Crayon Sketches, Volumen1Conner and Cooke, 1833 |
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... seen ) a meek , diffident juvenile of eighteen or nineteen , of the right age to imbibe wholesome , quiet wisdom and nutri- tious instruction - seduced from his darling books , " and peaceful solitary chamber , to attend one of those ...
... seen ) a meek , diffident juvenile of eighteen or nineteen , of the right age to imbibe wholesome , quiet wisdom and nutri- tious instruction - seduced from his darling books , " and peaceful solitary chamber , to attend one of those ...
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... seen " pitiful ambition " in all its infinite varieties , and almost every stage and degree of folly , froth , and fatuity . How didst thou preserve thy serenity ? Thou mightst have looked , indeed , with calm , con- templative ...
... seen " pitiful ambition " in all its infinite varieties , and almost every stage and degree of folly , froth , and fatuity . How didst thou preserve thy serenity ? Thou mightst have looked , indeed , with calm , con- templative ...
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... seen an unwholesome piece of mortality of this kind get up , all smirk , amiability , politeness , and compla- cency , to refute , in the most urbane manner , some truism lineally descended from Shem , Ham , or Japhet , or , it may be ...
... seen an unwholesome piece of mortality of this kind get up , all smirk , amiability , politeness , and compla- cency , to refute , in the most urbane manner , some truism lineally descended from Shem , Ham , or Japhet , or , it may be ...
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... who was doubtless astonished at my asto- nishment , shouted in passing , " What's the fellow staring at ? " and another asked " if I had never seen a tunnel before ? " Like Lear , " my wits began to turn . 112 STEAM .
... who was doubtless astonished at my asto- nishment , shouted in passing , " What's the fellow staring at ? " and another asked " if I had never seen a tunnel before ? " Like Lear , " my wits began to turn . 112 STEAM .
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... seen it applied . The automata really got along won- derfully well , their speaking faculties being arranged upon the barrel - organ principle greatly improved , and they roared , and bellowed , and strutted , and swung their arms to ...
... seen it applied . The automata really got along won- derfully well , their speaking faculties being arranged upon the barrel - organ principle greatly improved , and they roared , and bellowed , and strutted , and swung their arms to ...
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Página 25 - It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink; lest they drink and forget the law and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Página 97 - Treason, felony, Sword, pike, knife, gun, or need of any engine Would I not have ; but nature should bring forth Of its own kind, all foison, all abundance, To feed my innocent people.
Página 155 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together: our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not ; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Página 80 - O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, An
Página 109 - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Página 69 - There was a laughing Devil in his sneer, That raised emotions both of rage and fear; And where his frown of hatred darkly fell, Hope withering fled, and Mercy sigh'd farewell!
Página 64 - Shakspeare, that, take him for all in all, we shall not look upon his like again.
Página 89 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Página 145 - Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear ; Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear — Jessy ! Altho' thou maun never be mine, Altho...
Página 113 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.