Little Classics: HumanityRossiter Johnson J. R. Osgood, 1875 |
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... appointed Commissioner of Appeals . Two years later he became Under Secretary of State , and in 1709 he went to Ireland as secretary to the Lord Lieu- tenant . About this time Addison began to contribute to “ The Tatler , " edited by ...
... appointed Commissioner of Appeals . Two years later he became Under Secretary of State , and in 1709 he went to Ireland as secretary to the Lord Lieu- tenant . About this time Addison began to contribute to “ The Tatler , " edited by ...
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... appointed a mas- ter in the grammar school of Aberdeen , and married the daughter of the head master . Two years later he became Professor of Moral Philosophy in Marischal College . His first publication was a volume of " Original Poems ...
... appointed a mas- ter in the grammar school of Aberdeen , and married the daughter of the head master . Two years later he became Professor of Moral Philosophy in Marischal College . His first publication was a volume of " Original Poems ...
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... " in 1868- 70 , was appointed United States minister resident at Constantinople in 1871 , and was transferred to St. Petersburg in 1874 . JOHN BROWN , M. D. Rab and his Friends , 24 LITTLE CLASSICS . BOKER, GEORGE HENRY.
... " in 1868- 70 , was appointed United States minister resident at Constantinople in 1871 , and was transferred to St. Petersburg in 1874 . JOHN BROWN , M. D. Rab and his Friends , 24 LITTLE CLASSICS . BOKER, GEORGE HENRY.
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Rossiter Johnson. uncle , Sir Henry Bulwer , who in that year was appointed British Minister at Washington , and accompanied him to this country . When Sir Henry was transferred to Flor- ence , in 1852 , Robert went with him ; and ...
Rossiter Johnson. uncle , Sir Henry Bulwer , who in that year was appointed British Minister at Washington , and accompanied him to this country . When Sir Henry was transferred to Flor- ence , in 1852 , Robert went with him ; and ...
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... appointed an officer of excise , and removed to Dumfries . Some of the stories of his exploits as an excise - man equal in eccentricity and folly anything that has been told of other geniuses . At the head of a party of dragoons he ...
... appointed an officer of excise , and removed to Dumfries . Some of the stories of his exploits as an excise - man equal in eccentricity and folly anything that has been told of other geniuses . At the head of a party of dragoons he ...
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Página 148 - With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
Página 12 - I HAVE observed, that a reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure, till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor, with other particulars of the like nature, that conduce very much to the right understanding of an author.
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Página 37 - I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity and superstition. She had I suppose, the largest collection in the country of tales and songs, concerning devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, deadlights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery.
Página 38 - ... when I looked and fingered over her little hand to pick out the cruel nettle-stings and thistles.
Página 37 - ... enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry; but had so strong an effect on my imagination that to this hour in my nocturnal rambles I sometimes keep a sharp lookout in suspicious places; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrors.
Página 104 - Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn." ["There scattered oft, the earliest of the year, By hands unseen, are showers of violets found ; The redbreast loves to build and warble there, And little footsteps lightly print the ground.
Página 21 - What", it will be questioned, "when the sun rises, do you not see a round disk of fire somewhat like a guinea?" O no, no, I see an innumerable company of the heavenly host, crying "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty".
Página 27 - The historical decoration was purposely of no more importance than a background requires; and my stress lay on the incidents in the development of a soul: little else is worth study.
Página 38 - I loved her. Indeed, I did not know myself why I liked so much to loiter behind with her when returning in the evening...