Cambridge Essays, Volume 1John W. Parker and son, 1856 |
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... , appear from the fact , that in 1631 he was appointed by Louis XIII . tapissier valet - de - chambre ' to the Crown . We gather from authentic sources that these functionaries were eight in number ; that they went on duty by.
... , appear from the fact , that in 1631 he was appointed by Louis XIII . tapissier valet - de - chambre ' to the Crown . We gather from authentic sources that these functionaries were eight in number ; that they went on duty by.
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... crown of his head to the soles of his feet . A short , sharp cough , which was habitual to him , did him good service , we are told , in exciting the laughter of his audience . Look at him now , as he modestly thanks their Majesties ...
... crown of his head to the soles of his feet . A short , sharp cough , which was habitual to him , did him good service , we are told , in exciting the laughter of his audience . Look at him now , as he modestly thanks their Majesties ...
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... crown pensions to the tune of mille livres ' ( 40. ) . It would have been well if the frowns of the King had stopped the circulation of these foul fictions . Unfortunately , among the worthless trash which fell from the press , in ...
... crown pensions to the tune of mille livres ' ( 40. ) . It would have been well if the frowns of the King had stopped the circulation of these foul fictions . Unfortunately , among the worthless trash which fell from the press , in ...
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... crown rows were as frequent occurrences then as now . On this head we are not left alto- gether without testimony , for though Clio be mute , her maid- of - all - work , a sort of newspaper of the day , contained the following on the ...
... crown rows were as frequent occurrences then as now . On this head we are not left alto- gether without testimony , for though Clio be mute , her maid- of - all - work , a sort of newspaper of the day , contained the following on the ...
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... crown . 181 In conclusion , we will indicate - it would require a book to do more - a few of the principal historical causes of the imper- fect representations of life by novelists . The most remarkable of these are traditional plots ...
... crown . 181 In conclusion , we will indicate - it would require a book to do more - a few of the principal historical causes of the imper- fect representations of life by novelists . The most remarkable of these are traditional plots ...
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Page 41 - I was confirmed in this opinion, that he who would not be frustrate of his hope to write well hereafter in laudable things, ought himself to be a true poem...
Page 248 - And all his greaves and cuisses dash'd with drops Of onset ; and the light and lustrous curls — That made his forehead like a rising sun High from the...
Page 262 - I was left a trampled orphan, and a selfish uncle's ward. Or to burst all links of habit — there to wander far away, On from island unto island at the gateways of the day.
Page 226 - Dower'd with the hate of hate, the scorn of scorn, The love of love.
Page 179 - What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine, and the heart-felt joy, Is virtue's prize: A better would you fix?
Page 279 - Yet if some voice that man could trust Should murmur from the narrow house, 'The cheeks drop in; the body bows; Man dies : nor is there hope in dust : ' Might I not say? 'Yet even here, But for one hour, O Love, I strive To keep so sweet a thing alive...
Page 246 - The bare black cliff clang' d round him, as he based His feet on juts of slippery crag that rang Sharp-smitten with the dint of armed heels — And on a sudden, lo ! the level lake, And the long glories of the winter moon.
Page 254 - Not wholly in the busy world, nor quite Beyond it, blooms the garden that I love. News from the humming city comes to it In sound of funeral or of marriage bells ; And, sitting muffled in dark leaves, you hear The windy clanging of the minster clock ; Although between it and the garden lies A league of grass...
Page 178 - tis the price of toil; The knave deserves it, when he tills the soil, The knave deserves it, when he tempts the main, Where folly fights for kings, or dives for gain. The good man may be weak, be indolent; Nor is his claim to plenty, but content. But grant him riches, your demand is o'er? "No — shall the good want health, the good want power?" Add health and power, and every earthly thing, "Why bounded power? why private? why no king?
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