The Etonian, Volume 1Winthrop Mackworth Praed, Walter Blunt H. Colburn and C. Knight, 1824 - English essays |
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... person or persons ; and , having no remedy , he calmly ties his pocket handkerchief round his head , and contentedly passes the remainder of the hours usually dedicated to repose in his arm chair . One would naturally suppose that his ...
... person or persons ; and , having no remedy , he calmly ties his pocket handkerchief round his head , and contentedly passes the remainder of the hours usually dedicated to repose in his arm chair . One would naturally suppose that his ...
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... , Secretary , officially designated " Knave of Clubs . " The description of one's own qualifications is to most persons a very difficult and a very invidious task ; but in my case the difficulty is easily obviated , as 48 THE ETONIAN .
... , Secretary , officially designated " Knave of Clubs . " The description of one's own qualifications is to most persons a very difficult and a very invidious task ; but in my case the difficulty is easily obviated , as 48 THE ETONIAN .
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... person who is at all con- versant with the motives and origin of human opinions , that man is accustomed to regard with a feeling of ani- mosity those who are pre - eminent in any science or virtue , - " Urit enim fulgore suo qui ...
... person who is at all con- versant with the motives and origin of human opinions , that man is accustomed to regard with a feeling of ani- mosity those who are pre - eminent in any science or virtue , - " Urit enim fulgore suo qui ...
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... by the honourable designation of " The Nose , " we mean not to allege that Mr. Noll is the only person who challenges admiration , from the extra- ordinary dimensions of that feature , but simply , that ON NICKNAMES . 83.
... by the honourable designation of " The Nose , " we mean not to allege that Mr. Noll is the only person who challenges admiration , from the extra- ordinary dimensions of that feature , but simply , that ON NICKNAMES . 83.
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... persons called the gravity of Euclid , by the addition of a bit of rhyme to each proposition . Nay ! he had some thoughts of joining the several products , and connecting them in such a manner , that their totul would amount to a to ...
... persons called the gravity of Euclid , by the addition of a bit of rhyme to each proposition . Nay ! he had some thoughts of joining the several products , and connecting them in such a manner , that their totul would amount to a to ...
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Page 287 - Nor less, I trust, To them I may have owed another gift, Of aspect more sublime; that blessed mood, In which the burthen of the mystery, In which the heavy and the weary weight Of all this unintelligible world, Is lightened...
Page 416 - The music and the doleful tale, The rich and balmy eve ; And hopes, and fears that kindle hope, An undistinguishable throng, And gentle wishes long subdued, Subdued and cherished long...
Page 413 - The moving Moon went up the sky, And nowhere did abide; Softly she was going up, And a star or two beside — Her beams bemocked the sultry main, Like April hoar-frost spread; But where the ship's huge shadow lay, The charmed water burnt alway A still and awful red.
Page 288 - Is lightened : — that serene and blessed mood, In which the affections gently lead us on, — Until, the breath of this corporeal frame And even the motion of our human blood Almost suspended, we are laid asleep In body, and become a living soul : While with an eye made quiet by the power Of harmony, and the deep power of joy, We see into the life of things.
Page 308 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Page 125 - And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine ; A Being breathing thoughtful breath, A Traveller between life and death ; The reason firm, the temperate will, Endurance, foresight, strength, and skill; A perfect Woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort, and command; And yet a Spirit still, and bright With something of an angel light.
Page 292 - If thou be one whose heart the holy forms Of young imagination have kept pure, Stranger ! henceforth be warned; and know, that pride, Howe'er disguised in its own majesty, Is littleness; that he, who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used; that thought with him 50 Is in its infancy.
Page 292 - Is littleness ; that he, who feels contempt For any living thing, hath faculties Which he has never used ; that thought with him Is in its infancy. The man, whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The least of nature's works, one who might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds Unlawful, ever. O, be wiser thou ! Instructed that true knowledge leads to love, True dignity abides with him alone Who, in the silent hour of inward thought, Can still suspect, and still revere himself,...
Page 413 - twas like all instruments, Now like a lonely flute; And now it is an angel's song, That makes the heavens be mute.
Page 125 - I saw her upon nearer view A spirit, yet a woman too! Her household motions light and free, And steps of...