American Illustrated Magazine, Volume 12Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, 1881 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Alderly Amy Robsart answered appearance arms asked beautiful blastoderm Brighton Buzenval cadets called castle child color comet court cried dark dear death door Elinor emerald exclaimed eyes face father fear feel feet Florence followed girl give Gresham Grignan Grimme hair hand head heard heart Idalia india rubber Isaac D'Israeli Italy Kenneth knew knight of shadow lady laugh leave light lived look Lord Madge married Marshfield Martha's Vineyard ment miles mind Miss Seymour Miss Stuart morning mother never night once passed Pendle Forest poor Queen replied returned rose Rouen scarcely Schelling Scott seemed seen side smile soon stone stood TALLEGALLA Taza tell thing thought tion told Tollingham took town trees turned Verona voice wife woman words young
Popular passages
Page 65 - With much gesticulation and appeal To heathen gods, in their excessive zeal. The Knight was called and questioned; in reply Did not confess the fact, did not deny; Treated the matter as a pleasant jest, And set at naught the Syndic and the rest, Maintaining, in an angry undertone, That he should do what pleased him with his own.
Page 516 - It was a sport very pleasant of these beasts ; to see the bear with his pink eyes leering after his enemies approach, the nimbleness and wait of the dog to take his advantage, and the force and experience of the bear again to avoid the...
Page 488 - Two days afterwards, while the editor was sitting with some company after dinner, a sound was heard at a distance like that of the whistling of a tempest through the torn rigging of the vessel which scuds before it. The sounds increased as they approached more near; and Leyden (to the great astonishment of such of the guests as did not know him) burst into the room...
Page 485 - THE violet in her green-wood bower, Where birchen boughs with hazels mingle, May boast itself the fairest flower In glen, or copse, or forest dingle. Though fair her gems of azure hue, Beneath the dew-drop's weight reclining; I've seen an eye of lovelier blue, More sweet through wat'ry lustre shining.
Page 497 - I may have but a minute to speak to you. My dear, be a good man — be virtuous — be religious — be a good man. Nothing else will give you any comfort when you come to lie here.
Page 65 - What fair renown, what honor, what repute Can come to you from starving this poor brute ? He who serves well and speaks not merits more Than they who clamor loudest at the door. Therefore the law decrees, that as this steed Served you in youth, henceforth you shall take heed To comfort his old age, and to provide Shelter in stall, and food and field beside.
Page 519 - When she smiled, it was a pure sunshine, that every one did chuse to bask in, if they could ; but anon came a storm, from a sudden gathering of clouds, and the thunder fell, in a wondrous manner, on all alike.
Page 520 - ... had constructed a stately bridge, that Elizabeth might enter the castle by a path hitherto untrodden, instead of the usual entrance to the northward, over which he had erected a gate-house or barbican, which still exists, and is equal in extent and superior in architecture, to the baronial castle of many a northern chief. Beyond the lake lay an extensive chase, full of red deer, fallow deer...
Page 486 - Well, good night, Mr. Jeffrey, — dey tell me you have abused Scott in de Review, and I hope Mr. Constable has paid you very well for writing it.
Page 520 - We cannot but add, that of this lordly palace, where princes feasted and heroes fought, now in the bloody earnest of storm and siege, and now in the games of chivalry, where beauty dealt the prize which valour won, all is now desolate.