Franklin's Letters to His Kinsfolk, Written During the Years 1818, '19 & '20, from Edinburgh, London, The Highlands of Scotland, and Ireland, Том 1J. Maxwell, 1822 |
Результаты поиска по книге
Результаты 1 – 5 из 61
Стр. vi
... says- " I have tagged with rhyme and blank verse the subdivisions of the work , in order to se- duce continued attention by powers of compo- sition of stronger attraction than my own . " The proof sheets of this work did not un- dergo ...
... says- " I have tagged with rhyme and blank verse the subdivisions of the work , in order to se- duce continued attention by powers of compo- sition of stronger attraction than my own . " The proof sheets of this work did not un- dergo ...
Стр. 4
... ( says Addison ) are like the spies sent by Moses to make the discovery of the land of promise , when by their reports they discouraged the people from en- tering upon it . Those who show us the joy , the cheerfulness , the good humour ...
... ( says Addison ) are like the spies sent by Moses to make the discovery of the land of promise , when by their reports they discouraged the people from en- tering upon it . Those who show us the joy , the cheerfulness , the good humour ...
Стр. 5
... says that Edinburgh is the most pic- turesque ( at a distance , ) and the nastiest ( when near , ) of all capital cities ! It is surrounded on all sides , except towards the Firth , with irre- gular rocky mountains separated by ...
... says that Edinburgh is the most pic- turesque ( at a distance , ) and the nastiest ( when near , ) of all capital cities ! It is surrounded on all sides , except towards the Firth , with irre- gular rocky mountains separated by ...
Стр. 7
... says the great unknown Scotch no- velist , " a spectacle which , though composed of the most vulgar materials when they are se- parately considered , has , when they are com- bined , a striking and powerful effect upon the imagination ...
... says the great unknown Scotch no- velist , " a spectacle which , though composed of the most vulgar materials when they are se- parately considered , has , when they are com- bined , a striking and powerful effect upon the imagination ...
Стр. 8
... ( says Baretti ) should be opened wide to the distressed man , to the helpless babe and or- phan , to the repenting prostitute , to every creature that knocks . " LETTER III . Study and pains were now no more their care , Texts were ...
... ( says Baretti ) should be opened wide to the distressed man , to the helpless babe and or- phan , to the repenting prostitute , to every creature that knocks . " LETTER III . Study and pains were now no more their care , Texts were ...
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
afford agreeable amusing appearance Arthur's Seat beautiful Braan bridewell bridge buildings Calton Hill castle charms church Cloacina clothes clouds colours dark death delicious delightful door dress Dublin edifices Edinburgh Edinburgh Review election elegant enjoy exquisite fashion feel give gloomy gray Gretna Green Guy Mannering hang head Henry Kirke White Highlanders hill Holyrood house horror human idea imagination inburgh Ireland labour ladies lake land language LETTER liberty light Loch Katrine look Lord Lough Neagh magnificent manner melancholy ment miles mind mountains nature night North Loch observed Old Mortality Old Town person Perthshire picture picturesque pleasure precipices present produced queen rich river Rob Roy rocks romantic round says scene scenery Scotch Scotland seat seemed singular soon spirit splendid stream streets taste theatre tion torrent ture Urisks vale valley walk waves wild wretched
Популярные отрывки
Стр. ii - An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned." And also to the act, entitled " An Act supplementary to an Act, entitled, " An Act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and...
Стр. ii - IDE, of the said District, hath deposited in this office, the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " Inductive Grammar, designed for beginners.
Стр. 77 - What an extension of agriculture, even to the tops of our mountains; what rivers rendered navigable or joined by canals ; what bridges, aqueducts, new roads, and other public works, edifices, and improvements, rendering England a...
Стр. 56 - AH ! who can tell how hard it is to climb The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar ; Ah ! who can tell how many a soul sublime Has felt the influence of malignant star, And waged with Fortune an eternal war ; Check'd by the scoff of Pride, by Envy's frown, And Poverty's unconquerable bar, In life's low vale remote has pined alone, Then dropt into the grave, unpitied and unknown...
Стр. 109 - In a close lane as I pursu'd my journey, I spy'da wrinkled hag, with age grown double, Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself. Her eyes with scalding rheum were gall'd and red ; Cold palsy shook her head ; her hands seem'd wither'd; And on her crooked shoulders had she wrapt The tatter'd remnant of an old striped hanging, Which served to keep her carcase from the cold : So there was nothing of a piece about her.
Стр. 147 - Lara's stream is poured the vapour dark and deep : the moon, like a dim shield, is swimming thro' its folds. With this, clothe the spirits of old their sudden gestures on the wind, when they stride, from blast to blast, along the dusky night.
Стр. 41 - Burns's poems, and have read them twice ; and though they be written in a language that is new to me, and many of them on subjects much inferior to the author's ability, I think them on the whole a very extraordinary production.
Стр. 38 - Citizens, by birth or choice, of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of AMERICAN, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.
Стр. 172 - Such jobbing, such profligacy — so much direct tyranny and oppression — such an abuse of God's gifts — such a profanation of God's name for the purposes of bigotry and party spirit, cannot be exceeded in the history of civilized Europe, and will long remain a monument of infamy and shame to England.
Стр. 187 - ... on the grass that grew on the housetop. A dunghill was before the only window, at the other end of the house, and close to the door was a puddle of the dirtiest of dirty water, in which ducks were dabbling. At my approach, there came out of the cabin a pig, a calf, a lamb, a kid, and two geese, all with their legs tied; followed by...