The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volumen84Archibald Constable and Company, 1819 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 100
Página 1
... Historical Anecdotes . 28 Translations from the Chinese ........................ .. 24 Monument for Burns . Ode to the Memory of Sir John Moore..29 Stanzas addressed to a Comet 30 Remarks on the Dessert . By the Author of the Banquet ...
... Historical Anecdotes . 28 Translations from the Chinese ........................ .. 24 Monument for Burns . Ode to the Memory of Sir John Moore..29 Stanzas addressed to a Comet 30 Remarks on the Dessert . By the Author of the Banquet ...
Página 20
... History of the Re- cent Troubles in England , and we also have from his pen a Remonstrance to the King of Great ... Historical Anecdotes .
... History of the Re- cent Troubles in England , and we also have from his pen a Remonstrance to the King of Great ... Historical Anecdotes .
Página 21
... History of the Reformation in France , 3 vols . 8vo , Geneva , 1580 , informs us of a curious circumstance that oc ... Historical Anecdotes .
... History of the Reformation in France , 3 vols . 8vo , Geneva , 1580 , informs us of a curious circumstance that oc ... Historical Anecdotes .
Página 22
... with a halter , though he were a knight of the gar- ter ; and if a stranger were so impru dent as to draw his sword in the street , 1819 . Historical Anecdotes . he would risk his life 22 [ July Historical Anecdotes .
... with a halter , though he were a knight of the gar- ter ; and if a stranger were so impru dent as to draw his sword in the street , 1819 . Historical Anecdotes . he would risk his life 22 [ July Historical Anecdotes .
Página 26
... History of the Glazed Tower , may it not be con- sidered as the work of a Divinity ? who shall perform the like ! Lately , on the fifteenth day of the fifth moon of the fifth year of Kia- King , at four in the morning , the god of ...
... History of the Glazed Tower , may it not be con- sidered as the work of a Divinity ? who shall perform the like ! Lately , on the fifteenth day of the fifth moon of the fifth year of Kia- King , at four in the morning , the god of ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Aberdeen admiration appeared army Bank beautiful British burgh called Capt Captain character church Corfu Cornet Court daugh daughter death diff Ditto Duke Edinburgh England English Ensign eyes favour feeling France French friends George give Glasgow hand head heart honour Ionian Islands Jamaica James John July June king labour Lady land late Leith Lieut live Liverpool London Lord Lord Nelson majesty manner ment merchant mind minister Miss morning nation nature neral ness never o'er observed Parga person Petersburgh phrenology poem poet present Prince Prince Regent purch racter readers remarkable Robert Rotterdam Royal Russia scene Scotland seems society spirit Street tain taste thee ther thing Thomas thou thought tion town ture Veddah vice vols whole William writer
Pasajes populares
Página 134 - Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest...
Página 326 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
Página 325 - On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night.
Página 252 - And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum, with furious heat ; And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from his head.
Página 326 - ... at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains.
Página 328 - Half-moon ; being permitted in this way to revisit the scenes of his enterprise, and keep a guardian eye upon the river and the great city called by his name.
Página 317 - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant Nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks; methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam...
Página 326 - The rocks presented a high impenetrable wall, over which the torrent came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam, and fell into a broad deep basin, black from the shadows of the surrounding forest. Here, then, poor Rip was brought to a stand. He again called and whistled after his dog ; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows...
Página 326 - ... gun ; he dreaded to meet his wife ; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward. As he approached the village he met a number of people, but none whom he knew, which somewhat surprised him, for he had thought himself acquainted with every one in the country round.
Página 326 - He found the house gone to decay, the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half-starved dog that looked like Wolf was skulking about it. Rip called him by name ; but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed.