Variety, Or, Selections and Essays: Consisting of Anecdotes, Curious Facts, Interesting Narratives, with Occasional ReflectionsDarton and Harvey, 1809 - 207 oldal |
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30. oldal
... gaining information , or commu- nicating it to their companions , the only entertainment they could provide was paltry remarks on the dress of their acquaintance . One wore too long a waist , another too many petticoats , and a third ...
... gaining information , or commu- nicating it to their companions , the only entertainment they could provide was paltry remarks on the dress of their acquaintance . One wore too long a waist , another too many petticoats , and a third ...
50. oldal
... gained by gradual means . The first seeds of civilisation were sown by the Romans . The Saxons improved the civil polity of the inhabitants ; and laid the foundation for a free representation , the great bulwark of all our privileges ...
... gained by gradual means . The first seeds of civilisation were sown by the Romans . The Saxons improved the civil polity of the inhabitants ; and laid the foundation for a free representation , the great bulwark of all our privileges ...
57. oldal
... gained , of a total and immediate abolition of the Slave - trade . Judge of his sensations at this happy moment : grati- tude to the great Giver of all Good ; a delightful sympa- thy with those who were delivered from the dread of whips ...
... gained , of a total and immediate abolition of the Slave - trade . Judge of his sensations at this happy moment : grati- tude to the great Giver of all Good ; a delightful sympa- thy with those who were delivered from the dread of whips ...
62. oldal
... gained him the character of a most infallible doctress , to which profession he added that of an astrolo- ger , and followed both trades to great profit ; yet such was his extravagance , that he died worth six shillings only . It was a ...
... gained him the character of a most infallible doctress , to which profession he added that of an astrolo- ger , and followed both trades to great profit ; yet such was his extravagance , that he died worth six shillings only . It was a ...
66. oldal
... gained such advantages , that her pre- diction was accomplished by a solemn coronation , at which she assisted in person . From this time , the face of affairs changed : the French became victorious , and the English were obliged to ...
... gained such advantages , that her pre- diction was accomplished by a solemn coronation , at which she assisted in person . From this time , the face of affairs changed : the French became victorious , and the English were obliged to ...
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160. oldal - Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head and smile) Could those few pleasant hours again appear, Might one wish bring them, would I wish them here? I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might.
160. oldal - My boast is not, that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned and rulers of the earth; But higher far my proud pretensions rise — The son of parents passed into the skies!
158. oldal - I heard the bell toll'd' on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was.
158. oldal - But gladly, as the precept were her own: And, while that face renews my filial grief, Fancy shall weave a charm for my relief, Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream that thou art she. My mother! when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unfelt, a kiss: Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile! it...
160. oldal - I would not trust my heart — the dear delight Seems so to be desired, perhaps I might — But no — what here we call our life is such, So little to be loved, and thou so much, That I should ill requite thee to constrain Thy unbound spirit into bonds again.
157. oldal - With me but roughly since I heard thee last. Those lips are thine — thy own sweet smile I see, The same that oft in childhood solaced me ; Voice only fails, else how distinct they say, " Grieve not, my child, chase all thy fears away...
159. oldal - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou mightst know me safe and warmly laid; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or...
159. oldal - I less deplored thee, ne'er forgot Where once we dwelt our name is heard no more, Children not thine have trod my nursery floor ; And where the gardener Robin, day by day, Drew me to school along the public way, Delighted with my bauble coach, and wrapt In scarlet mantle warm, and velvet capt, 'Tis now become a history little known, That once we called the pastoral house our own.
44. oldal - Lo! where this silent marble weeps, A Friend, a Wife, a Mother sleeps: A Heart, within whose sacred cell The peaceful Virtues lov'd to dwell. Affection warm, and Faith sincere, And soft Humanity were there. In agony, in death resign'd, She felt the Wound she left behind.
158. oldal - Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern.