The Wanderings of a Goldfinch; Or, Characteristic Sketches in the Nineteenth CenturyW. Clowes, 1816 - Всего страниц: 355 |
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... desire . To no purpose was the most inviting food dis- played ; alike unheeded the crystal vase , filled with the limpid produce of the fountain ; and untasted the saccharine temptation from the breakfast - table : so adverse was my ...
... desire . To no purpose was the most inviting food dis- played ; alike unheeded the crystal vase , filled with the limpid produce of the fountain ; and untasted the saccharine temptation from the breakfast - table : so adverse was my ...
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... desire of slumber , ―for no longer had I the joy of seeking the deep concealment of the forest , or the friendly shelter of the garden , so bountifully accessible to my species . The evening now saw me perched on the cross - stick of ...
... desire of slumber , ―for no longer had I the joy of seeking the deep concealment of the forest , or the friendly shelter of the garden , so bountifully accessible to my species . The evening now saw me perched on the cross - stick of ...
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... desire , yet dread of the next day's post . " Here is a letter , -and it is from Charles ! " Again and again they read the hasty lines , " We have this moment anchored in Plymouth Sound , with our prize , a fine frigate , which we had ...
... desire , yet dread of the next day's post . " Here is a letter , -and it is from Charles ! " Again and again they read the hasty lines , " We have this moment anchored in Plymouth Sound , with our prize , a fine frigate , which we had ...
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... desire to have every comfort prepared for his reception ; that after the dangers , the toils , the privations of a sea - life , he might enjoy all the luxuries of home . The sister , animated by the sweetest expectancy she had ever ...
... desire to have every comfort prepared for his reception ; that after the dangers , the toils , the privations of a sea - life , he might enjoy all the luxuries of home . The sister , animated by the sweetest expectancy she had ever ...
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... desire of becoming a sailor , and of emulating the heroic acts his biographical readings had taught him . A high respect for his uncle's character tended also to confirm his decision ; and the admiral was gratified beyond measure when ...
... desire of becoming a sailor , and of emulating the heroic acts his biographical readings had taught him . A high respect for his uncle's character tended also to confirm his decision ; and the admiral was gratified beyond measure when ...
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Стр. 120 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide: To lose good days, that might be better spent; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow; To feed on hope, to pine with fear and sorrow; To have thy prince's grace, yet want her peers...
Стр. 316 - Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet by night...
Стр. 349 - With aching temples on thy hand reclined, Muse on the last farewell I leave behind, Breathe a deep sigh to winds that murmur low, And think on all my love, and all my woe...
Стр. 282 - Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorning The close of our day, the calm eve of our night ; Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, Her clouds and her tears are worth evening's best light.
Стр. 348 - Mark me, Wilford. I know the value of the orphan's tear, The poor man's prayer, respect from the respected ; I feel, to merit these, and to obtain them, Is to taste here below, that thrilling cordial, Which the remunerating angel draws From the eternal fountain of delight, To pour on blessed souls that enter heaven. I feel this — I ! How must my nature, then, Revolt at him who seeks to stain his hand In human blood ? And yet, it seems, this day I sought your life.
Стр. 42 - Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray ; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.
Стр. 122 - It is not (replied our philosopher) because they treat, as you call it, about love, but because they treat of nothing, that they are despicable : we must not ridicule a passion which he who never felt never was happy, and he who laughs at never deserves to feel — a passion which has caused the change of empires, and the loss of worlds — a passion which has inspired heroism and subdued avarice.
Стр. 118 - But, in short, Sir,' continued he, — ' I speak to you because you look like one that can understand me — there is nothing about a woman's person merely, were she formed like the Venus de Medicis, that can constitute a fine woman.
Стр. 32 - Big — bright — and fast, unknown to her they fell ; But still her lips refused to send — " Farewell !" For in that word — that fatal word — howe'er We promise — hope — believe — there breathes despair.
Стр. 159 - Through mere good fortune, took a different course. The flock grew calm again, and I, the road Following, that led me to my own abode, Much...