The Wanderings of a Goldfinch; Or, Characteristic Sketches in the Nineteenth CenturyW. Clowes, 1816 - Всего страниц: 355 |
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... duties . Monotony and her companion Ennui might be supposed to reign in such a circle : -yet it was far otherwise . Though their mornings commenced before noon , and were not devoted to the assembling of idle visitors , to descant on ...
... duties . Monotony and her companion Ennui might be supposed to reign in such a circle : -yet it was far otherwise . Though their mornings commenced before noon , and were not devoted to the assembling of idle visitors , to descant on ...
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... duty , to prostrate our- selves before the divine fountain of hope and conso- lation , and ask His support in every trial that may await us . " He then withdrew ; and his sister caught a por- tion of that happy elasticity of mind which ...
... duty , to prostrate our- selves before the divine fountain of hope and conso- lation , and ask His support in every trial that may await us . " He then withdrew ; and his sister caught a por- tion of that happy elasticity of mind which ...
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... duty to her infancy , and who still watched her progress with all a mo- ther's affectionate attention ; a beloved sister ; and the happy dispenser of a million of minor blessings to the poor , the sick , the helpless , and the aged ...
... duty to her infancy , and who still watched her progress with all a mo- ther's affectionate attention ; a beloved sister ; and the happy dispenser of a million of minor blessings to the poor , the sick , the helpless , and the aged ...
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... duty to the revered pastor and the ladies , when a de- spatch from the post - office announced the return of Charles to England , and his intended speedy ap- pearance at the rectory ; where this intelligence dif- fused a joy which can ...
... duty to the revered pastor and the ladies , when a de- spatch from the post - office announced the return of Charles to England , and his intended speedy ap- pearance at the rectory ; where this intelligence dif- fused a joy which can ...
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... duty of a sailor is no more incompatible with the rational character man was destined by his Creator to sustain , than that of any other profession . Finally , I would have you cautiously avoid those democratic principles sometimes ...
... duty of a sailor is no more incompatible with the rational character man was destined by his Creator to sustain , than that of any other profession . Finally , I would have you cautiously avoid those democratic principles sometimes ...
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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...