Weaver's Magazine and Literary Companion, Volume 2John Neilson, 1819 |
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... ground , we see crocodiles , some- times to the number of eight or ten , stretched on the sand : Motionless , the jaws opened at right angles , they repose by each other , without displaying any of those marks of affection observed in ...
... ground , we see crocodiles , some- times to the number of eight or ten , stretched on the sand : Motionless , the jaws opened at right angles , they repose by each other , without displaying any of those marks of affection observed in ...
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... ground beside the bed , and there fastened to the bed - post . In this state did this unfortunate girl lie for several hours , lamenting , cry- ing , praying , despairing ; during which Mrs. Voigt had a coffee party in the next room ...
... ground beside the bed , and there fastened to the bed - post . In this state did this unfortunate girl lie for several hours , lamenting , cry- ing , praying , despairing ; during which Mrs. Voigt had a coffee party in the next room ...
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... ground ! Pointing to such , well might Cornelia say , When the rich casket shone in bright array , " These are my jewels ! " Well of such as he , When Jesus spake , well might his language be , " Suffer these little ones to come to me ...
... ground ! Pointing to such , well might Cornelia say , When the rich casket shone in bright array , " These are my jewels ! " Well of such as he , When Jesus spake , well might his language be , " Suffer these little ones to come to me ...
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... grounds have been pretty steady . Seeded Stripes and Robes are still in a depressed state . Gauze Spots have been more in request since January ; the demand for Plain Gauze has likewise rather increased . Lawns sustain their price ...
... grounds have been pretty steady . Seeded Stripes and Robes are still in a depressed state . Gauze Spots have been more in request since January ; the demand for Plain Gauze has likewise rather increased . Lawns sustain their price ...
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... ground of Land- guard Fort , near the grave of General Trelawry , where they were in- terred : 35 HENRIETTA MARIA STUART , SMYTH STUART , Born 18th March , 1797 , -- Died 14th April , 1815 . Inspired with superior genius and powers of ...
... ground of Land- guard Fort , near the grave of General Trelawry , where they were in- terred : 35 HENRIETTA MARIA STUART , SMYTH STUART , Born 18th March , 1797 , -- Died 14th April , 1815 . Inspired with superior genius and powers of ...
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Page 106 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow • warmer among...
Page 152 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar; Ah! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...
Page 105 - WE were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future, predominate over the present, advances...
Page 14 - The mules and horses appear less frightened; their manes are no longer bristled, and their eyes express less dread. The gymnoti approach timidly the edge of the marsh, where they are taken by means of small harpoons, fastened to long cords.
Page 24 - ... to repeat Released, he chases the bright butterfly; Oh he would follow — follow through the sky ! Climbs the gaunt mastiff slumbering in his chain. And chides and buffets, clinging by the mane ; Then runs, and, kneeling by the fountain-side. Sends his brave ship in triumph down the tide, A dangerous voyage ; or, if now he can, If now he wears the habit of a man, Flings off the coat so long his pride and pleasure, And, like a miser digging for his treasure, His tiny spade in his own garden plies,...
Page 119 - His manners were majestic, yet courteous; and he did not allow his surprise to beguile him for a moment of the composure of the monarch. He appeared to be about thirty-eight years of age, inclined to corpulence, and of a benevolent countenance : he wore a fillet of aggry beads round his temples, a necklace of gold cockspur shells strung by their largest ends, and over his right shoulder a red silk cord, suspending three...
Page 117 - Ashantee cloths, of extravagant price, from the costly foreign silks which had been unravelled to weave them in all the varieties of colour as well as pattern; they were of an incredible size and weight, and thrown over the shoulder exactly like the Roman toga. A small silk fillet generally encircled their temples, and massy gold necklaces intricately wrought, suspended Moorish charms, dearly purchased, and enclosed in small square cases of gold, silver, and curious embroidery.
Page 24 - Breathe his sweet breath, and kiss for kiss impart : Watch o'er his slumbers like the brooding dove, And, if she can, exhaust a mother's love ! But soon a nobler task demands her care, Apart she joins his little hands in prayer, Telling of Him who sees in secret there. And now the volume on her knee has caught His wandering eye — now many a written thought, Never to die, with many a lisping sweet, His moving, murmuring lips endeavour to repeat.
Page 24 - Where'er he goes, for ever in her sight, She looks, and looks, and still with new delight ! Ah who, when fading of itself away, Would cloud the sunshine of his little day ! Now is the May of Life. Careering round, Joy wings his feet, Joy lifts him from the ground ! Pointing to such, well might Cornelia say, When the rich casket shone in bright array,
Page 13 - A contest between animals of so different an organization furnishes a very striking spectacle. The Indians, provided with harpoons and long slender reeds, surround the pool closely ; and some climb upon the trees, the branches of which extend horizontally over the surface of the water. By their wild cries, and the length of their reeds, they prevent the horses from running away, and reaching the bank of the pool. The eels, stunned by the noise, defend themselves by the repeated discharge of their...