The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volumen2Wiley and Halsted, 1821 |
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... hand , two instances have been mentioned , in which he is thought ' to have been deficient in this great quality of ... hands of that gallant nobleman . On these two occasions , and on some others , the conduct of Washington agreed so ...
... hand , two instances have been mentioned , in which he is thought ' to have been deficient in this great quality of ... hands of that gallant nobleman . On these two occasions , and on some others , the conduct of Washington agreed so ...
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... hand , two " instances , which detract from this praise , have been mentioned . ” And by whom ? This , is precisely what the compiler wished to conceal ; because , had he told the public , that these two enormities in the conduct of ...
... hand , two " instances , which detract from this praise , have been mentioned . ” And by whom ? This , is precisely what the compiler wished to conceal ; because , had he told the public , that these two enormities in the conduct of ...
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... hands of the British Commander in Chief , Lord Cornwallis . ' This assertion , is made with as little regard to truth as the for- mer , and with much less regard to prudence ; -because , in the af- fair of Andrè , the official documents ...
... hands of the British Commander in Chief , Lord Cornwallis . ' This assertion , is made with as little regard to truth as the for- mer , and with much less regard to prudence ; -because , in the af- fair of Andrè , the official documents ...
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... were obliged to tie him hand to foot , and throw him into a bunk 6 to sober . ' 6 After this brief and mortifying description of the majority of the court , we hasten to examine their proceedings . These 40 Colonel King's Letters .
... were obliged to tie him hand to foot , and throw him into a bunk 6 to sober . ' 6 After this brief and mortifying description of the majority of the court , we hasten to examine their proceedings . These 40 Colonel King's Letters .
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... Hand , for transporting his family , baggage and slaves , from Baltimore to Mobile ; and , lastly , of having written , on the 14th of January , 1819 , a note to Paymaster Hogan , inducing him to lend Nelson and Randolph 1000 dollars of ...
... Hand , for transporting his family , baggage and slaves , from Baltimore to Mobile ; and , lastly , of having written , on the 14th of January , 1819 , a note to Paymaster Hogan , inducing him to lend Nelson and Randolph 1000 dollars of ...
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Página 188 - 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 188 - ... 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 187 - The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind. "What is your name, my good woman?
Página 182 - 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. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When...
Página 186 - The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Página 86 - Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts, whose truth was proven Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven, To tell the world their worth...
Página 185 - His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling. They quaffed the liquor in profound silence and then returned to their game.
Página 187 - Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question ; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat, made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at hia heels,...
Página 197 - O'er untravelled seas to roam, — Yet lives the blood of England in our veins ! And shall we not proclaim That blood of honest fame, Which no tyranny can tame By its chains...
Página 291 - Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound, Of all that mote delight a daintie eare, Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...