Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 50W. Blackwood, 1841 - England |
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... never - failing principle of action . Bulwer was never more cor- rect than when he said that " lying , enormous lying , alone carried the Re- form Bill . " Dr Johnson long ago said , that the devil was the first Whig ; and in nothing ...
... never - failing principle of action . Bulwer was never more cor- rect than when he said that " lying , enormous lying , alone carried the Re- form Bill . " Dr Johnson long ago said , that the devil was the first Whig ; and in nothing ...
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... never sink under disappointment . I give you the advice which I have always been obliged to follow , though I hope you will never have occasion to practise it . " At Gay was unlucky ; but , as in the case of most unlucky men , he ...
... never sink under disappointment . I give you the advice which I have always been obliged to follow , though I hope you will never have occasion to practise it . " At Gay was unlucky ; but , as in the case of most unlucky men , he ...
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... never thought of any one when he did not see them , nor ever cared a great deal for those he did see . He has left an immense fortune to a brother he never cared for , and always with reason de- spised , and a great deal to a man he ...
... never thought of any one when he did not see them , nor ever cared a great deal for those he did see . He has left an immense fortune to a brother he never cared for , and always with reason de- spised , and a great deal to a man he ...
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... never would have done . But let us hear the facetious George himself . He gives a curious frag- ment : - " In respect to the report of Gar- rick's having written the entire cha- racter of Lord Ogleby , my father once told me that it was ...
... never would have done . But let us hear the facetious George himself . He gives a curious frag- ment : - " In respect to the report of Gar- rick's having written the entire cha- racter of Lord Ogleby , my father once told me that it was ...
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... never can . Let me repeat this doctrine to you , that he who depends upon con- tinued industry and integrity , depends upon patrons of the most exalted kind . They more than supply the place of birth and ancestry , or even of royal ...
... never can . Let me repeat this doctrine to you , that he who depends upon con- tinued industry and integrity , depends upon patrons of the most exalted kind . They more than supply the place of birth and ancestry , or even of royal ...
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Page 346 - To heaven removed where first it grew, there grows, And flowers aloft shading the fount of life, And where the river of bliss through midst of heaven Rolls o'er Elysian flowers her amber stream...
Page 569 - THE angel ended, and in Adam's ear So charming left his voice, that he awhile Thought him still speaking, still stood fix'd to hear...
Page 32 - Pope, and is every man's wish, can be no reproach to Garrick ; he who says he despises it, knows he lies ; that Garrick husbanded his fame, the fame which he had justly acquired both at the theatre and at the table, is not denied ; but where is the blame either in the one or the other, of leaving as little as he could to chance?
Page 386 - Of men than beasts ; but oh ! the exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace. That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe.
Page 32 - Gibbon poured balm upon my bruises by condescending, once or twice in the course of the evening, to talk with me : the great historian was light and playful, suiting his matter to the capacity of the boy ; but it was done more...
Page 346 - Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet— Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven: The roof was fretted gold.
Page 229 - The major part of the proposition was, that her Majesty's Ministers do not sufficiently possess the confidence of the House of Commons to enable them to carry through the House measures which they deem of essential importance to the public welfare, and the minor portion of the proposition was, that their continuance in office, under such circumstances, was at variance with the spirit of the constitution.
Page 358 - I at that time lived close by the palace, in the street of Santiago, and daily, for the space of a month, saw them bending their steps in that direction. One day, they came to me in a great hurry, with a strange expression on both their countenances. " We have seen Christina, hijo " (my son), said Pepita to me. " Within the palace ? " I inquired. "Within the palace, O child of my garlochin...
Page 32 - Excellence,' with an embroidered star comes to us from His Highness when dinner is on table, which is half an hour after twelve. There is я world of English The Colmans. 21 arrived within the week; very fewFrench, but German counts and barons innumerable.
Page 175 - what the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve at.