Forty Years in the World: Or, Sketches and Tales of a Soldier's Life, 2. köideA. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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... thee , Twilight ! for thy gleams impart Their dear , their dying influence to my heart , When , o'er the harp of thought , thy passing wind Awakens all the music of the mind ; And joy and sorrow , as the spirit burns , And hope and ...
... thee , Twilight ! for thy gleams impart Their dear , their dying influence to my heart , When , o'er the harp of thought , thy passing wind Awakens all the music of the mind ; And joy and sorrow , as the spirit burns , And hope and ...
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... thee " woman ! " Thou art the devil ; she is an angel ! But when fallen ? Ha ! there you touch me ! Yes , Shakspeare , thou art right— “ O , frailty ! thy name is woman ! " — and " man , " too ! 1 Well , I went to Seringapatam , leaving ...
... thee " woman ! " Thou art the devil ; she is an angel ! But when fallen ? Ha ! there you touch me ! Yes , Shakspeare , thou art right— “ O , frailty ! thy name is woman ! " — and " man , " too ! 1 Well , I went to Seringapatam , leaving ...
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... thee “ woman ! " Thou art the devil ; she is an angel ! But when fallen ?. Ha ! there you touch me ! Yes , Shakspeare , thou art right-“ O , frailty ! thy name is woman ! ” - and " man , ” too ! Well , I went to Seringapatam , leaving a ...
... thee “ woman ! " Thou art the devil ; she is an angel ! But when fallen ?. Ha ! there you touch me ! Yes , Shakspeare , thou art right-“ O , frailty ! thy name is woman ! ” - and " man , ” too ! Well , I went to Seringapatam , leaving a ...
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... thee - well ' to many a familiar face , the waving handkerchiefs on the beach streamed no longer to the eye , and we turned to a more contracted scene for pleasure and amusement . " Our society on board was not large : it con- sisted of ...
... thee - well ' to many a familiar face , the waving handkerchiefs on the beach streamed no longer to the eye , and we turned to a more contracted scene for pleasure and amusement . " Our society on board was not large : it con- sisted of ...
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... thee well ! like a pearl thou wilt lie be- neath the tropic's dark waters , till dived for by angels . Brief has been thy span of painful existence . No more the tear shall trickle down thy distorted face . Thy mother may weep ; but her ...
... thee well ! like a pearl thou wilt lie be- neath the tropic's dark waters , till dived for by angels . Brief has been thy span of painful existence . No more the tear shall trickle down thy distorted face . Thy mother may weep ; but her ...
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Forty Years in the World: Or, Sketches and Tales of a Soldier's Life, 2. köide Robert Grenville] [Wallace No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 125 - Thus every good his native wilds impart, Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e'en those ills, that round his mansion rise, Enhance the bliss his scanty fund supplies. Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
Page 157 - It must not be; there is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established: 'Twill be recorded for a precedent; And many an error, by the same example, Will rush into the state: it cannot be.
Page 205 - O friendly to the best pursuits of man, Friendly to thought, to virtue, and to peace...
Page 242 - God be wi' you; take mine office. — O wretched fool, That liv'st to make thine honesty a vice! — 0 monstrous world ! Take note ! take note, O world, To be direct and honest, is not safe.
Page 219 - It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make us truly blest: If happiness has not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest...
Page 13 - Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Page 29 - There's a bliss beyond all that the minstrel has told, When two, that are link'd in one heavenly tie, With heart never changing and brow never cold, Love on through all ills, and love on till they die...
Page 97 - Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep...
Page 127 - When Heaven would kindly set us free, And earth's enchantment end ; It takes the most effectual means, And robs us of a friend.
Page 207 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.