The Lady's Magazine: Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, Appropriated Solely to Their Use and Amusement, Volume 38John Huddlestone Wynne Robinson and Roberts, 1807 - Advice columns |
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... death , and others lost to his friendship by a train of incidents tedious to enumerate , and painful to recollect . In this situation is your friend Ambrose , whom you parted from twenty - one years since , a lieu- tenant in the army ...
... death , and others lost to his friendship by a train of incidents tedious to enumerate , and painful to recollect . In this situation is your friend Ambrose , whom you parted from twenty - one years since , a lieu- tenant in the army ...
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... death was preferable to the misery he endured , and as they had agreed , let what would be the consequence , to defer their intended journey till the ter- mination of the campaign , he must now support himself under his trou- bles with ...
... death was preferable to the misery he endured , and as they had agreed , let what would be the consequence , to defer their intended journey till the ter- mination of the campaign , he must now support himself under his trou- bles with ...
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... Death's terrific form . II . So , though around our sea - encircled reign The dreadful tempests seem to lour , Dismay'd do Britain's hardy train Await in doubt the threat'ning hour ? - Lo ! to his sons , with cheering voice , Albion's ...
... Death's terrific form . II . So , though around our sea - encircled reign The dreadful tempests seem to lour , Dismay'd do Britain's hardy train Await in doubt the threat'ning hour ? - Lo ! to his sons , with cheering voice , Albion's ...
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... Death approach , with brow austere , And ends his useless race . Haverhill . LINES JOHN WEBB . E. M. C. sures , beart . gave ; save , I mark'd the faint roses her features forsaking , And convulsively caught at her bosom's last sigh ; I ...
... Death approach , with brow austere , And ends his useless race . Haverhill . LINES JOHN WEBB . E. M. C. sures , beart . gave ; save , I mark'd the faint roses her features forsaking , And convulsively caught at her bosom's last sigh ; I ...
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... DEATH ; Or , a Visit to the House of Mourning . THIS poor man , lifting up his death - dimm'd eyes , Of those he lo'd to take a farewel view , And giving them , by faith , to God on high , Finds in his soul more satisfaction true Than ...
... DEATH ; Or , a Visit to the House of Mourning . THIS poor man , lifting up his death - dimm'd eyes , Of those he lo'd to take a farewel view , And giving them , by faith , to God on high , Finds in his soul more satisfaction true Than ...
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Page 403 - customed hill, Along the heath and near his favourite tree; Another came; nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he : The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 495 - No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice...
Page 490 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod...
Page 500 - On beds of green sea-flower thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the' red coral shall grow Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below.
Page 490 - tis too horrible ! The weariest and most loathed worldly life, ^ That age, ache, penury, and imprisonment Can lay on nature, is a paradise To what we fear of death.
Page 499 - And the swallow sings sweet from her nest in the wall ; All trembling with transport he raises the latch, And the voices of loved ones reply to his call.
Page 290 - Beneath the shelter of encircling hills A myrtle rises, far from human eye, And breathes its balmy fragrance o'er the wild...
Page 290 - Beyond the pomp of dress ; for loveliness Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, But is, when unadorn'd, adorn'd the most.
Page 103 - But they all laughed so loud that he pulled in his head, And went in his own little chamber to bed. Then, as evening gave way to the shadows of night, Their watchman, the Glow-worm, came out with a light. • Then home let us hasten, while yet we can see, For no watchman is waiting for you and for me.
Page 194 - There is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found, — They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground.