Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion, Volumes 46-47G.R. Graham., 1855 |
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Page 57
... ladies had long possessed the faculty , which , perhaps , is characteristic with the entire human family , to tread the earth with feelings of conscious supremacy . To these traits , however , were united a few requisite excellencies ...
... ladies had long possessed the faculty , which , perhaps , is characteristic with the entire human family , to tread the earth with feelings of conscious supremacy . To these traits , however , were united a few requisite excellencies ...
Page 69
... ladies and gentlemen through the medium of Mipsey , after all this , my expecta- tions were not realized . I am sure the men were not more manly than those of America , nor were the ladies more beautiful and graceful . Of course the ...
... ladies and gentlemen through the medium of Mipsey , after all this , my expecta- tions were not realized . I am sure the men were not more manly than those of America , nor were the ladies more beautiful and graceful . Of course the ...
Page 96
... ladies ' dress ; one of the most general interest ; one which has undergone a complete revolution - we mean the bonnet . The bonnet is no longer the wide , flaring plate at the back of the head , which for the two last years has been so ...
... ladies ' dress ; one of the most general interest ; one which has undergone a complete revolution - we mean the bonnet . The bonnet is no longer the wide , flaring plate at the back of the head , which for the two last years has been so ...
Page 97
... ladies shock and disgust even fast young men . An accomplishment much neglected in former days , and absolutely indispensable now , is to be able to write a good letter , and a pretty note . Balzac says , that Paris contains twenty ...
... ladies shock and disgust even fast young men . An accomplishment much neglected in former days , and absolutely indispensable now , is to be able to write a good letter , and a pretty note . Balzac says , that Paris contains twenty ...
Page 99
... ladies would for an instant remem- ber the time , study , and effort required by all singers to reach the point at ... lady amateur has done her best , to be greeted with a " Thank you ! does n't Madame so and so sing that divinely ...
... ladies would for an instant remem- ber the time , study , and effort required by all singers to reach the point at ... lady amateur has done her best , to be greeted with a " Thank you ! does n't Madame so and so sing that divinely ...
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Page 146 - With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you ; I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy as your former ones have been glorious and honorable.
Page 278 - Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered; Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred.
Page 142 - With a mixture of great surprise and astonishment I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal. Be assured, sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence and reprehend with severity.
Page 144 - ... awake, attend to your situation, and redress yourselves! If the present moment be lost, every future effort is in vain; and your threats then will be as empty as your entreaties now.
Page 529 - With antic toys so funnily bestuck, Light as the singing bird that wings the air, (The door ! the door ! he'll tumble down the stair '.) Thou darling of thy sire ! (Why, Jane, he'll set his pinafore afire !) Thou imp of mirth and joy!
Page 93 - ... uttering graceful words To charm thy ear; while his sly imps, by stealth, Twine round thee threads of steel, light thread on thread That grow to fetters; or bind down thy arms With chains concealed in chaplets.
Page 142 - Sir, no occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations, than your information of there being such ideas existing in the army, as you have expressed, and I must view with abhorrence and reprehend with severity. For the present the communication of them will rest in my own bosom, unless some further agitation of the matter shall make a disclosure necessary.
Page 278 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die; — Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Page 144 - If this then be your treatment, while the swords you wear are necessary for the defence of America, what have you to expect from peace, when your voice shall sink, and your strength dissipate by division...
Page 263 - About ten o'clock I bade adieu to Mount Vernon, to private life, and to domestic felicity ; and with a mind oppressed with more anxious and painful sensations than I have words to express, set out for New York with the best disposition to render service to my country in obedience to its call, but with less hope of answering its expectations.