Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Volume 1251819 |
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... march , with a delicacy of tone , as well as preci- sion , for which I have no words equat to the charm of its effect . They were all behind this glass door , and were like one instrument . - The uplifted cup was replaced on the table ...
... march , with a delicacy of tone , as well as preci- sion , for which I have no words equat to the charm of its effect . They were all behind this glass door , and were like one instrument . - The uplifted cup was replaced on the table ...
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... March , de- tested , hoary - headed traitor ! lead me to my dungeon , lead me any where , so that mine eyes are spared thy hated pre- " sence . ' P. 142 . The Officer thus addressed was Count Rantzau , an old voluptuous nobleman , who ...
... March , de- tested , hoary - headed traitor ! lead me to my dungeon , lead me any where , so that mine eyes are spared thy hated pre- " sence . ' P. 142 . The Officer thus addressed was Count Rantzau , an old voluptuous nobleman , who ...
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... march in hordes , without oder or discipline ; their baggage consisting of little more than the scanty covering on their backs . They are totally destitute of tents ,, and regularity nor system . The commanđ- in their encampments ...
... march in hordes , without oder or discipline ; their baggage consisting of little more than the scanty covering on their backs . They are totally destitute of tents ,, and regularity nor system . The commanđ- in their encampments ...
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... march in the distance . ) What are these ? Is this some holiday ? —and can the Greeks Unfeeling , unabash'd , with dance and song , And quaint attire , pass Sparta's awful grave , [ fate ? Nor dread from vengeful Heav'n an equal SPIRIT ...
... march in the distance . ) What are these ? Is this some holiday ? —and can the Greeks Unfeeling , unabash'd , with dance and song , And quaint attire , pass Sparta's awful grave , [ fate ? Nor dread from vengeful Heav'n an equal SPIRIT ...
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... March ; and that no Report on a Private Bill be received after the 10th of May . In answer to a question from Mr. H. Do- vis , Mr. Vansittart said it was intended to bring forward a proposition for continuing the Bank Restriction Act ...
... March ; and that no Report on a Private Bill be received after the 10th of May . In answer to a question from Mr. H. Do- vis , Mr. Vansittart said it was intended to bring forward a proposition for continuing the Bank Restriction Act ...
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Page 302 - James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend: but what are the hopes of man! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.
Page 395 - The odious stranger, disguising every circumstance of time and place, assumed the mask of a martyr, a saint, and a Christian hero; and the infamous George of Cappadocia has been transformed into the renowned St. George of England, the patron of arms, of chivalry, and of the garter.
Page 255 - METHINKS it is good to be here : If thou wilt, let us build — but for whom ? Nor Elias nor Moses appear ; But the shadows of eve that encompass with gloom The abode of the dead and the place of the tomb.
Page 255 - Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, LORD, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
Page 215 - Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
Page 425 - The sun was reflected, with a glare scarcely more supportable than the heat, from the massy gold ornaments, which glistened in every direction. More than a hundred bands burst at once on our arrival, with the peculiar airs of their several chiefs. The horns flourished their defiances, with the beating of innumerable drums and metal instruments, and then yielded for...
Page 319 - He then devisde himselfe how to disguise ; For by his mighty science he could take As many formes and shapes in seeming wise, As ever Proteus to himselfe could make...
Page 15 - Wished yourselves unmarried again ; Or in a twelvemonth and a day, Repented not in thought any way ; But continued true in thought and desire, As when you joined hands in holy quire.
Page 256 - To Beauty ? Ah no ! She forgets The charms which she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride...
Page 209 - In this our spacious Isle, I think there is not one, But he hath heard some talk of him and Little John ; And to the end of time, the tales shall ne'er be done, Of Scarlock, George a Green, and Much the miller's son, Of Tuck the merry friar, which many a sermon made In praise of Robin Hood, his outlaws, and their trade.