Chambers's pocket miscellany, Volumes 16-18 |
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... character of the day . We were now amongst the Lesser Antilles ; and both for this reason , and the fact that slavers and pirates were then very numerous in the Caribbean Sea , we were obliged always to keep a sharp look - out , more ...
... character of the day . We were now amongst the Lesser Antilles ; and both for this reason , and the fact that slavers and pirates were then very numerous in the Caribbean Sea , we were obliged always to keep a sharp look - out , more ...
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... character could be more unjust . The Scotch Agent , whatever the nature of his services to the Duke of Grafton , was in reality a high - minded , and , what is more , a truly patriotic man ; so good a person , indeed , that , in a ...
... character could be more unjust . The Scotch Agent , whatever the nature of his services to the Duke of Grafton , was in reality a high - minded , and , what is more , a truly patriotic man ; so good a person , indeed , that , in a ...
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... character we are now about to give an outline . He was a jeweller for nearly half a century at Banbury , in Oxfordshire , and for the last sixteen years of his life resided in London . For convenience , we shall call him Isaacs . This ...
... character we are now about to give an outline . He was a jeweller for nearly half a century at Banbury , in Oxfordshire , and for the last sixteen years of his life resided in London . For convenience , we shall call him Isaacs . This ...
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... character was a devotion to the spirit of frugality , accompanied by a contempt , in which he was quite sincere , for all superfluous luxuries . The servant who waited upon himself and his wife , having scarcely complete occupation , he ...
... character was a devotion to the spirit of frugality , accompanied by a contempt , in which he was quite sincere , for all superfluous luxuries . The servant who waited upon himself and his wife , having scarcely complete occupation , he ...
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... character of an enthusias- tic student of divinity . For some time , he sought the station of a parish minister ; until wearied with unex- pected obstacles in the pursuit , and unable to obtain a licence to preach , he abandoned his ...
... character of an enthusias- tic student of divinity . For some time , he sought the station of a parish minister ; until wearied with unex- pected obstacles in the pursuit , and unable to obtain a licence to preach , he abandoned his ...
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Popular passages
Page 133 - The grand transition, that there lives and works A soul in all things, and that soul is God.
Page 133 - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
Page 39 - Try their thin wings and dance in the warm beam That waked them into life. Even the green trees Partake the deep contentment; as they bend To the soft winds, the sun from the blue sky Looks in and sheds a blessing on the scene.
Page 64 - In a word, the almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages...
Page 30 - God of the forest's solemn shade ! The grandeur of the lonely tree, That wrestles singly with the gale, Lifts up admiring eyes to thee ; But more majestic far they stand, When, side by side, their ranks they form, To wave on high their plumes of green, And fight their battles with the storm.
Page 134 - The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick? The Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives. Is there a variance ? Enter but his door, Balked are the courts, and contest is no more.
Page 133 - Rules universal nature. Not a flower But shows some touch in freckle, streak, or stain, Of his unrivalled pencil. He inspires Their balmy odours, and imparts their hues, And bathes their eyes with nectar, and includes, In grains as countless as the sea-side sands, The forms in which He sprinkles all the earth.
Page 39 - That waked them into life. Even the green trees Partake the deep contentment ; as they bend To the soft winds, the sun from the blue sky Looks in and sheds a blessing on the scene. Scarce less the cleft-born wild-flower seems to enjoy Existence, than the winged plunderer That sucks its sweets.
Page 133 - Vaga echoes through her winding bounds, And rapid Severn hoarse applause resounds. Who hung with woods you mountain's sultry brow? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
Page 134 - Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name...