Historical and literary celebrities, selected from Chambers's papers for the people |
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10. oldal
... hand ; for although he had himself a con- siderable share of dreamy superstition , it is not to be supposed that he gave any heed to such stupid tales when he married Josephine . She was recom- mended to him by the inimitable graces of ...
... hand ; for although he had himself a con- siderable share of dreamy superstition , it is not to be supposed that he gave any heed to such stupid tales when he married Josephine . She was recom- mended to him by the inimitable graces of ...
24. oldal
... hand of Maria - Louisa , the eldest daughter of Francis , and it was joyfully conceded by the humbled cabinet of Vienna . This marriage was necessarily preceded by his divorce from Josephine 24 CHAMBERS'S PAPERS FOR THE PEOPLE .
... hand of Maria - Louisa , the eldest daughter of Francis , and it was joyfully conceded by the humbled cabinet of Vienna . This marriage was necessarily preceded by his divorce from Josephine 24 CHAMBERS'S PAPERS FOR THE PEOPLE .
30. oldal
... hand of the Grand - Duchess Maria , daughter of Nicholas , puissant autocrat of all the Russias . To complete the medley of nationalities involved in the Beauharnais branch of the family , the daughter of Stephanie , Grand - Duchess of ...
... hand of the Grand - Duchess Maria , daughter of Nicholas , puissant autocrat of all the Russias . To complete the medley of nationalities involved in the Beauharnais branch of the family , the daughter of Stephanie , Grand - Duchess of ...
6. oldal
... hand but to heal and save ! This was the era of the war of the League- of the massacre of St Bartholomew , one of the darkest spots in the annals of France . The personages who stand out most prominently in the fore- ground of the ...
... hand but to heal and save ! This was the era of the war of the League- of the massacre of St Bartholomew , one of the darkest spots in the annals of France . The personages who stand out most prominently in the fore- ground of the ...
7. oldal
... hand , I would throw them both to the bottom of the sea sooner than go to mass ! ' Her son , we have seen , was made of less determined stuff ; but his solemn conformation to the Catholic church did not , it appears , efface from the ...
... hand , I would throw them both to the bottom of the sea sooner than go to mass ! ' Her son , we have seen , was made of less determined stuff ; but his solemn conformation to the Catholic church did not , it appears , efface from the ...
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31. oldal - THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Printer, (like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stript of its lettering and gilding) lies here food for worms ; yet the work itself shall not be lost, for it will (as he believed) appear once more in a new and more beautiful edition, corrected and amended by THE AUTHOR.
31. oldal - A SLUMBER did my spirit seal ; I had no human fears: She seemed a thing that could not feel The touch of earthly years. No motion has she now, no force ; She neither hears nor sees: Rolled round in earth's diurnal course, With rocks, and stones, and trees.
4. oldal - Little remains : but every hour is saved From that eternal silence, something more, A bringer of new things ; and vile it were For some three suns to store and hoard myself...
4. oldal - Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows ; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down : It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides ; and tho...
9. oldal - We ask but for peace, liberty, and safety. We wish not a diminution of the prerogative, nor do we solicit the grant of any new right in our favor. Your royal authority over us, and our connection with Great Britain, we shall always carefully and zealously endeavor to support and maintain.
31. oldal - Tell them the men that placed him here Are scandals to the times — Are at a loss to find his guilt, And can't commit his crimes.
23. oldal - Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
3. oldal - A gentle answer did the old Man make, In courteous speech which forth he slowly drew: And him with further words I thus bespake, 'What occupation do you there pursue ? This is a lonesome place for one like you.
31. oldal - My horse moved on; hoof after hoof He raised, and never stopped : When down behind the cottage roof, At once, the bright moon dropped. What fond and wayward thoughts will slide Into a lover's head! "O mercy!" to myself I cried, "If Lucy should be dead!