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... took compassion upon him , and resigned his seat , saying quence of Prince John's wishing to confer that honour on briefly , " old man , my garments are dried , my hunger is ap- Rebecca , but it was stated that no one would enter the ...
... took compassion upon him , and resigned his seat , saying quence of Prince John's wishing to confer that honour on briefly , " old man , my garments are dried , my hunger is ap- Rebecca , but it was stated that no one would enter the ...
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... took possession of the vessel : thus , ' says Anastasius , was I , hapless Greek , compelled , in the space of four days , to bear the yoke of four different na- tions - French , Venetians , Maynotes , and Turks . " Hassan , who was ...
... took possession of the vessel : thus , ' says Anastasius , was I , hapless Greek , compelled , in the space of four days , to bear the yoke of four different na- tions - French , Venetians , Maynotes , and Turks . " Hassan , who was ...
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... took to attending the Immediately we began stalking through all the lanes and of the rich ; and by appearing to have respectable customers , poor gratis , in order to appear qualified to try the constitutions by - streets of the capital ...
... took to attending the Immediately we began stalking through all the lanes and of the rich ; and by appearing to have respectable customers , poor gratis , in order to appear qualified to try the constitutions by - streets of the capital ...
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... took place in the horses as they are obliged to serve us with by their fief , or al- case of a woman of Paris , who was in the habit of drinking liance ; and shall have in their service able experienced ser- brandy to excess , and who ...
... took place in the horses as they are obliged to serve us with by their fief , or al- case of a woman of Paris , who was in the habit of drinking liance ; and shall have in their service able experienced ser- brandy to excess , and who ...
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... took possession of his office , the state of his health compelled him to apply for leave of absence , which having obtained , he returned to England in the autumn of 1800 . The next theatre of his Royal Highness's public life , was ...
... took possession of his office , the state of his health compelled him to apply for leave of absence , which having obtained , he returned to England in the autumn of 1800 . The next theatre of his Royal Highness's public life , was ...
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Page 178 - Sometimes a distant sail, gliding along the edge of the ocean, would be another theme of idle speculation. How interesting this fragment of a world, hastening to rejoin the great mass of existence!
Page 179 - When every worldly maxim arrayed itself against him; when blasted in fortune, and disgrace and danger darkened around his name, she loved him the more ardently for his very sufferings. If, then, his fate could awaken the sympathy even of his foes, what must have been the agony of her, whose whole soul was occupied by his image? Let those tell who have had the portals of the tomb suddenly closed between them and the being they most loved on earth — who have sat at its threshold, as one shut out...
Page 179 - ... roof. But could the sympathy and kind offices of friends have reached a spirit so shocked and driven in by horror, she would have experienced no want of consolation, for the Irish are a people of quick and generous sensibilities. The most delicate and cherishing attentions were paid her by families of wealth and distinction.
Page 19 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Page 178 - At sea everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar to prevent their being washed off by the waves.
Page 285 - And when he was asked the reason of so committing this trust, he answered to this effect : — that there was no absolute certainty in human affairs ; but, for his part, he found less corruption in such a body of citizens than in any other order or degree of mankind...
Page 48 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er, or rarely, been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Page 18 - As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.
Page 178 - What sighs have been wafted after that ship ! what prayers offered up at the deserted fireside of home! How often has the...
Page 179 - ... always shy and silent. Even when fortunate, she scarcely breathes it to herself; but when otherwise, she buries it in the recesses of her bosom, and there lets it cower and brood among the ruins of her peace With her the desire of the heart has failed. The great charm of existence is at an end. She neglects all the cheerful exercises •which gladden the spirits', quicken the...