The Rev. Sydney Smith ... Samuel Rogers. Frederic von Gentz. Maria Edgeworth ... The countess Hahn-Hahn. De Stendhal (Henri Beyle). Alexander DumasLongmans, Green, and Company, 1878 - Biography |
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... light troops of Russia , and picked ( as their manner is ) to the bone , the sanguine spirit of this country displayed itself in all its glory . What scenes of infamy did the Society for the Suppression of Vice lay open to our ...
... light troops of Russia , and picked ( as their manner is ) to the bone , the sanguine spirit of this country displayed itself in all its glory . What scenes of infamy did the Society for the Suppression of Vice lay open to our ...
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... light . Thus , in describing the consequences of an invasion : ' Old wheat and beans blazing for twenty miles round ; cart mares shot ; sows of Lord Somerville's breed running wild over the country ; the minister of the parish wounded ...
... light . Thus , in describing the consequences of an invasion : ' Old wheat and beans blazing for twenty miles round ; cart mares shot ; sows of Lord Somerville's breed running wild over the country ; the minister of the parish wounded ...
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... light . His two great passions are vanity and ambition . He considers himself as one of the most won- derful works of Providence , is incessantly aiming to display that superiority to his fellow - creatures , and to grasp at supreme ...
... light . His two great passions are vanity and ambition . He considers himself as one of the most won- derful works of Providence , is incessantly aiming to display that superiority to his fellow - creatures , and to grasp at supreme ...
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... light could penetrate . When he rang his bell in the morning , a servant appeared , half dressed and yawning , with a candle , and anxiously asked if he was ill . Ashamed of the fancied irregularity , the patient recomposed himself to ...
... light could penetrate . When he rang his bell in the morning , a servant appeared , half dressed and yawning , with a candle , and anxiously asked if he was ill . Ashamed of the fancied irregularity , the patient recomposed himself to ...
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... light , volatile , dissipated pursuit . But ground - bait , with a good steady float that never bobs without a bite , is an occupation for a bishop , and in no way interferes with sermon- making . ' He once discovered some tench in a ...
... light , volatile , dissipated pursuit . But ground - bait , with a good steady float that never bobs without a bite , is an occupation for a bishop , and in no way interferes with sermon- making . ' He once discovered some tench in a ...
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Page 83 - And rise to faults true critics dare not mend. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part. And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without passing through the judgment, gains The heart, and all its end at once attains.
Page 94 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
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 the...
Page 214 - Thou hast also known too well ! Fairest flower, behold the lily, Blooming in the sunny ray : Let the blast sweep o'er the valley, See it prostrate on the clay. Hear the wood-lark charm the forest, Telling o'er his little joys ; Hapless bird ! a prey the surest To each pirate of the skies. Dearly bought the hidden treasure Finer feelings can bestow ; Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure Thrill the deepest notes of woe.
Page 115 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Page 117 - Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
Page 22 - Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.