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Page 218
... stood beside his bed : He looked again , and found it was A Bear without a Head . " Poor thing , " he said , " poor silly thing ! " It ' s waiting to be fed ! " He thought he saw an Albatross That fluttered round the Lamp : He looked ...
... stood beside his bed : He looked again , and found it was A Bear without a Head . " Poor thing , " he said , " poor silly thing ! " It ' s waiting to be fed ! " He thought he saw an Albatross That fluttered round the Lamp : He looked ...
Page 230
... stood firm and motionless as the gray stones that lay scattered on the heath around them . The total number of the insurgents might amount to about a thousand men ; but of these there were scarce a hundred cavalry , nor were the half of ...
... stood firm and motionless as the gray stones that lay scattered on the heath around them . The total number of the insurgents might amount to about a thousand men ; but of these there were scarce a hundred cavalry , nor were the half of ...
Page 234
... stood leaning against a pillar with downcast eyes . " He is afraid , " sneered Caracalla . Then the herald , at a word from the challenger , advanced and announced that all who feared might withdraw from the contest . Maximin walked ...
... stood leaning against a pillar with downcast eyes . " He is afraid , " sneered Caracalla . Then the herald , at a word from the challenger , advanced and announced that all who feared might withdraw from the contest . Maximin walked ...
Page 236
... stood ready to announce the beginning of the contest . " Daughter , " said Duke Henry , after a few min- utes ' enjoyment of the scene , fascinating though familiar as it was , " methinks the people wax im- patient of our delay . " Lady ...
... stood ready to announce the beginning of the contest . " Daughter , " said Duke Henry , after a few min- utes ' enjoyment of the scene , fascinating though familiar as it was , " methinks the people wax im- patient of our delay . " Lady ...
Page 238
... stood long by his open window . His mind's eyes were looking far into the future , when he should be in the wars - perhaps a squire of the King himself ; for that evening had seen him made squire to Prince Lionel , and a firmer friend ...
... stood long by his open window . His mind's eyes were looking far into the future , when he should be in the wars - perhaps a squire of the King himself ; for that evening had seen him made squire to Prince Lionel , and a firmer friend ...
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Page 225 - ... berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
Page 318 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 225 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 343 - He has often told me, that at his coming to his estate he found his parishioners very irregular; and that in order to make them kneel and join in the responses, he gave every one of them a hassock and a common-prayer book: and at the same time employed...
Page 218 - Monday's child is fair of face Tuesday's child is full of grace Wednesday's child is full of woe Thursday's child has far to go...
Page 343 - Poetry was not the sole praise of either, for both excelled likewise in prose ; but Pope did not borrow his prose from his predecessor. The style of Dryden is capricious and varied ; that of Pope is cautious and uniform.
Page 295 - I see them now scantily supplied with provisions ; crowded almost to suffocation in their ill-stored prison ; delayed by calms, pursuing a circuitous route, and now driven in fury before the raging tempest, on the high and giddy waves.
Page 290 - When icicles hang by the wall And Dick the shepherd blows his nail And Tom bears logs into the hall And milk comes frozen home in pail...
Page 299 - I profess, sir, in my career hitherto to have kept steadily in view the prosperity and honor of the whole country, and the preservation of our federal Union. It is to that Union we owe our safety at home, and our consideration and dignity abroad. It is to that Union that we are chiefly indebted for whatever makes us most proud of our country.
Page 343 - ... reprimand to the person that is absent. The chaplain has often told me, that upon a catechizing-day, when Sir Roger has been pleased with a boy that answers well, he has ordered a bible to be given him next day for his encouragement; and sometimes accompanies it with a flitch of bacon to his ] mother.