Works, Volumen7S. H. Parker, 1825 |
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... continued he , going to the window , " Oh , my dear father ! " cried Rosamond- " did you see that light ? -out at sea ? -There ! there ! -to the left . " " To the east - I see it " - " Hark ! did you hear ? " - " Minute guns " -said ...
... continued he , going to the window , " Oh , my dear father ! " cried Rosamond- " did you see that light ? -out at sea ? -There ! there ! -to the left . " " To the east - I see it " - " Hark ! did you hear ? " - " Minute guns " -said ...
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... continued , his averted eyes and compressed lips showed disapprobation , and the difficulty he felt in refrain- ing from reply . From reply , however , he did absolutely re- frain ; and after a pause of a few moments , with a smile , in ...
... continued , his averted eyes and compressed lips showed disapprobation , and the difficulty he felt in refrain- ing from reply . From reply , however , he did absolutely re- frain ; and after a pause of a few moments , with a smile , in ...
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... continued he " that between the youth you knew at Paris , and the man who has now the honour to speak to you , there is nothing in common - absolutely nothing - except regard for Mr. Percy . You had always great knowledge of character ...
... continued he " that between the youth you knew at Paris , and the man who has now the honour to speak to you , there is nothing in common - absolutely nothing - except regard for Mr. Percy . You had always great knowledge of character ...
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... continued his Lord- ship- " you will comprehend , that the essential point is to put me as soon as possible in possession of the facts - then I can decide , and act - If it will not fatigue you too much , I wish to go through these ...
... continued his Lord- ship- " you will comprehend , that the essential point is to put me as soon as possible in possession of the facts - then I can decide , and act - If it will not fatigue you too much , I wish to go through these ...
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... continued Cun- ningham , " it will be best to give Mr. Percy some probable reason for Lord Oldborough's taking to us so suddenly . It will be well to hint that you have opportunities of obliging about the borough , or about the address ...
... continued Cun- ningham , " it will be best to give Mr. Percy some probable reason for Lord Oldborough's taking to us so suddenly . It will be well to hint that you have opportunities of obliging about the borough , or about the address ...
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Página 335 - From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well : For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored and unsung.
Página 456 - THOUGH some make slight of libels, yet you may see by them how the wind sits : as take a straw and throw it up into the air, you shall see by that which way the wind is, which you shall not do by casting up a stone. More solid things do not show the complexion of the times so well as ballads and libels.
Página 335 - Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd, As home his footsteps he hath turn'd, From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile...
Página 544 - I took as much delight in reading as you do, it would be the means of alleviating many tedious hours in my present retirement : but, to my misfortune, I derive no pleasure from such pursuits.