The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany, Volumen90Archibald Constable and Company, 1822 |
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... given by one or other of the nobility . The narrowness of my finances for- bade my indulging in play , and ob- liged me to practise the strictest eco- nomy . I therefore made arrangements accordingly , for the disposal of my time ...
... given by one or other of the nobility . The narrowness of my finances for- bade my indulging in play , and ob- liged me to practise the strictest eco- nomy . I therefore made arrangements accordingly , for the disposal of my time ...
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... given to his control- The longest liver to possess the whole . Two months , or so , young Four - and - twenty's arms Were fondly clasp'd round Five - and - forty's charms ; And Mrs Dickson bask'd in fairy bower , Her doting 1922 ...
... given to his control- The longest liver to possess the whole . Two months , or so , young Four - and - twenty's arms Were fondly clasp'd round Five - and - forty's charms ; And Mrs Dickson bask'd in fairy bower , Her doting 1922 ...
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... given in his Preface , we discover , not only the germ of the plot , but many of the incidents -particularly the reconciliation of Swinton and Gordon , between whose respective houses a deadly feud had existed - the honour of knighthood ...
... given in his Preface , we discover , not only the germ of the plot , but many of the incidents -particularly the reconciliation of Swinton and Gordon , between whose respective houses a deadly feud had existed - the honour of knighthood ...
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... given by the gallant old pa- triot and soldier , ( for , notwithstand- ing his full participation in the feel- ings and feuds of the time , he was both , ) presents a remarkable picture of the lawless violence and disorder that ...
... given by the gallant old pa- triot and soldier , ( for , notwithstand- ing his full participation in the feel- ings and feuds of the time , he was both , ) presents a remarkable picture of the lawless violence and disorder that ...
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... given on the condition and leaders of the Scottish Host . Among other circum- stances , the King states incidentally , that at Weardale he had escaped al- most by a miracle from the death- dealing iron mace of Swinton , who at midnight ...
... given on the condition and leaders of the Scottish Host . Among other circum- stances , the King states incidentally , that at Weardale he had escaped al- most by a miracle from the death- dealing iron mace of Swinton , who at midnight ...
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Página 62 - When to myself I act and smile, With pleasing thoughts the time beguile, By a brook side, or wood so green, Unheard, unsought for, or unseen, A thousand pleasures do me bless, And crown my soul with happiness.
Página 53 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea -shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 94 - It argues, I think, a sweet and generous nature, to have this strong relish for the beauties of vegetation, and this friendship for the hardy and glorious sons of the forest. There is a grandeur of thought connected with this part of riral economy.
Página 164 - Alarum'd by his sentinel, the wolf, Whose howl's his watch, thus with his stealthy pace, With Tarquin's ravishing strides, towards his design Moves like a ghost.
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Página 75 - I would not have a slave to till my ground, To carry me, to fan me while I sleep, And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.
Página 94 - ... who plants an oak looks forward to future ages, and plants for posterity. Nothing can be less selfish than this. He cannot expect to sit in its shade, nor enjoy its shelter ; but he exults in the idea, that the acorn which he has buried in the earth shall grow up into a lofty pile, and shall keep on flourishing and increasing, and benefiting mankind, long after he shall have ceased to tread his paternal fields.
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Página 148 - ... Grouchy's corps. He replied, " certainly ; and I can now scarcely comprehend why it was a Prussian division and not that of Grouchy." I then took the liberty of asking, whether, if neither Grouchy nor the Prussians had arrived, it would not have been a drawn battle. Napoleon answered, "the English army would have been destroyed. They were defeated at mid-day. But accident, or more likely destiny, decided that Lord Wellington should gain it. I could scarcely believe that he would have given me...