The casquet of literature, a selection in poetry and prose, ed. with notes by C. Gibbon, 3–4. köide1873 |
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... beautiful . The penny , the ill - spared penny - for it would buy a wheaten roll - the poor housewife pays for root of primrose , is her offering to the hopeful loveliness of nature ; is her testimony of the soul struggling with the ...
... beautiful . The penny , the ill - spared penny - for it would buy a wheaten roll - the poor housewife pays for root of primrose , is her offering to the hopeful loveliness of nature ; is her testimony of the soul struggling with the ...
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... beautiful world , ' said Pugwash ; only the worst of it is , I can't leave the shop as often as I would to enjoy it . I'm shut in all day long , I may say , a prisoner to brick - dust , herrings , and bacon . Sometimes , when the sun ...
... beautiful world , ' said Pugwash ; only the worst of it is , I can't leave the shop as often as I would to enjoy it . I'm shut in all day long , I may say , a prisoner to brick - dust , herrings , and bacon . Sometimes , when the sun ...
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... beautiful widow in England of her age , while her daugh- ter Edith would be one of the greatest heir- esses . The male line was notoriously extinct . Sir John was a shrewd man of business , a little apt to be near , and the very last ...
... beautiful widow in England of her age , while her daugh- ter Edith would be one of the greatest heir- esses . The male line was notoriously extinct . Sir John was a shrewd man of business , a little apt to be near , and the very last ...
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... beautiful daughter , but at the same time , madame , I think that he thinks of her a little more than he does of my other young ladies , while she treats him with merely the kindness of a cousin . I observe that in our little family ...
... beautiful daughter , but at the same time , madame , I think that he thinks of her a little more than he does of my other young ladies , while she treats him with merely the kindness of a cousin . I observe that in our little family ...
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... GOULD . 1 Appropriate and beautiful music , composed by W. R. Dempster for this song , is published by R. Cocks & Co. , London . said in a low voice , " I believe you 30 A BLIND BOY'S SONG . To a Child Wind and Stars A Blind Boy's Song.
... GOULD . 1 Appropriate and beautiful music , composed by W. R. Dempster for this song , is published by R. Cocks & Co. , London . said in a low voice , " I believe you 30 A BLIND BOY'S SONG . To a Child Wind and Stars A Blind Boy's Song.
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Allister arms beautiful bells Bert Bertha bothy Captain Casem Casquet Charles of Blois cheek countess coxswain cried dark daughter dear death delight Don Quixote door Eachan exclaimed eyes Eyloff face father fear feeling felt florins followed frae gaze girl grand chamberlain hame hand happy head heard heart Heaven honour hope hour Jan Dirk knew Lady Hornbury Last Judgment laugh light live looked Lord Madame Malaprop married matter Merrow Merry Ann mind morning mother nature never night o'er opal passed poor Pugwash replied returned Rob Roy Rocroy round Samian wine Savage scene Scotland seemed smile Snaffles soon soul spirit stood strange stranger sweet tears tell thee thing thou thought tion told took turned Twas voice Walter Manny wife woman word young youth
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Page 49 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate: Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Page 330 - The tallow candle an astral burned, And for him who sat by the chimney lug, Dozing and grumbling o'er pipe and mug, A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only,
Page 304 - And where are they, and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?
Page 228 - Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine.
Page 361 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Page 173 - O'er the deadly space between. "Hearts of oak!" our captains cried, when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun. Again! again! again! And the havoc did not slack, Till a feeble cheer the Dane, To our cheering sent us back; Their shots along the deep slowly boom — Then ceased — and all is wail, As they strike the shatter'd sail; Or, in conflagration pale, Light the gloom.
Page 361 - Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he; The next, with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne: Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 67 - ... a combination of dissimilar images, or discovery of occult resemblances in things apparently unlike.
Page 329 - The Judge looked back as he climbed the hill, And saw Maud Muller standing still. "A form more fair, a face more sweet, Ne'er hath it been my lot to meet. "And her modest answer and graceful air Show her wise and good as she is fair.
Page 173 - Ye are brothers! ye are men! And we conquer but to save ; So peace instead of death let us bring; But yield, proud foe, thy fleet, With the crews, at England's feet, And make submission meet To our king.