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The King had given a charter to his people : The Liberals cavilled much at the
word given ; and late events have revived this unpromising controversy . This
charter however declared , among other things , that the Chamber of Deputies
should ...
The King had given a charter to his people : The Liberals cavilled much at the
word given ; and late events have revived this unpromising controversy . This
charter however declared , among other things , that the Chamber of Deputies
should ...
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But if the bias given to the mind , by a particular study , totally unfits it for others ,
is it not probable that there is something in the nature of those studies which
requires a particular bias and structure of the faculties to excel in them , from the
very ...
But if the bias given to the mind , by a particular study , totally unfits it for others ,
is it not probable that there is something in the nature of those studies which
requires a particular bias and structure of the faculties to excel in them , from the
very ...
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... and the curiosity of learned men receive the long - delayed gratification .
Among his Arabic exercises , Mr Burckhardt mentions , that he had translated
Robinson Crusoe into that language , and given to it the name of Dumel Bahur ,
the Pearl ...
... and the curiosity of learned men receive the long - delayed gratification .
Among his Arabic exercises , Mr Burckhardt mentions , that he had translated
Robinson Crusoe into that language , and given to it the name of Dumel Bahur ,
the Pearl ...
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Or Critical Journal. For which , and other things as bad , Returning from the
cavalcade , His courser gave him such a cant , That broke the noddle of the saint
, And would have given his brains a bruise , But that he ' d none to hurt or lose . '
p .
Or Critical Journal. For which , and other things as bad , Returning from the
cavalcade , His courser gave him such a cant , That broke the noddle of the saint
, And would have given his brains a bruise , But that he ' d none to hurt or lose . '
p .
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... can doubt that a large deduction must be made for those educated before their
esta blishment either at the same school previous to its being newmodelled , or at
some neighbouring seminary , given up since the larger one was set on foot .
... can doubt that a large deduction must be made for those educated before their
esta blishment either at the same school previous to its being newmodelled , or at
some neighbouring seminary , given up since the larger one was set on foot .
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Página 194 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
Página 148 - 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 145 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
Página 146 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
Página 150 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Página 194 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
Página 150 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Página 144 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
Página 147 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
Página 146 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...