The Sporting review, ed. by 'Craven'., 14. kötetJohn William Carleton 1845 |
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3. oldal
... doubt it is the peculiarity of the English cha- racter , that in the proportion in which it is individually wise and sagacious , collectively it is foolish and obtuse . A body of men , from " a house " at St. Stephen's to a vestry at ...
... doubt it is the peculiarity of the English cha- racter , that in the proportion in which it is individually wise and sagacious , collectively it is foolish and obtuse . A body of men , from " a house " at St. Stephen's to a vestry at ...
6. oldal
... doubt , in most admired disorder ; but the specimens of perfect English equipage were few and far between . A horrid chaos and lucre - alluring Cha- rybdis was the ring , made up of tens of thousands of civilized beings all intent on ...
... doubt , in most admired disorder ; but the specimens of perfect English equipage were few and far between . A horrid chaos and lucre - alluring Cha- rybdis was the ring , made up of tens of thousands of civilized beings all intent on ...
7. oldal
... doubt have been better . As the ruck of horses never ran beyond the dis- tance , it is not easy to dilate on their merits . If Idas was not the last , he was the first to weigh to ; nothing could have been more perfect than his ...
... doubt have been better . As the ruck of horses never ran beyond the dis- tance , it is not easy to dilate on their merits . If Idas was not the last , he was the first to weigh to ; nothing could have been more perfect than his ...
17. oldal
... doubt is very true , that every circumstance was as fresh , as vivid , as distinct when he wrote , as when he first told the particulars to a circle of envious and astonished schoolfellows . A first day , perhaps an only day , with such ...
... doubt is very true , that every circumstance was as fresh , as vivid , as distinct when he wrote , as when he first told the particulars to a circle of envious and astonished schoolfellows . A first day , perhaps an only day , with such ...
30. oldal
... doubts yet . It was afterwards seen in a London paper , and given forth to the world as a great feat of these hounds . We have had an account of the true day's sport from a person who was an eye - witness to most part of it , and we ...
... doubts yet . It was afterwards seen in a London paper , and given forth to the world as a great feat of these hounds . We have had an account of the true day's sport from a person who was an eye - witness to most part of it , and we ...
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35. oldal - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
170. oldal - ... which he might be extricated. He then told me that he had a novel ready for the press, which he produced to me. I looked into it, and saw its merit ; told the landlady I should soon return, and having gone to a bookseller, sold it for sixty pounds. I brought Goldsmith the money, and he discharged his rent, not without rating his landlady in a high tone for having used him so ill '." My next meeting with Johnson was on Friday the 1st of July, when he and I and Dr.
60. oldal - And ever, against eating cares, Lap me in soft Lydian airs, Married to immortal verse, Such as the meeting soul may pierce In notes, with many a winding bout Of link-ed sweetness long drawn out, With wanton heed, and giddy cunning, The melting voice through mazes running ; Untwisting all the chains that tie The hidden soul of Harmony : That Orpheus...
394. oldal - HARRY HIEOVER.- STABLE TALK AND TABLE TALK; or, SPECTACLES for YOUNG SPORTSMEN.
109. oldal - That on a wild secluded scene impress Thoughts of more deep seclusion ; and connect The landscape with the quiet of the sky. The day is come when I again repose Here, under this dark sycamore, and view These plots of cottage-ground, these orchard-tufts, Which at this season, with their unripe fruits, Are clad in one green hue, and lose themselves 'Mid groves and copses. Once again I see These hedge-rows, hardly hedge-rows, little lines Of sportive wood run wild : these pastoral farms, Green to the...
32. oldal - In town let me live then, in town let me die, For in truth I can't relish the country, not I ! If one must have a villa in summer to dwell, Oh give me the sweet shady side of Pall Mall ! HANNAH MORE.
39. oldal - The seasons' difference; as, the icy fang, And churlish chiding of the winter's wind; Which when it bites and blows upon my body, Even till I shrink with cold, I smile, and say,— This is no flattery: these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am.
170. oldal - I received one morning a message from poor Goldsmith that he was in great distress, and as it was not in his power to come to me, begging that I would come to him as soon as possible. I sent him a guinea, and promised to come to him directly. I accordingly went as soon as I was...
252. oldal - Deanery, through many nations and languages unknown to the civilized world. And I have often reflected in how few hours, with a swift horse or a strong gale, a man may come among a people as unknown to him as the antipodes.
39. oldal - Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, — The seasons' difference : as the icy fang And churlish chiding of the winter's wind, Which when it bites and blows upon my body, Even till I shrink with cold, I smile and say, This is no flattery : these are counsellors That feelingly persuade me what I am.