The Gossip; or, Literary, domestic, and useful recorder, by Francis Fiddlewood1826 |
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Página 408
... Helen , daughter of Macleod , the Chief of Dun- veggan , was in the habit of paying an annual visit to his father to celebrate the anniversary of his mar- riage . The season had arrived - the weather was settled , the sky was serene and ...
... Helen , daughter of Macleod , the Chief of Dun- veggan , was in the habit of paying an annual visit to his father to celebrate the anniversary of his mar- riage . The season had arrived - the weather was settled , the sky was serene and ...
Página 409
... Helen Macleod . Donald Dhu , the seer , the Prospero of the island , could not be absent on so momentous an occasion , and , as if the winds were only spell - bound by his magical control he predicted that Roderick and Helen would have ...
... Helen Macleod . Donald Dhu , the seer , the Prospero of the island , could not be absent on so momentous an occasion , and , as if the winds were only spell - bound by his magical control he predicted that Roderick and Helen would have ...
Página 410
... Helen's bosom beat with that indescribable joy , and the tear trickled down her cheek in beholding once more the castellated towers of her forefathers . The shout of joy was raised on the shore - bonfires were seen upon the near and ...
... Helen's bosom beat with that indescribable joy , and the tear trickled down her cheek in beholding once more the castellated towers of her forefathers . The shout of joy was raised on the shore - bonfires were seen upon the near and ...
Página 420
... Helen and Florabelle , the sister of Glendale ( the favoured suitor of Helen , though not approved by the father ) in the van , with Roderick and Glendale on either side , followed by the other ladies and chiefs , with their kinsmen ...
... Helen and Florabelle , the sister of Glendale ( the favoured suitor of Helen , though not approved by the father ) in the van , with Roderick and Glendale on either side , followed by the other ladies and chiefs , with their kinsmen ...
Página 421
... Helen , and the ladies and chieftains of other clans , according to their rank and importance , which was punctiliously arranged by Dunveggan himself . The cookery , not so scientific , perhaps , as that of the modern gastrono- mists ...
... Helen , and the ladies and chieftains of other clans , according to their rank and importance , which was punctiliously arranged by Dunveggan himself . The cookery , not so scientific , perhaps , as that of the modern gastrono- mists ...
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Página 327 - Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat ? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Página 243 - The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth, as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath ; it is twice blessed ; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes...
Página 116 - It is the hour when lovers' vows Seem sweet in every whisper'd word ; And gentle winds, and waters near, Make music to the lonely ear. Each flower the dews have lightly wet, And in the sky the stars are met, And on the wave is deeper blue, And on the leaf a browner hue, And in the heaven that clear obscure, So softly dark, and darkly pure, Which follows the decline of day, As twilight melts beneath the moon away.
Página 281 - It is true, that a little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. For while the mind of man looketh upon second causes scattered, it may sometimes rest in them, and go no further; but when it beholdeth the chain of them, confederate and linked together, it must needs fly to Providence and Deity.
Página 103 - Shall it survey, shall it recall: Each fainter trace that memory holds So darkly of departed years, In one broad glance the soul beholds, And all, that was, at once appears.
Página 325 - They did not stay long, but walked down to the Thames, took a boat, and rowed to Billingsgate. Beauclerk and Johnson were so well pleased with their amusement, that they resolved to persevere in dissipation for the rest of the day : but Langton deserted them, being engaged to breakfast with some young Ladies. Johnson scolded him for ' leaving his social friends, to go and sit with a set of wretched un-idead girls.' Garrick being told of this ramble, said to him smartly, ' I heard of your frolick...
Página 296 - Where the hunter of deer and the warrior trode To his hills that encircle the sea. Yet wandering, I found on my ruinous walk, By the dial-stone aged and green, One rose of the wilderness left on its stalk, To mark where a garden had been. Like a brotherless hermit, the last of its race, All wild in the silence of nature, it drew, From each wandering sun-beam, a lonely embrace For the night-weed and thorn overshadow'd the place, Where the flower of my forefathers grew.
Página 325 - I'll have a frisk with you.' He was soon drest, and they sallied forth together into Covent-Garden, where the greengrocers and fruiterers were beginning to arrange their hampers, just come in from the country. Johnson made some attempts to help them ; but the honest gardeners stared so at his figure and manner, and odd interference, that he soon saw his services were not relished. They then repaired...
Página 21 - I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. 9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
Página 7 - How much do you think you and I could get in a week, if we were to work as hard as we could?