Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Том 10Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells Harper's Magazine Company, 1855 |
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Стр. 192 - Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven ; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which L - rew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Стр. 170 - Resolved, That the President, in the late Executive proceedings in relation to the public revenue, has assumed upon himself authority and power not conferred by the Constitution and laws, but in derogation of both.
Стр. 229 - He either fears his fate too much, or his desert is small, who dares not put it to the touch, and win or lose it all.
Стр. 179 - Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself, have founded empires ; but upon what did we rest the creation of our genius ? Upon force. Jesus Christ alone founded his empire upon love, and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.
Стр. 180 - But, after all, my presence was necessary; the lightning of my eye, my voice, a word from me ; then the sacred fire was kindled in their hearts. I do indeed possess the secret of this magical power, which lifts the soul, but I could never impart it to any one. None of my generals ever learnt it from me. Nor have I the means of perpetuating my name and love for me, in the hearts of men, and to effect these things without physical means.
Стр. 418 - Have glazed the snow, and clothed the trees with ice ; While the slant sun of February pours Into the bowers a flood of light. Approach ! The incrusted surface shall upbear thy steps, And the broad arching portals of the grove Welcome thy entering. Look ! the massy trunks Are cased in the pure crystal ; each light spray, Nodding and tinkling in the breath of heaven, Is studded with its trembling water-drops, That stream with rainbow radiance as they move. But round the parent stem the long low boughs...
Стр. 310 - It is my wish that my ashes may repose on the banks of the Seine, in the midst of the French people, whom I have loved so well.
Стр. 280 - In all thy humours, whether grave or mellow, Thou'rt such a touchy, testy, pleasant fellow ; Hast so much wit, and mirth, and spleen about thee, There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
Стр. 159 - Once I could animate my warriors to battle; but I cannot animate the dead. My warriors can no longer hear my voice: their bones are at Talladega, Tallushatchee, Emuckfaw and Tohopeka.
Стр. 42 - They related to us the history of a young girl of Uritucu, who by singular intrepidity and presence of mind, saved herself from the jaws of a crocodile. When she felt herself seized, she sought the eyes of the animal, and plunged her fingers into them with such violence, that the pain forced the crocodile to let her loose, after having bitten off the lower part of her left arm. The girl, notwithstanding the enormous quantity of blood she lost, happily reached the shore, swimming with the hand she...