Instructive Rambles: In London, and the Adjacent Villages. Designed to Amuse the Mind, and Improve the Understanding of Youth. By Elizabeth HelmeT.N. Longman, and O. Rees; and E. Newbery, 1800 - 284 pages |
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... some distance from the bustle and gaiety of the place , he remained for feveral months , when time and reflection began to restore him to himself , and he determined to re- turn to town , arrange his business , recal his children , and ...
... some distance from the bustle and gaiety of the place , he remained for feveral months , when time and reflection began to restore him to himself , and he determined to re- turn to town , arrange his business , recal his children , and ...
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... some- " what turned of feventeen ; our mothers 46 are fifters , and became widows when we " were very young . - William's father had " been all his life at fea , and at his death " had nothing to leave his family . My " father was a ...
... some- " what turned of feventeen ; our mothers 46 are fifters , and became widows when we " were very young . - William's father had " been all his life at fea , and at his death " had nothing to leave his family . My " father was a ...
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... some time after her father and brother's departure , gave vent to her tears ; but , at length , finding they had no effect , but making her head ach , and pro- tracting the lessons which her father's behaviour convinced her must be ...
... some time after her father and brother's departure , gave vent to her tears ; but , at length , finding they had no effect , but making her head ach , and pro- tracting the lessons which her father's behaviour convinced her must be ...
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... some convincing proof that you are not " so . " , " But , my dear Madam , " returned Mary , " how is that to be done at once ? " $ " Nay , I scarcely know , " answered she , carelessly ; " but suppose you were to take " double lessons ...
... some convincing proof that you are not " so . " , " But , my dear Madam , " returned Mary , " how is that to be done at once ? " $ " Nay , I scarcely know , " answered she , carelessly ; " but suppose you were to take " double lessons ...
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... some discourse , asked me whether ever I had seen her unhappy son ? --- I answered , that I had ; and was glad to tell her , he would now be all she wished . At first we thought " she would have fainted ; but recovering by degrees , I ...
... some discourse , asked me whether ever I had seen her unhappy son ? --- I answered , that I had ; and was glad to tell her , he would now be all she wished . At first we thought " she would have fainted ; but recovering by degrees , I ...
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Page 179 - ... when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Page 190 - LIKE as the damask rose you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning of the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done.
Page 191 - E'en such is man ; whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers ; the blossom blasteth ; The flower fades ; the morning hasteth ; The sun sets, the shadow flies ; The gourd consumes; the man he dies...
Page 104 - As by their choice collections may appear Of what is rare in Land, in Sea, in Air, Whilst they (as Homer's Iliad in a nut) A world of wonders in one closet shut. These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen...
Page 104 - As by their choice collections may appear, Of what is rare, in land, in sea in air ; Whilst they (as Homer's Iliad in a nut) A world of wonders in one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both...
Page iii - Let us consider that youth is of no long duration, and that in maturer age, when the enchantments of fancy shall cease, and Phantoms of delight dance no more about us, we shall have no comforts but the esteem of wise men, and the means of doing Good.
Page 178 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...