The Metropolitan, Volume 22James Cochrane, 1838 |
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Pagina 5
... give priority to the baron , for of him we first heard it ; besides , there were more men of unclean habits than the Earl of Surrey who complained of rheumatism , and more wits than Dudley North to indulge in a sharp sarcasm ; and ...
... give priority to the baron , for of him we first heard it ; besides , there were more men of unclean habits than the Earl of Surrey who complained of rheumatism , and more wits than Dudley North to indulge in a sharp sarcasm ; and ...
Pagina 14
... give room to expect . The guests present were rather numerous . Among them was M. Cazales , a distinguished member of the first National Assembly of France , and vicomte before the aboli- tion of titles , and M. Dillon , reputed a ...
... give room to expect . The guests present were rather numerous . Among them was M. Cazales , a distinguished member of the first National Assembly of France , and vicomte before the aboli- tion of titles , and M. Dillon , reputed a ...
Pagina 18
... give their vote for the levying of a rate or a local tax ; for the appointment of a town councillor , an alderman , or any other officer . The select vestry is closed against them , so are the hustings - they may neither appear at one ...
... give their vote for the levying of a rate or a local tax ; for the appointment of a town councillor , an alderman , or any other officer . The select vestry is closed against them , so are the hustings - they may neither appear at one ...
Pagina 19
... give good advice , the source will surely be acknowledged ; they feel they are not accountable to any one for the influence they may exercise ; and it is therefore exercised in the manner most conducive to their own passions or interest ...
... give good advice , the source will surely be acknowledged ; they feel they are not accountable to any one for the influence they may exercise ; and it is therefore exercised in the manner most conducive to their own passions or interest ...
Pagina 22
... give an outline of the plan of study in a boarding - school , where the education of each girl cost 1007. per The hours for each lesson were varied every day , according to the attendance of the masters ; but a sketch of the business of ...
... give an outline of the plan of study in a boarding - school , where the education of each girl cost 1007. per The hours for each lesson were varied every day , according to the attendance of the masters ; but a sketch of the business of ...
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Pagina 99 - Or of the eternal co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed ? since God is light, And never but in unapproached light Dwelt from eternity, dwelt then in thee, Bright effluence of bright essence increate. Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell? before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Pagina 112 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Pagina 292 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise...
Pagina 112 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Pagina 249 - If some proud brother eyed me with disdain, Or scornful sister with her sweeping train, Thy gentle accents soften'd all my pain. For thee I mourn, and mourn myself in thee, The wretched source of all this misery. The fate I caused, for ever I bemoan; Sad Helen has no friend, now thou art gone! Through Troy's wide streets abandon'd shall I roam! In Troy deserted, as abhorr'd at home!
Pagina 112 - I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame. But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Pagina 100 - MAIDEN ! heir of kings ! A king has left his place ! The majesty of Death has swept All other from his face ! And thou upon thy mother's breast, No longer lean adown, But take the glory for the rest, And rule the land that loves thee best...
Pagina 103 - Nor was his attention confined to the actions of men; he was an exact surveyor of the inanimate world; his descriptions have always some peculiarities, gathered by contemplating things as they really exist.
Pagina 315 - After so long an agitation of the spirits, exhausted not only for want of rest, but absolutely want of food, drenched in rains for twelve hours together, that a woman should be capable of such an undertaking as delivering herself to the enemy, probably in the night, and uncertain of what hands she might fall into, appeared an effort above human nature.
Pagina 72 - State — not their alliance, but their separation — on the Spirit of the World and the Spirit of Christianity, not as the same, but as opposed to one another. He talked of those who had 'inscribed the cross of Christ on banners dripping with human gore.