Temple Bar, Volumen40George Augustus Sala, Edmund Yates Ward and Lock, 1874 |
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... speaking that caused every syllable to ring clear and distinct , like the high notes of a piano- forte . Annie coloured and bit her lip . " Somebody must take care of him , " said she , " and of course it's lonely for him now . Every ...
... speaking that caused every syllable to ring clear and distinct , like the high notes of a piano- forte . Annie coloured and bit her lip . " Somebody must take care of him , " said she , " and of course it's lonely for him now . Every ...
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... speak like one ) -but her cabins rifled and ransacked ; her decks , her bulwarks , her very taffrail stained with blood , and not a living soul on board . She must have been captured by pirates , who had not suffered one of her crew or ...
... speak like one ) -but her cabins rifled and ransacked ; her decks , her bulwarks , her very taffrail stained with blood , and not a living soul on board . She must have been captured by pirates , who had not suffered one of her crew or ...
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... speak in her turn , so much expression had her mobile features . Her eyes followed the looks and movements of those who talked , so that one almost thought she anticipated their ideas . She seemed acquainted even with political subjects ...
... speak in her turn , so much expression had her mobile features . Her eyes followed the looks and movements of those who talked , so that one almost thought she anticipated their ideas . She seemed acquainted even with political subjects ...
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... speak with genius , her black hair falls back upon her shoulders in wavy curls ; her features are rather strongly marked than delicate ; one discerns in her countenance a promise of something above the usual destiny of the sex . . . . I ...
... speak with genius , her black hair falls back upon her shoulders in wavy curls ; her features are rather strongly marked than delicate ; one discerns in her countenance a promise of something above the usual destiny of the sex . . . . I ...
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... speak lightly of her , she would give the world to be able to decline going to a party to which she has pledged herself . She is quite convinced of her friend's innocence , quite convinced that the reports are false ; but the very ...
... speak lightly of her , she would give the world to be able to decline going to a party to which she has pledged herself . She is quite convinced of her friend's innocence , quite convinced that the reports are false ; but the very ...
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Página 488 - He is made one with Nature: there is heard His voice in all her music, from the moan Of thunder, to the song of night's sweet bird; He is a presence to be felt and known In darkness and in light, from herb and stone, Spreading itself where'er that Power may move Which has withdrawn his being to its own; Which wields the world with never-wearied love, Sustains it from beneath, and kindles it above.
Página 11 - It were all one, That I should love a bright particular star, And think to wed it, he is so above me: In his bright radiance and collateral light Must I be comforted, not in his sphere.
Página 173 - Whose buzz the witty and the fair annoys, Yet wit ne'er tastes, and beauty ne'er enjoys : So well-bred spaniels civilly delight In mumbling of the game they dare not bite.
Página 174 - Know then thyself, presume not God to scan, The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great: With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer...
Página 178 - Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race ; Give ample room, and verge enough, The characters of hell to trace...
Página 179 - That every labouring sinew strains, Those in the deeper vitals rage ; Lo ! Poverty, to fill the band, That numbs the soul with icy hand, And slow-consuming Age.
Página 491 - I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To which, in silence hushed, his very soul Listened intensely; and his countenance soon Brightened with joy; for from within were heard Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed Mysterious union with its native sea.
Página 488 - If spring's voluptuous pantings when she breathes Her first sweet kisses, have been dear to me; If no bright bird, insect, or gentle beast I consciously have injured, but still loved And cherished these my kindred; then forgive This boast, beloved brethren, and withdraw No portion of your wonted favour now!
Página 183 - Thrice she looked back, and thrice the foe drew near. Just in that instant, anxious Ariel sought The close recesses of the Virgin's thought: As, on the nosegay in her breast reclined, He watched th...
Página 183 - The little engine on his fingers' ends; This just behind Belinda's neck he spread, As o'er the fragrant steams she bends her head. Swift to the lock a thousand sprites repair, A thousand wings, by turns, blow back the hair; And thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear; Thrice she looked back, and thrice the foe drew near.