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... body is to be filled with claret wine , and a broad arrow stuck in it ; and on each side of the stag , two pies are to be served , the one filled care- fully with live frogs , and the other with live birds ; the whole to be garnished ...
... body is to be filled with claret wine , and a broad arrow stuck in it ; and on each side of the stag , two pies are to be served , the one filled care- fully with live frogs , and the other with live birds ; the whole to be garnished ...
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... body of the name of Henderson , there is a door - plate ready . " 66 Gentlemen , " said the member whose turn was next in succes- sion . " I have a weighty objection to all that has been hitherto uttered . An epigram should not be ...
... body of the name of Henderson , there is a door - plate ready . " 66 Gentlemen , " said the member whose turn was next in succes- sion . " I have a weighty objection to all that has been hitherto uttered . An epigram should not be ...
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... body to outflank the right and come in its rear ; but with the promptness of superior mind and military skill , the 4th regi- ment , which was at the extreme point of the line , threw back its right wing , and presented them two fronts ...
... body to outflank the right and come in its rear ; but with the promptness of superior mind and military skill , the 4th regi- ment , which was at the extreme point of the line , threw back its right wing , and presented them two fronts ...
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... body of Colonel How- ard was searched for among the dead : it was found and buried by his men , deeply regretted by all . The wounded of the regiment , amongst whom were two captains and six subalterns , were collected and sent into ...
... body of Colonel How- ard was searched for among the dead : it was found and buried by his men , deeply regretted by all . The wounded of the regiment , amongst whom were two captains and six subalterns , were collected and sent into ...
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... body still in the martial covering which in life ornamented him , but which now received a lustre from his blood , more bril- liant than its gold . They laid him in the calm and quiet grave , his countenance as in life , mild and ...
... body still in the martial covering which in life ornamented him , but which now received a lustre from his blood , more bril- liant than its gold . They laid him in the calm and quiet grave , his countenance as in life , mild and ...
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Стр. 183 - The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; For thou must die. Sweet Rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die.
Стр. 213 - you can do nothing for me." All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the Victory...
Стр. 102 - For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olive and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Стр. 214 - Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek: and Nelson said, " Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty!
Стр. 214 - Captain Hardy, some fifty minutes after he had left the cockpit, returned ; and, again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly ; but fourteen or fifteen at least. " That's well, cried Nelson,
Стр. 212 - ' I hope not," cried Hardy. "Yes," he replied, "my backbone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence of mind, he observed, as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the...
Стр. 92 - 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.
Стр. 126 - Talent is power; tact is skill. Talent is weight ; tact is momentum. Talent knows what to do; tact knows how to do it. Talent makes a man respectable ; tact will make him respected. Talent is wealth ; tact is ready money.
Стр. 212 - It was soon perceived, upon examination, that the wound was mortal. This, however, was concealed from all except Captain Hardy, the chaplain, and the medical attendants. He himself being certain, from the sensation in his back, and the gush of blood he felt momently within his breast, that no human care could avail him, insisted that the surgeon should leave him, and attend to those to whom he might be useful...
Стр. 212 - Redoutable, supposing that she had struck, because her great guns were silent; for, as she carried no flag, there was no means of instantly ascertaining the fact. From this ship, which he had thus twice spared, he received his death. A ball fired from her...