The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The four Georges and The English humouristsSmith, Elder, 1885 |
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Pagina 13
... dear old Deutschland , though her fat little body was confined at Paris , or Marly , or Versailles — has left us , in her enormous correspondence ( part of which has been printed in German and French ) , recollections of the Electress ...
... dear old Deutschland , though her fat little body was confined at Paris , or Marly , or Versailles — has left us , in her enormous correspondence ( part of which has been printed in German and French ) , recollections of the Electress ...
Pagina 23
... dear Hanover and Herren- hausen ; and set out in the most leisurely manner to ascend " the throne of his ancestors , " as he called it in his first speech to Parliament . He brought with him a compact body of Germans , whose society he ...
... dear Hanover and Herren- hausen ; and set out in the most leisurely manner to ascend " the throne of his ancestors , " as he called it in his first speech to Parliament . He brought with him a compact body of Germans , whose society he ...
Pagina 26
... dear old Deutschland . The King- God save him ! -lands at Dover , with tumultuous applause ; shouting multitudes , roaring cannon , the Duke of Marlborough weeping tears of joy , and all the bishops kneeling in the mud . In a few years ...
... dear old Deutschland . The King- God save him ! -lands at Dover , with tumultuous applause ; shouting multitudes , roaring cannon , the Duke of Marlborough weeping tears of joy , and all the bishops kneeling in the mud . In a few years ...
Pagina 28
... dear old Spectator looks smiling upon the streets , with their innu- merable signs , and describes them with his charming humour . " Our streets are filled with Blue Boars , Black Swans , and Red Lions , not to mention Flying Pigs and ...
... dear old Spectator looks smiling upon the streets , with their innu- merable signs , and describes them with his charming humour . " Our streets are filled with Blue Boars , Black Swans , and Red Lions , not to mention Flying Pigs and ...
Pagina 47
... dear Howard , " her " dear Swiss , " from the country , whither Mary had retired after her marriage , and when she gave up being a maid of honour . " How do you do , Mrs. Howard ? " Mary breaks out . " How do you do , Mrs. Howard ? that ...
... dear Howard , " her " dear Swiss , " from the country , whither Mary had retired after her marriage , and when she gave up being a maid of honour . " How do you do , Mrs. Howard ? " Mary breaks out . " How do you do , Mrs. Howard ? that ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 337 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
Pagina 224 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents...
Pagina 327 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Pagina 147 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
Pagina 74 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Pagina 220 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Pagina 337 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease...
Pagina 165 - Great Jonson did by strength of judgment please, Yet, doubling Fletcher's force, he wants his ease. In differing talents both adorned their age, One for the study, t'other for the stage.
Pagina 119 - I lay, and woo the cooler wind. " I miss thee when by Gunga's stream my twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam I miss thee from my side.
Pagina 188 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.