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Pagina 16
... original sketch in my possession , made in London , in 1825 , by Mr. S. Catterson Smith , then a young Irish artist of considerable promise , and now of such leading eminence that he was selected to paint the portrait of Lord Clarendon ...
... original sketch in my possession , made in London , in 1825 , by Mr. S. Catterson Smith , then a young Irish artist of considerable promise , and now of such leading eminence that he was selected to paint the portrait of Lord Clarendon ...
Pagina 17
... original — and incessant home pushes at the human heart , of which the attractions were entirely inde- pendent of local or party associations . Under these impressions , and the opportunity being now afforded me , I made it a kind of ...
... original — and incessant home pushes at the human heart , of which the attractions were entirely inde- pendent of local or party associations . Under these impressions , and the opportunity being now afforded me , I made it a kind of ...
Pagina 26
... original was that of an Irish jury before whom a prisoner pleaded " Guil- ty , " throwing himself on the mercy of the court . The verdict was " Not Guilty . " The judge in surprise exclaimed , " Why , he has confessed his crime ! " The ...
... original was that of an Irish jury before whom a prisoner pleaded " Guil- ty , " throwing himself on the mercy of the court . The verdict was " Not Guilty . " The judge in surprise exclaimed , " Why , he has confessed his crime ! " The ...
Pagina 42
... original of his " Hardress Cregan " was John Scanlan , whose name was not published by Mr. Sheil , out of respect for the feelings of his family , one of the most respectable in the South of Ireland . - M . A MYSTERIOUS MURDER . 43 ...
... original of his " Hardress Cregan " was John Scanlan , whose name was not published by Mr. Sheil , out of respect for the feelings of his family , one of the most respectable in the South of Ireland . - M . A MYSTERIOUS MURDER . 43 ...
Pagina 62
... original remarks upon the politics of the Vatican , and the character of Cardinal Gonsalvi . Close to these again — but I find that I should never have done , were I to attempt comprising within a single view the endless and complicated ...
... original remarks upon the politics of the Vatican , and the character of Cardinal Gonsalvi . Close to these again — but I find that I should never have done , were I to attempt comprising within a single view the endless and complicated ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 384 - Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake : whether it be to the king, as supreme ; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by Him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Pagina 384 - Let every soul be subject to higher powers : for there is no power but from God; and those that are, are ordained of God.
Pagina 239 - Here lies our good Edmund, whose genius was such, We scarcely can praise it, or blame it too much; Who, born for the universe, narrowed his mind, And to party gave up what was meant for mankind.
Pagina 234 - Now high, now low, now master up, now miss, And he himself one vile antithesis. Amphibious thing ! that acting either part, The trifling head, or the corrupted heart ; Fop at the toilet, flatterer at the board, Now trips a lady, and now struts a lord.
Pagina 257 - Three poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed, The next in majesty, in both the last. The force of Nature could no farther go ; To make a third she joined the former two.
Pagina 303 - ... my slenderer and younger taper imbibed its borrowed light from the more matured and redundant fountain of yours. Yes, my lord, we can remember those nights, without any other regret than that they can never more return; for " We spent them not in toys; or lust, or wine; But search of deep philosophy, Wit, eloquence, and poesy; Arts which I lov'd, for they, my friend, were thine...
Pagina 116 - You are appointed to exercise the functions of legislators, and not to transfer them. And if you do so your act is a dissolution of the government. You resolve society into its original elements, and no man in the land is bound to obey you.
Pagina 138 - Whatever Sheridan has done or chosen to do has been, par excellence, always the best of its kind. He has written the best comedy (School for Scandal), the best drama (in my mind, far before that St.
Pagina 358 - 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 384 - Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same. For he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.