looked for with more than usual impatience , for it was at that juncture when the ...
... truth of ei- ther of these accounts ; and I after- wards discovered that they were to- tally incorrect . One morning that the arrival of the Courier was looked for with more than usual impatience , for it was at that juncture when the ...
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Page 379 - O that I had wings like a dove : for then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Page 258 - Live not the stars and mountains ? Are the waves Without a spirit ? Are the dropping caves Without a feeling in their silent tears ? No, no ; they woo and clasp us to their spheres, Dissolve this clog and clod of clay before Its hour, and merge our soul in the great shore.
Page 479 - Was on the streams of Guadalquiver, To gold converting, one by one, The ripples of the mighty river, Beside me on the bank was seated A Seville girl, with auburn hair, And eyes that might the world have cheated, — A wild, bright, wicked, diamond pair ! She stooped, and wrote upon the sand, Just as the loving sun was going, With such a soft, small, shining hand, I could have sworn 't was silver flowing. Her words were three, and not one more, What could Diana's motto be ? The siren wrote upon the...
Page 479 - When words come down like dews unsought With gleams of deep enthusiast thought, And fancy in her heaven flies free — They come, my love, they come from thee.
Page 112 - PITY the sorrows of a poor old man, Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door, Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span ; Oh, give relief, and heaven will bless your store.
Page 263 - O'er beauty's fall ; Her praise resounds no more, when mantled in her pall. The most beloved on earth Not long survives to-day ; So music past is obsolete, And yet 'twas sweet, 'twas passing sweet, But now 'tis gone away...
Page 340 - is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through?" " For all that," resumed the pendulum, "it is very dark here: and although there is a window, I dare not stop, even for an instant, to look out.
Page 340 - may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you ?" " Not in the least," replied the pendulum; " it is not of six strokes that I complain, nor of sixty, but of millions.
Page 112 - Heaven has brought me to the state you see ; And your condition may be soon like mine, The child of sorrow and of misery.
Page 50 - ... repressed with a smile the hopes of his friends, and told them he had lived long enough. As his life drew near a close, the eager yet decorous solicitude of his fellow townsmen increased.