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... went into the open air ; and he told me he was in the habit of grinding his teeth in his sleep , to prevent which he was forced to put a napkin between them . of his conversation soon made me perfectly at home in 8 CONVERSATIONS OF.
... went into the open air ; and he told me he was in the habit of grinding his teeth in his sleep , to prevent which he was forced to put a napkin between them . of his conversation soon made me perfectly at home in 8 CONVERSATIONS OF.
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Thomas Medwin. of his conversation soon made me perfectly at home in his society . Our first interview was marked with a cordiality and confidence that flattered while it delighted me ; and I felt anxious for the next day , in order that ...
Thomas Medwin. of his conversation soon made me perfectly at home in his society . Our first interview was marked with a cordiality and confidence that flattered while it delighted me ; and I felt anxious for the next day , in order that ...
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... soon set I never led so moral a life as me up . during my residence in that country ; but " I gained no credit by it . Where there " is a mortification , there ought to be re- " ward . On the contrary , there is no story " so absurd ...
... soon set I never led so moral a life as me up . during my residence in that country ; but " I gained no credit by it . Where there " is a mortification , there ought to be re- " ward . On the contrary , there is no story " so absurd ...
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... Soon after we got off the stones , we mounted our horses , which were waiting for us . Lord Byron is an admirable horseman , combining grace with the security of his seat . He prides himself much on this exer- cise . He conducted us for ...
... Soon after we got off the stones , we mounted our horses , which were waiting for us . Lord Byron is an admirable horseman , combining grace with the security of his seat . He prides himself much on this exer- cise . He conducted us for ...
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... soon collected , but no one ven- " tured to offer the least assistance . I soon " directed my servant to lift up the bleeding 66 66 body and carry it into my palace ; but it was represented to me that by so doing I should " confirm the ...
... soon collected , but no one ven- " tured to offer the least assistance . I soon " directed my servant to lift up the bleeding 66 66 body and carry it into my palace ; but it was represented to me that by so doing I should " confirm the ...
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Page 146 - He, who grown aged in this world of woe, In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life, So that no wonder waits him ; nor below Can love, or sorrow, fame, ambition, strife...
Page 157 - We thought, as we hollowed his narrow bed, And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone, And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him; — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on, In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Page 118 - The air was calm, and on the level brine Sleek Panope with all her sisters played.
Page 251 - There is not wind enough to twirl The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light, and hanging so high, On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky.
Page 156 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet nor in shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And -we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Page 158 - We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Page 116 - Midst others of less note, came one frail Form, A phantom among men; companionless As the last cloud of an expiring storm Whose thunder is its knell; he, as I guess, Had gazed on Nature's naked loveliness, Actaeon-like, and now he fled astray With feeble steps o'er the world's wilderness, And his own thoughts, along that rugged way, Pursued, like raging hounds, their father and their prey.
Page 79 - But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think...