Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 18W. Blackwood., 1825 - England |
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... Land Birds . This , perhaps , is the best of his works . There is a little anec- dote connected with this publication . In one of the tail - pieces , Bewick's strong delight in satirical humour led him a little too far across the debate ...
... Land Birds . This , perhaps , is the best of his works . There is a little anec- dote connected with this publication . In one of the tail - pieces , Bewick's strong delight in satirical humour led him a little too far across the debate ...
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... land , in arms , The host of the Miramamolin swarms ; Shall our Cross before their Crescent wane ? Shall Moormen breathe in the vales of Spain ? " Ho ! burst your cerements - here we wait For thee , Ferrando , once the Great ; Knock on ...
... land , in arms , The host of the Miramamolin swarms ; Shall our Cross before their Crescent wane ? Shall Moormen breathe in the vales of Spain ? " Ho ! burst your cerements - here we wait For thee , Ferrando , once the Great ; Knock on ...
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... land . In the monstrous state of things which that unhappy country presents , property is without its natural and pro- per influence . The landlords must drag their Catholic tenants by chains , they cannot lead them by counsel . A ...
... land . In the monstrous state of things which that unhappy country presents , property is without its natural and pro- per influence . The landlords must drag their Catholic tenants by chains , they cannot lead them by counsel . A ...
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... land , each of his friends entrusted to his care some article of their property , and received the produce on their return . The old woman , who was a friend of the merchant , complained that her sons had left her so destitute , that ...
... land , each of his friends entrusted to his care some article of their property , and received the produce on their return . The old woman , who was a friend of the merchant , complained that her sons had left her so destitute , that ...
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... land of peace , but there were too many proofs of the contrary ever and anon presented , to permit the de- lusion to keep itself for one moment in the mind . THE stone bridge which was wont to connect the two banks of the Bida- ossa ...
... land of peace , but there were too many proofs of the contrary ever and anon presented , to permit the de- lusion to keep itself for one moment in the mind . THE stone bridge which was wont to connect the two banks of the Bida- ossa ...
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Page 174 - As he would have taken a ball in his breast,' replied Lord George. 'For he opened his arms, exclaiming wildly, as he paced up and down the apartment during a few minutes: "O God! it is all over!
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Page 551 - Our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath left power to his Church, to absolve all sinners who truly repent and believe in him, of his great mercy forgive thee thine offences : and by his authority committed to me, I absolve thee from all thy sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
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Page 359 - Little he deem'd when with his Indian band He through the wilds set forth upon his way, A Poet then unborn, and in a land Which had proscribed his order, should one day Take up from thence his moralizing lay, And shape a song that, with no fiction drest, Should to his worth its grateful tribute pay, And sinking deep in many an English breast, Foster that faith divine that keeps the heart at rest.
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Page 471 - For why ? because the good old rule Sufficeth them, — the simple plan, That they should take, who have the power, And they should keep, who can.
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