Sketches and scraps, by Y.S.Simpkin, Marshall, 1854 - 103 pagina's |
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Pagina 40
... amused with the impudence of witnesses , and the caricatures drawn by some of the members of the junior bar , which are gravely handed round the court . A point of law arises ; large calf - covered books are consulted ; ' my lord ...
... amused with the impudence of witnesses , and the caricatures drawn by some of the members of the junior bar , which are gravely handed round the court . A point of law arises ; large calf - covered books are consulted ; ' my lord ...
Pagina 53
... a criticism to the effect that it was a very amusing paper , and evidently one that upheld the " noble sport " of racing , of which , however , he said that he him- • 6 self was ignorant , having never seen a I THE MERCHANT'S CLERK . 58.
... a criticism to the effect that it was a very amusing paper , and evidently one that upheld the " noble sport " of racing , of which , however , he said that he him- • 6 self was ignorant , having never seen a I THE MERCHANT'S CLERK . 58.
Pagina 70
... amusing man you are ! " Amusing ! he hoped they thought him something more than that , and liked him for other reasons than that he afforded them amusement , though " If but amusement were the end of life , One would not wonder at the ...
... amusing man you are ! " Amusing ! he hoped they thought him something more than that , and liked him for other reasons than that he afforded them amusement , though " If but amusement were the end of life , One would not wonder at the ...
Pagina 73
... amuse the company with a jovial song , or Shakspearian recitation ? Cannot he gain every little argument that may arise by sheer impudence ? and cannot he show up to ridicule a poor plodding fool like me common well ? " I'll warrant ...
... amuse the company with a jovial song , or Shakspearian recitation ? Cannot he gain every little argument that may arise by sheer impudence ? and cannot he show up to ridicule a poor plodding fool like me common well ? " I'll warrant ...
Pagina 84
... amusing details of the great composer's and his own life , but I could not catch the particulars , on account of the constant giggling of some giddy young Statues near me . After he had sat down , Antinous rose to second the vote 84 A ...
... amusing details of the great composer's and his own life , but I could not catch the particulars , on account of the constant giggling of some giddy young Statues near me . After he had sat down , Antinous rose to second the vote 84 A ...
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Pagina 6 - I've seen around me fall, Like leaves in wintry weather, I feel like one Who treads alone Some banquet hall deserted, Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed.
Pagina 71 - BEFORE the starry threshold of Jove's court /My mansion is, where those immortal shapes Of bright aerial spirits live insphered In regions mild of calm and serene air, Above the smoke and stir of this dim spot Which men call Earth...
Pagina 69 - A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth, Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures, of the gloomy days, \ Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darken'd ways Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all, Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits.
Pagina 72 - Doth a man stutter, look a-squint, or halt ; — Mimics draw humour out of Nature's fault ; With personal defects their mirth adorn, And hang misfortunes out to public scorn. E'en I, whom Nature cast in hideous mould, Whom, having made, she trembled to behold, Beneath the load of mimicry may groan, And find that Nature's errors are my own.
Pagina 9 - These our actors • • • were all spirits and Are melted into air, into thin air: And like the baseless fabric of a vision, The cloud capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And like an unsubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind.
Pagina 82 - Resolved, That a committee be appointed to take into consideration the propriety of taking measures for the civil and military protection of this colony.
Pagina 66 - Mensorem cohibent, Archyta, &c. SAY, dearest Villiers, poor departed friend, (Since fleeting life thus suddenly must end) Say, what did all thy busy hopes avail, That anxious thou from pole to pole didst sail ; Ere on thy chin the springing beard began To spread a doubtful down, and promise man...
Pagina 8 - Hamlet gives to the players, to " speak no more than is set down for them.
Pagina 70 - If but amusement were the end of life, One would not wonder at the eagerness With which the giddy multitude pursue The man amusive.