Scenes and Songs of Social Life: A MiscellanySaxton & Kelt, 1846 - 336 pages |
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... John Cary and his Gallon Keg , The Reformed , Records of a Bachelors ' Club , -- Second Session , Married for a Dinner , Man's Two Angels , The Three Pictures , • The First and Last Visit , Page . 9 27 29 32 44 2 2 2 4 46 49 67 69 71 ...
... John Cary and his Gallon Keg , The Reformed , Records of a Bachelors ' Club , -- Second Session , Married for a Dinner , Man's Two Angels , The Three Pictures , • The First and Last Visit , Page . 9 27 29 32 44 2 2 2 4 46 49 67 69 71 ...
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... John , my boy , why are you here at this time of night ? The storm is dreary , and you are wet . ' Oh sir , I don't mind the wet , for mother wished me to come . He's worse sir , will you go over ? ' ' I do not understand you , John ...
... John , my boy , why are you here at this time of night ? The storm is dreary , and you are wet . ' Oh sir , I don't mind the wet , for mother wished me to come . He's worse sir , will you go over ? ' ' I do not understand you , John ...
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... JOHN CARY AND HIS GALLON KEG . John Cary was a merry lad , A dashing , headstrong fellow , Whose heart was not so very bad , But that sometimes ' t was mellow ; He learned to kiss the goblet's brim When he was yet a stripling , And ...
... JOHN CARY AND HIS GALLON KEG . John Cary was a merry lad , A dashing , headstrong fellow , Whose heart was not so very bad , But that sometimes ' t was mellow ; He learned to kiss the goblet's brim When he was yet a stripling , And ...
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... John descended As moderate drinkers in the mass Quite often do - till not a glass Could he get trusted for , at any hole Of sin , where Satan kept his rendezvous With agents hired to catch the soul , And fit it for the lake that burneth ...
... John descended As moderate drinkers in the mass Quite often do - till not a glass Could he get trusted for , at any hole Of sin , where Satan kept his rendezvous With agents hired to catch the soul , And fit it for the lake that burneth ...
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... John with hope elate Shouted , I am no more a slave ! The pledge ! the pledge ! oh , let me sign it now ! Bear witness all , I make a solemn vow- John Cary is a man once more ! ' No sooner said than it was done , He pulled the cork and ...
... John with hope elate Shouted , I am no more a slave ! The pledge ! the pledge ! oh , let me sign it now ! Bear witness all , I make a solemn vow- John Cary is a man once more ! ' No sooner said than it was done , He pulled the cork and ...
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Anatole angel Arthur Thornton Atherton beautiful beside blessing bosom Bremond brooklet brow cabriolet Cernay charm child circus of Nero clouds countenance cried dark daugh daughter dear death deep doctor door drunkard dwelling earth echoing Edward Bartlett Ellen Emeline entered eyes father fearful feeling fell flowers Fontana forest gaze gentle George Goodwin girl grave groom hand happy hear heard heart heaven Henry Frankland holy hour John Cary knew lady Leonie Leopold lips looked Lucilla marriage Mesumeh mind moral morning mother never night o'er obelisk Oh Laura once passed pledge pray prayer replied Sabbath Sambo scene seemed seraph silence smile solemn soul spirit Stella stood storm stranger sweet tears tell tempest thee thine Thornton thou thought tion told truth turned village voice weep woman young
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Page 302 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please...
Page 214 - Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often, from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket, have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air. Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator ! Oft in bands While they keep watch, or nightly rounding walk, With heavenly touch of instrumental sounds In full harmonic number joined, their songs Divide the night, and lift our thoughts to Heaven.
Page 170 - Having little to divert attention, or diversify thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart, and therefore conclude that they shall be happy together. They marry, and discover what nothing but voluntary...
Page 333 - Because I have called and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded ; But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity: I will mock when your fear cometh ; When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me...
Page 231 - I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord : I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.
Page 9 - What th' unsearchable dispose Of highest Wisdom brings about, And ever best found in the close. Oft he seems to hide his face, But unexpectedly returns, And to his faithful champion hath in place Bore witness gloriously ; whence Gaza mourns, And all that band them to resist His...
Page 302 - Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene; How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topped the neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made...
Page 214 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep...
Page 244 - The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whispered praise.
Page 195 - Would through the airy region stream so bright That birds would sing and think it were not night. See! how she leans her cheek upon her hand: O! that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch that cheek.