The Spirit of the English MagazinesMonroe and Francis, 1825 - American periodicals |
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... become an adept in that wonderful science , and if you will re- ceive me for your pupil , there is noth- ing I should think of sufficient worth to repay your friendship . " - " Good Sir , " replied Don Julian , " I should be extremely ...
... become an adept in that wonderful science , and if you will re- ceive me for your pupil , there is noth- ing I should think of sufficient worth to repay your friendship . " - " Good Sir , " replied Don Julian , " I should be extremely ...
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... becomes a terror to the aged - to women and children . But there are higher offenders than these , namely , those who cast impure glances on all that is captivating and innocent , and who would blight the blossom of immaculacy by their ...
... becomes a terror to the aged - to women and children . But there are higher offenders than these , namely , those who cast impure glances on all that is captivating and innocent , and who would blight the blossom of immaculacy by their ...
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... become impatient for the breakfast ; and as it will not ar- rive , you go into the kitchen to assist in making the kettle boil . You will not accelerate this : but you will see the economy of Mrs. Maclarty's kitch- en . The kettle , an ...
... become impatient for the breakfast ; and as it will not ar- rive , you go into the kitchen to assist in making the kettle boil . You will not accelerate this : but you will see the economy of Mrs. Maclarty's kitch- en . The kettle , an ...
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... becomes to it , what the carica- ture is to the portrait . Is it frequent change , incessantly on the wing for novelty ? no ; because , first , every fash- ion is not becoming ; secondly , such changeful clothing bespeaks levity , and ...
... becomes to it , what the carica- ture is to the portrait . Is it frequent change , incessantly on the wing for novelty ? no ; because , first , every fash- ion is not becoming ; secondly , such changeful clothing bespeaks levity , and ...
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... becomes all classes , persons , and complexions : this is a very gross error , nearly as great as the assumption of military ... become the former , if he be of the nobility or gentry , nor can a Belcher tied round a lovely neck , add ...
... becomes all classes , persons , and complexions : this is a very gross error , nearly as great as the assumption of military ... become the former , if he be of the nobility or gentry , nor can a Belcher tied round a lovely neck , add ...
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Page 379 - O that I had wings like a dove : for then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Page 258 - Live not the stars and mountains ? Are the waves Without a spirit ? Are the dropping caves Without a feeling in their silent tears ? No, no ; they woo and clasp us to their spheres, Dissolve this clog and clod of clay before Its hour, and merge our soul in the great shore.
Page 479 - Was on the streams of Guadalquiver, To gold converting, one by one, The ripples of the mighty river, Beside me on the bank was seated A Seville girl, with auburn hair, And eyes that might the world have cheated, — A wild, bright, wicked, diamond pair ! She stooped, and wrote upon the sand, Just as the loving sun was going, With such a soft, small, shining hand, I could have sworn 't was silver flowing. Her words were three, and not one more, What could Diana's motto be ? The siren wrote upon the...
Page 479 - When words come down like dews unsought With gleams of deep enthusiast thought, And fancy in her heaven flies free — They come, my love, they come from thee.
Page 112 - PITY the sorrows of a poor old man, Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door, Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span ; Oh, give relief, and heaven will bless your store.
Page 263 - O'er beauty's fall ; Her praise resounds no more, when mantled in her pall. The most beloved on earth Not long survives to-day ; So music past is obsolete, And yet 'twas sweet, 'twas passing sweet, But now 'tis gone away...
Page 340 - is there not a window in your house on purpose for you to look through?" " For all that," resumed the pendulum, "it is very dark here: and although there is a window, I dare not stop, even for an instant, to look out.
Page 340 - may I be allowed to inquire, if that exertion was at all fatiguing or disagreeable to you ?" " Not in the least," replied the pendulum; " it is not of six strokes that I complain, nor of sixty, but of millions.
Page 112 - Heaven has brought me to the state you see ; And your condition may be soon like mine, The child of sorrow and of misery.
Page 50 - ... repressed with a smile the hopes of his friends, and told them he had lived long enough. As his life drew near a close, the eager yet decorous solicitude of his fellow townsmen increased.