The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, 8. kötetCharles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1836 |
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183. oldal
It is not necessary to the development of my tale , that I should dwell upon the
fearful events which that night witnessed : but while I draw the veil over these
barbarities , I am compelled to proceed to the description of scenes scarcely less
...
It is not necessary to the development of my tale , that I should dwell upon the
fearful events which that night witnessed : but while I draw the veil over these
barbarities , I am compelled to proceed to the description of scenes scarcely less
...
379. oldal
The Egyptians were less parsimonious of time , in their computations of
periodical revolutions . The cycle of Orpheus , gave 120,000 , and that of
Cassander , 300,000 years , for these catastrophes . The period of the Gerbonites
assigned ...
The Egyptians were less parsimonious of time , in their computations of
periodical revolutions . The cycle of Orpheus , gave 120,000 , and that of
Cassander , 300,000 years , for these catastrophes . The period of the Gerbonites
assigned ...
401. oldal
... like the iron and the clay in Nebuchadnezzar's image , though they cleave they
do not incorporate These considerations should lead us to adopt the noble
sentiment of Brown , that “ the more important the difference , the greater , not the
less ...
... like the iron and the clay in Nebuchadnezzar's image , though they cleave they
do not incorporate These considerations should lead us to adopt the noble
sentiment of Brown , that “ the more important the difference , the greater , not the
less ...
456. oldal
... were our review less kind than he represents it , for thus giving him occasion to
introduce himself into a wide circle , and among new society , by one of his
happiest literary efforts . We are sorry the professor has put it out of our power to
say ...
... were our review less kind than he represents it , for thus giving him occasion to
introduce himself into a wide circle , and among new society , by one of his
happiest literary efforts . We are sorry the professor has put it out of our power to
say ...
592. oldal
In the revulsion of my feelings , the aspect of that placid lake seemed less bright
and less lovely than in earlier years , though the rude hand of improvement had
not yet profaned its sylvan beauty ; and after a few rambles upon its peaceful ...
In the revulsion of my feelings , the aspect of that placid lake seemed less bright
and less lovely than in earlier years , though the rude hand of improvement had
not yet profaned its sylvan beauty ; and after a few rambles upon its peaceful ...
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American appear arms beautiful become believe better body called cause character Christian close course dark death deep doubt earth effect evidence expression face fact fall father fear feelings give hand happy head heard heart Heaven hope hour human interest kind lady land learned leave less light live look manner means mind moral nature never night object observed once opinion passed perhaps persons present reader reason received remains replied rest round scene seemed seen side soon soul sound spirit stand tell thee thing thou thought tion true truth turned voice volume whole wind writer young
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462. oldal - The cold sweat melted from their limbs, Nor rot nor reek did they: The look with which they looked on me Had never passed away. An orphan's curse would drag to hell A spirit from on high; But oh! more horrible than that Is the curse in a dead man's eye! Seven days, seven nights, I saw that curse, And yet I could not die.
750. oldal - Reason is natural revelation, whereby the eternal Father of light, and Fountain of all knowledge, communicates to mankind that portion of truth which he has laid within the reach of their natural faculties. Revelation is natural reason enlarged by a new set of discoveries, communicated by God immediately, which reason vouches the truth of, by the testimony and proofs it gives, that they come from God.
345. oldal - I STAND upon my native hills again, Broad, round, and green, that in the summer sky With garniture of waving grass and grain, Orchards, and beechen forests, basking lie, While deep the sunless glens are scooped between, Where brawl o'er shallow beds the streams unseen.
401. oldal - Who God doth late and early pray More of his grace than gifts to lend; And entertains the harmless day With a religious book or friend. This man is freed from servile bands Of hope to rise or fear to fall : Lord of himself, though not of lands, And, having nothing, yet hath all.
238. oldal - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
476. oldal - ... devout prayer to that eternal Spirit who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases...
669. oldal - I am very confident, the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of his holy word. For my part, I cannot sufficiently bewail the condition of the reformed churches, who are come to a period in religion, and will go at present no farther than the instruments of their reformation.
109. oldal - Ah ! I remember well (and how can I But evermore remember well) when first Our flame began, when scarce we knew what was The flame we felt ; when as we sat and sighed And looked upon each other, and conceived Not what we ailed, — yet something we did ail ; And yet were well, and yet we were not well, And what was our disease we could not tell.
600. oldal - In a word, the almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages...
642. oldal - And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.