Sir Andrew Wylie, of that Ilk, Volume 3

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W. Blackwood, 1822 - 336 pagina's

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Pagina 94 - And what the people but a herd confused, A miscellaneous rabble, who extol Things vulgar, and, well weigh'd, scarce worth the praise ? They praise, and they admire, they know not what, And know not whom, but as one leads the other ; And what delight to be by such extoll'd, To live upon their tongues, and be their talk, Of whom to be dispraised were no small praise, His lot who dares be singularly good?
Pagina 39 - exclaimed the old gentleman. ' Just remark. Come on business to England ? What business ? ' ' My chief business, in truth, sir, at present here, is to see and learn something about the king. I have no other turn in hand at this time.
Pagina 38 - But the old gentleman added in a graver accent, ' The king is not so good as some say to him he is; nor is he so bad as others say of him. But I know that he has conscientiously endeavoured to do his duty, and the best men can do no more, be their trusts high or low.
Pagina 36 - Majesty, honest man, sets you a' here an example of sobriety and early rising." " Scotchman, eh !" said the old gentleman ; " fine morning, fine morning, sir — - weather warmer here than with you? What part of Scotland do you come from? How do you like Windsor? Come to see the King, eh?" and loudly he made the echoes ring with his laughter. The senator was a little at a loss which question to answer first ; but delighted with the hearty freedom of the salutation, jocularly said, " It's no easy...
Pagina 38 - Ha !" said the stranger, briskly, relapsing. into his wonted freedom, " very particular, very particular, indeed. What reason, friend, have you to be so particular? — Must have some? — People never so without reason." " Surely, sir, it's a very natural curiosity for a subject to inquire what sort of a man the Sovereign is, whom he has sworn to honour and obey, and to bear true allegiance with hand and heart.
Pagina 36 - King," and he stepped alertly forward. But before he had advanced many paces, the old gentleman turned round, and seeing a stranger, stopped ; and looking at him for two or three seconds, said to himself, loud enough, however, to be heard, " Strange man — don't know him — don't know him ;" and then he paused till our hero had come up.
Pagina 37 - I am only a stranger here, I would like to ask you a question or two about the King ; just as to what sort of a man he really is ; for we can place no sort of dependence on newspapers or history books in matters anent rulers and men of Government.
Pagina 35 - ... coat, with scarlet cuffs and collar, which at first he took for a livery. There was something, how-ever, in the air of the wearer, which convinced him that he could not be a servant; and an ivory-headed cane, virled with gold, which he carried in a sort of negligent poking manner, led him to conclude that he was either an old officer,, or one of the Poor Knights of Windsor; for he had added to his learning, in the, course of thepreceding evening, a knowledge of .the existence of this appendage...
Pagina 37 - I have heard, owes him much. — Still improving ?• — Nothing like it. — The war needs men — Corn is our dragon's teeth — Potatoes do as well in Ireland, eh ? " The humour of this sally tickled our hero as well as the author of it, and they both laughed themselves into greater intimacy. "Well, but, sir...
Pagina 36 - I'm thinking his Majesty, honest man, sete you a' here an example of sobriety and early rising." "Scotchman, eh !" said the old gentleman; " fine morning, fine morning, sir — weather warmer here than with you ? What part of Scotland do you come from? How do you like Windsor? Come to see the King, eh ?" and loudly he made the echoes ring with his laughter.

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