Autobiography of Henry Taylor: 1800-1875, Том 1Harper & Brothers, 1888 |
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... Lord . Bathurst , then secretary of state for the colonies , should be furnished with testimony to my abilities , I was en- abled to produce a letter from Gifford , opportunely re- ceived ten days before , commending my last article ...
... Lord . Bathurst , then secretary of state for the colonies , should be furnished with testimony to my abilities , I was en- abled to produce a letter from Gifford , opportunely re- ceived ten days before , commending my last article ...
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... Lord Bathurst , it appears , was delighted with my work ; but it must have been very imperfect from want of practice and experience ; and the faults which I should imagine to have been most conspicuous would be arrogance and ...
... Lord Bathurst , it appears , was delighted with my work ; but it must have been very imperfect from want of practice and experience ; and the faults which I should imagine to have been most conspicuous would be arrogance and ...
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... Lord Bathurst . I could not have fallen in with any man in whose official style there was more of the dignity of good - nature . He could be severe when necessary ; but in his severity there was generally a parental tone ; and to the ...
... Lord Bathurst . I could not have fallen in with any man in whose official style there was more of the dignity of good - nature . He could be severe when necessary ; but in his severity there was generally a parental tone ; and to the ...
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... Lord Bathurst , but one of his early successors ) that it was necessary that he should be recalled . My urgency was in vain ; the sec- retary of state was not prepared for such strong measures . Nowise discouraged by his reluctance , I ...
... Lord Bathurst , but one of his early successors ) that it was necessary that he should be recalled . My urgency was in vain ; the sec- retary of state was not prepared for such strong measures . Nowise discouraged by his reluctance , I ...
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... Lord Bathurst combined all sorts of titles to be treated with deference - office , rank , age , manners , and talents ; and I had a very genuine admiration and respect for him , and would have expressed it by a duly deferential manner ...
... Lord Bathurst combined all sorts of titles to be treated with deference - office , rank , age , manners , and talents ; and I had a very genuine admiration and respect for him , and would have expressed it by a duly deferential manner ...
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Стр. 70 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one (from whence they came) Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Стр. 139 - Hath seal'd thee for herself: for thou hast been As one, in suffering all, that suffers nothing...
Стр. 140 - That they are not a pipe for fortune's finger To sound what stop she please. Give me that man That is not passion's slave, and I will wear him In my heart's core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee.
Стр. 237 - I all weary had the chase forsook, The gentle deer returned the self-same way, Thinking to quench her thirst at the next brook: There she, beholding me with milder look, Sought not to fly, but fearless still did bide; Till I in hand her yet...
Стр. 270 - Penitentiary, which left him with periods of "complete blankness", and with no knowledge of any acts committed by him; that he did not know the difference between right and wrong, and was not responsible for any act committed since 1954.
Стр. 158 - ... laurels on their brow, and the world laments the loss ; the young, with their laurels still to win, are already preparing to take their place ; but the world will not and cannot take the laurels upon trust. It is a law of life that we know the greatest only when it is passing or has already passed away. "The gates of fame and of the grave Stand under the same architrave.
Стр. 224 - Love changes with the changing life of man : In its first youth, sufficient to itself, Heedless of all beside, it reigns alone, Revels or storms, and spends itself in passion : In...
Стр. 255 - Come, re-ascend with me the steeps of Greece, With firmer foot than mine. None stop the road, And few will follow : we shall breathe apart That pure fresh air, and drink the untroubled spring. Lead thou the way ; I knew it once ; my sight May miss old marks ; lend me thy hand ; press on ; Elastic is thy step, thy guidance sure.
Стр. 71 - Seemed a perpetual daybreak, and the woods Where'er she rambled, echoed through their aisles The music of a laugh so softly gay That spring with all her songsters and her songs Knew nothing like it.
Стр. 237 - LYke as a huntsman after weary chace, Seeing the game from him escapt away : sits downe to rest him in some shady place, with panting hounds beguiled of their pray.