Sketches and scraps, by Y.S.Simpkin, Marshall, 1854 - 103 pagina's |
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Pagina 9
... behind . " Then , and not till then , will Fashion lose its sway ; then , and then only , will it cease to be the leading star that draws along , in its ever - continuing course , THE FASHIONABLE YOUNG MAN . 9 THE FASHIONABLE YOUNG.
... behind . " Then , and not till then , will Fashion lose its sway ; then , and then only , will it cease to be the leading star that draws along , in its ever - continuing course , THE FASHIONABLE YOUNG MAN . 9 THE FASHIONABLE YOUNG.
Pagina 10
Y. S. draws along , in its ever - continuing course , the gay , the thoughtless , and the proud ; then will they know what an airy vision they have followed through years and years ; then will they wish experience had been cheaper , and ...
Y. S. draws along , in its ever - continuing course , the gay , the thoughtless , and the proud ; then will they know what an airy vision they have followed through years and years ; then will they wish experience had been cheaper , and ...
Pagina 17
... course . The poet's corner is turned to ; no lines ; a little cloud is visible , portending falling rain ; fast glide his eyes down that side , then the first ; then he opens it , down the second , and the third - no lines ! Where is ...
... course . The poet's corner is turned to ; no lines ; a little cloud is visible , portending falling rain ; fast glide his eyes down that side , then the first ; then he opens it , down the second , and the third - no lines ! Where is ...
Pagina 18
... course , sinks into the quiet everyday character . Sometimes , per- haps , his old hobby is resumed , although he has not the courage to send his productions to be quizzed in the edi- torial sanctum ; and therefore his future ...
... course , sinks into the quiet everyday character . Sometimes , per- haps , his old hobby is resumed , although he has not the courage to send his productions to be quizzed in the edi- torial sanctum ; and therefore his future ...
Pagina 31
... course of his life is one dull , spiritless train of monotony , and void of the satisfaction of having done his duty . In time he is reminded by the governor that he must soon be thinking of walking the London Hospitals , a walk which ...
... course of his life is one dull , spiritless train of monotony , and void of the satisfaction of having done his duty . In time he is reminded by the governor that he must soon be thinking of walking the London Hospitals , a walk which ...
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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.