La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6J. Bell, 1809 |
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... appears bright to what it did two hours ago , and we shall all , I hope , bear whatever happens with fortitude . Above ... appear cheer- ful when I saw her agitated in the greatest degree , and knew I could in no way be of the least use ...
... appears bright to what it did two hours ago , and we shall all , I hope , bear whatever happens with fortitude . Above ... appear cheer- ful when I saw her agitated in the greatest degree , and knew I could in no way be of the least use ...
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... appears bright to what it did two hours ago , and we shall all , I hope , bear whatever happens with fortitude . Above ... appear cheer- ful when I saw her agitated in the greatest degree , and knew I could in no way be of the least use ...
... appears bright to what it did two hours ago , and we shall all , I hope , bear whatever happens with fortitude . Above ... appear cheer- ful when I saw her agitated in the greatest degree , and knew I could in no way be of the least use ...
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... appearing to seek him , and as if by accident . He will see us ; the little advan- tages which nature has bestowed on us will make some impression upon him , and he will be unable to resist . By degrees the savage will be tamed ; he ...
... appearing to seek him , and as if by accident . He will see us ; the little advan- tages which nature has bestowed on us will make some impression upon him , and he will be unable to resist . By degrees the savage will be tamed ; he ...
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... , then having rested another seven years , repeated her visits . The family in course of time began to be habituated to her appear- ance at C 2 OR , BELL'S COURT AND FASHIONABLE MAGAZINE . 15 All these circumstances were eagerly col- ...
... , then having rested another seven years , repeated her visits . The family in course of time began to be habituated to her appear- ance at C 2 OR , BELL'S COURT AND FASHIONABLE MAGAZINE . 15 All these circumstances were eagerly col- ...
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time began to be habituated to her appear- ance at stated periods , and left the apartments whenever that happened . Upon the decease of the first possessor the inheritance devolved by a regular succession into the hands of the male eir ...
time began to be habituated to her appear- ance at stated periods , and left the apartments whenever that happened . Upon the decease of the first possessor the inheritance devolved by a regular succession into the hands of the male eir ...
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Page 15 - And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer...
Page 192 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Page 114 - E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate — Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, ' Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Blushing with hasty steps the dews away To meet the sun upon the upland lawn.
Page 114 - The next with dirges due in sad array Slow through the church-way path we saw him borne. Approach and read (for thou can'st read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Page 16 - Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe...
Page 87 - Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With blossom'd furze unprofitably gay, There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school. A man severe he was, and stern to view; I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Page 87 - Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault...
Page 118 - Awake, ^Eolian lyre, awake, And give to rapture all thy trembling strings. From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills their mazy progress take : The laughing flowers that round them blow Drink life and fragrance as they flow. Now the rich stream of music winds along, Deep, majestic, smooth, and strong. Thro
Page 113 - The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, The swallow twittering from the strawbuilt shed, The cock's shrill clarion or the echoing horn No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn Or busy housewife ply her evening care, No children run to lisp their sire's return Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 15 - Till grown more frugal in his riper days, He paid some bards with port, and some with praise ; To some a dry rehearsal was assign'd, And others (harder still) he paid in kind.