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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... persons in whom the vital power is suspended . He was discovered with Dr. Langford's Discourse lying open before him , in a state of the most profound sleep ; from which he could not , by any means , be awakened for a great length of ...
... persons in whom the vital power is suspended . He was discovered with Dr. Langford's Discourse lying open before him , in a state of the most profound sleep ; from which he could not , by any means , be awakened for a great length of ...
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... person ; but , such as I am , I am sure I have done your Review good , and contributed to bring it into notice . Such as I am , I shall be , and cannot promise to alter . ' Sydney Smith ceased to reside in Edinburgh after 1803 , and in ...
... person ; but , such as I am , I am sure I have done your Review good , and contributed to bring it into notice . Such as I am , I shall be , and cannot promise to alter . ' Sydney Smith ceased to reside in Edinburgh after 1803 , and in ...
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... persons indicated in this vindictive couplet are the Duchess of Somerset , the Archbishop of Canterbury , and Queen Anne . In the Windsor Prophecy , ' the Duchess is ridiculed for the redness of her hair , and upbraided as having been ...
... persons indicated in this vindictive couplet are the Duchess of Somerset , the Archbishop of Canterbury , and Queen Anne . In the Windsor Prophecy , ' the Duchess is ridiculed for the redness of her hair , and upbraided as having been ...
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... persons unpractised in the art . Dr. Johnson has been described as tearing out the heart of a book , and he seldom read one fairly through . Sydney Smith's mode of reading must have been equally quick , for we find him writing to Lady ...
... persons unpractised in the art . Dr. Johnson has been described as tearing out the heart of a book , and he seldom read one fairly through . Sydney Smith's mode of reading must have been equally quick , for we find him writing to Lady ...
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... person . The truth is that neither Macaulay nor Croker are like the Falls of Niagara . Macau- lay is always rising instead of falling , and Croker has ceased to fall because he can fall no lower than he has done already . We have had a ...
... person . The truth is that neither Macaulay nor Croker are like the Falls of Niagara . Macau- lay is always rising instead of falling , and Croker has ceased to fall because he can fall no lower than he has done already . We have had 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.