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Pagina 11
... light . The doctor , tired of his applications , told him he should write himself , and ordered him to draw up a defcription of China , interfperfed with political reflections ; a work which a bookfeller had applied to Goldfmith for at ...
... light . The doctor , tired of his applications , told him he should write himself , and ordered him to draw up a defcription of China , interfperfed with political reflections ; a work which a bookfeller had applied to Goldfmith for at ...
Pagina 13
... light he felt himself at be ing fo near a place of fafety . " For ( fad he ) we could not have had above fix hours before the dead body was difcovered . " " Dead ! ( exclaimed the maid ) what ! have you murdered my mafter ? " This being ...
... light he felt himself at be ing fo near a place of fafety . " For ( fad he ) we could not have had above fix hours before the dead body was difcovered . " " Dead ! ( exclaimed the maid ) what ! have you murdered my mafter ? " This being ...
Pagina 25
... light beams upon the understanding , which diffipates the fhade of ignorance , and diffolves the clouds of fu- perftition . It is the fame in politics . In the eastern countries , where tyranny is established , and fear is the great ...
... light beams upon the understanding , which diffipates the fhade of ignorance , and diffolves the clouds of fu- perftition . It is the fame in politics . In the eastern countries , where tyranny is established , and fear is the great ...
Pagina 28
... light at the bar of the Commons at the bar of the Lords.The police laughs at it , and permits open houses for the practice of the crime . - The church winks at it , under the very nofe of the preacher , and the eftablished rule feems to ...
... light at the bar of the Commons at the bar of the Lords.The police laughs at it , and permits open houses for the practice of the crime . - The church winks at it , under the very nofe of the preacher , and the eftablished rule feems to ...
Pagina 39
... light Gothic ftruc- ture , and is very elegantly decorated . There are twenty - feven altars , in as many fmall chapels , neatly ornamented with paint- ings , & c . Thefe chapels are ( or at least were formerly , when the dead were ...
... light Gothic ftruc- ture , and is very elegantly decorated . There are twenty - feven altars , in as many fmall chapels , neatly ornamented with paint- ings , & c . Thefe chapels are ( or at least were formerly , when the dead were ...
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Pagina 196 - Puss was tamed by gentle usage ; Tiney was not to be tamed at all ; and Bess had a courage and confidence that made him tame from the beginning.
Pagina 410 - The bell strikes One. We take no note of time But from its loss : to give it then a tongue Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours. Where are they? With the years beyond the flood.
Pagina 316 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Pagina 220 - The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council, Of the City of London...
Pagina 357 - Then ventured to give him some sober advice — But Tom is a person of honour so nice, Too wise to take counsel, too proud to take warning, That he sent to all three...
Pagina 327 - ... he knew, that by delaying his return to a warmer climate, he was giving up the only chance that remained for his recovery, yet, careful and jealous to the last degree that a regard to his own situation should never bias his judgment to the prejudice of the service, he persevered in the search of a passage till it was the opinion of every officer in both ships that it was impracticable, and that any farther attempts would not only be fruitless but dangerous.
Pagina 153 - But, if it was true, the belief that it was so, and the consequent impatience to be married, is the most effectual way to prevent it. You must not think from this, that I do not wish you to marry. On the contrary...
Pagina 250 - SomeSometimes, indeed, there is a fort of whim or affectation of fingularity, in the manner of conferring her favours, that looks as if the defire of being fpoken of, fully as much as the defire of doing good, was the fountain from which they flow. For example — A young officer, who attended the court* fell in love, as was natural, with a young lady.
Pagina 414 - This instrument is called naffa; and with the chink turned toward them, they sit and beat strongly upon it with two cylindrical pieces of hard wood about a foot long, and as thick as the wrist ; by which means they produce a rude, though loud and powerful sound. They vary the strength and rate of their beating at different parts of the dance ; and also change the tones by beating in the middle, or near the end of their drum. The first dance...
Pagina 240 - The heart that melts for others' woe, Shall then scarce feel its own. The wounds which now each moment bleed, Each moment then shall close; And tranquil days shall still succeed To nights of calm repose.