The Pirate, Volumen1Archibald Constable and Company; and Hurst, Robinson, and Company, London, 1822 - 346 páginas |
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... the temper of his own mind . Upon such occa- sions , the Zetlanders were universally of opinion that he must have had an excellent education , neglected only in one striking particular , namely , that Mr. Mertoun scarce 10 THE PIRATE.
... the temper of his own mind . Upon such occa- sions , the Zetlanders were universally of opinion that he must have had an excellent education , neglected only in one striking particular , namely , that Mr. Mertoun scarce 10 THE PIRATE.
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... mind or body , we generally apply for pity and comfort . To these peculiarities Mr. Mertoun added another , which was particularly disagreeable to his host and prin- cipal patron , Magnus Troil . This magnate of Zetland , descended by ...
... mind or body , we generally apply for pity and comfort . To these peculiarities Mr. Mertoun added another , which was particularly disagreeable to his host and prin- cipal patron , Magnus Troil . This magnate of Zetland , descended by ...
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... mind , the im- provement of Mordaunt's education seemed to be the ut- most object of his life . He had both books and information sufficient to discharge the task of tutor in the ordinary branches of knowledge ; and in this capacity was ...
... mind , the im- provement of Mordaunt's education seemed to be the ut- most object of his life . He had both books and information sufficient to discharge the task of tutor in the ordinary branches of knowledge ; and in this capacity was ...
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... mind , and activity , which , in one se young , and not a native of the country , astonished the oldest fowlers . At other times , Mordaunt accompanied Sweyn and other fishermen in their long and perilous expeditions to the distant and ...
... mind , and activity , which , in one se young , and not a native of the country , astonished the oldest fowlers . At other times , Mordaunt accompanied Sweyn and other fishermen in their long and perilous expeditions to the distant and ...
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... mind permitted , or indeed re- quired his absence , he wandered from house to house , a welcome guest wherever he came , and lent his willing voice to the song , and his foot to the revel . A boat , or , if the weather , as was often ...
... mind permitted , or indeed re- quired his absence , he wandered from house to house , a welcome guest wherever he came , and lent his willing voice to the song , and his foot to the revel . A boat , or , if the weather , as was often ...
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Página 29 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impair'd the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face ; Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
Página 207 - I pass, like night, from land to land; I have strange power of speech; That moment that his face I see, I know the man that must hear me : To him my tale I teach.
Página 143 - Portugal I sung, Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on silver Thames did'st cut thy way, With...
Página 26 - If strangers sometimes conceived that her fine features were clouded by melancholy for which her age and situation could scarce have given occasion, they were soon satisfied, upon further acquaintance, that the placid mild quietude of her disposition, and the mental energy of a character which was but little interested in ordinary and trivial occurrences, was the real...