John Leech, and other papers. 4th edD. Douglas, 1882 |
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... laugh . He needs it all , and he gets it . For human nature may say of herself in the words of the ballad , ' Werena ... laugh , the roar of laughter , are all our own ; and we may be laughed as well as tickled to death , as in the story ...
... laugh . He needs it all , and he gets it . For human nature may say of herself in the words of the ballad , ' Werena ... laugh , the roar of laughter , are all our own ; and we may be laughed as well as tickled to death , as in the story ...
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... laughter must be involuntary , must come and go as it lists , must take us and shake us heartily and by surprise . No man can laugh any more than he can sneeze at will , and he has nearly as little to do with its ending - it dies out ...
... laughter must be involuntary , must come and go as it lists , must take us and shake us heartily and by surprise . No man can laugh any more than he can sneeze at will , and he has nearly as little to do with its ending - it dies out ...
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... laugh , here it is from Dr. Carpenter . He classes it along with sobbing and hiccup , and says : In it - the act of laughing the muscles of expiration are in convulsive movement , more or less violent , and send out the breath in a ...
... laugh , here it is from Dr. Carpenter . He classes it along with sobbing and hiccup , and says : In it - the act of laughing the muscles of expiration are in convulsive movement , more or less violent , and send out the breath in a ...
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... laughter of the dreariest sort ; that if anything goes wrong at the central thalami , as they are called , of these nerves , the vehicles of will and feeling , they too make sad fools of themselves by sending down absurd , inco- herent ...
... laughter of the dreariest sort ; that if anything goes wrong at the central thalami , as they are called , of these nerves , the vehicles of will and feeling , they too make sad fools of themselves by sending down absurd , inco- herent ...
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... laughter as a muscular exercise ; on its drawing into action lazy muscles , supernumeraries , which get off easily ... laughs to scorn care and malaise of all kinds ; how it makes you cry without sorrow , and ache every inch of you ...
... laughter as a muscular exercise ; on its drawing into action lazy muscles , supernumeraries , which get off easily ... laughs to scorn care and malaise of all kinds ; how it makes you cry without sorrow , and ache every inch of you ...
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Page 79 - But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery. And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace.
Page 293 - It was my guide, my light, my all, it bade my dark forebodings cease ; and through the storm and danger's thrall it led me to the port of peace. Now safely moored — my perils o'er, I'll sing, first in night's diadem, for ever and for evermore, the Star— The Star of Bethlehem...
Page 290 - PRAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens : Praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels : Praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon : Praise him, all ye stars of light.
Page 229 - She set as sets the morning star, which goes Not down behind the darkened west, nor hides Obscured among the tempests of the sky, But melts away into the light of heaven.
Page 275 - among them that wrought the work * of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
Page 291 - Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling : for it is God that worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Page 243 - For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed ; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
Page 290 - Stormy wind fulfilling his word : Mountains, and all hills ; Fruitful trees, and all cedars : Beasts, and all cattle ; Creeping things, and flying fowl : Kings of the earth, and all people ; Princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens ; Old men, and children : Let them praise the name of the Lord : For his name alone is excellent ; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 177 - Come wealth or want, come good or ill, Let young and -old accept their part, And bow before the Awful Will, And bear it with an honest heart, Who misses, or who wins the prize. Go, lose or conquer as you can ; But if you fail, or if you rise, Be each, pray God, a gentleman.
Page 239 - The sun upon the Weirdlaw Hill, In Ettrick's vale, is sinking sweet ; The westland wind is hush and still — The lake lies sleeping at my feet. Yet not the landscape to mine eye Bears those bright hues that once it bore : Though evening, with her richest dye, Flames o'er the hills of Ettrick's shore. ' With listless look along the plain I see Tweed's silver current glide, And coldly mark the holy fane Of Melrose rise in ruin'd pride.