The Kilmarnock mirror, and literary gleaner, Volume 1at the Kilmarnock Press, by Mathie and Lochore, 1819 - English literature |
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... never heard two opinions . When at college , he laid the foundation of that classical lore , which he afterwards cultivated with such assiduity , and in such favourable circumstances , that it is saying but the strict truth to affirm ...
... never heard two opinions . When at college , he laid the foundation of that classical lore , which he afterwards cultivated with such assiduity , and in such favourable circumstances , that it is saying but the strict truth to affirm ...
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... never be better studied than in conjunction . To such a length has this practice been carried , that we know many , and have heard of more , most respectable teachers , who know little else of our poets than their names- who will quote ...
... never be better studied than in conjunction . To such a length has this practice been carried , that we know many , and have heard of more , most respectable teachers , who know little else of our poets than their names- who will quote ...
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... never yet read or heard a more luminous exposition of the principles of our most excellent government , than that given by Mr. Walker . He is himself a tory , and perhaps represents the monarchical part of the British Constitution in a ...
... never yet read or heard a more luminous exposition of the principles of our most excellent government , than that given by Mr. Walker . He is himself a tory , and perhaps represents the monarchical part of the British Constitution in a ...
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... never been seen in public ; as companions of the prince the courtiers were obliged to receive them with civility ; but their affected politeness could not conceal their absolute contempt . The court broke up , and the king again engaged ...
... never been seen in public ; as companions of the prince the courtiers were obliged to receive them with civility ; but their affected politeness could not conceal their absolute contempt . The court broke up , and the king again engaged ...
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... never imputed to the writer , but are corrected by the reader in his own mind as he goes a long ; but the dangerous ones are those which make a kind of half sense , and pass current as the sense of the author , until the day following ...
... never imputed to the writer , but are corrected by the reader in his own mind as he goes a long ; but the dangerous ones are those which make a kind of half sense , and pass current as the sense of the author , until the day following ...
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Page 92 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night...
Page 268 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 290 - Ah me ! what hand can touch the string so fine ? Who up the lofty diapason roll Such sweet, such sad, such solemn airs divine, Then let them down again into the soul...
Page 290 - Lull'd the weak bosom, and induced ease, Aerial music in the warbling wind, At distance rising oft by small degrees, Nearer and nearer came, till o'er the trees It hung, and breath'd such soul-dissolving airs, As did, alas!
Page 228 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn. Or busy housewife ply her evening care; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 323 - The bishop, in reply, with great wit and calmness, exposed this rude attack, concluding thus: "Since the noble lord hath discovered in our manners such a similitude, I am well content to be compared to the prophet Balaam ; but, my lords, I am at a loss how to make out the other part of the parallel: I am sure that I have been reproved by nobody but his lordship.
Page 313 - THERE is an hour of peaceful rest, To mourning wanderers given ; There is a joy for souls distressed, A balm for every wounded breast : 'Tis found above — in heaven.
Page 37 - Poor dog ! he was faithful and kind, to be sure, And he constantly loved me, although I was poor ; When the sour-looking folks sent me heartless away, I had always a friend in my poor dog Tray. When the road was so dark, and the night was so cold And Pat and his dog were grown weary and old, How snugly we slept in my old coat of...
Page 217 - The fisherman forsook the strand, The swarthy smith took dirk and brand; With changed cheer, the mower blithe Left in the...
Page 322 - Lords, said, among other things, 'that he prophesied last winter this bill would be attempted in the present session, and he was sorry to find that he had proved a true prophet.