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acres amongst appeal Aristocrats BANBURY beauties beauty-but earth bend better blood cause Christian Companion compelled conquers conscience daily bread defective education DIGNITY disease and death duty EBENEZER NEVILLE endeavours erect statues evil fashionable education fire-water freedom friends GAMMAGE genius Gospel GRADUAL REFORM happiness heart's best heaven honour intemperance free intoxicating drinks IRELAND J. W. SLATER knave knowledge labour liberty man's masses memorial ment mighty mind misery MISSIONARY MEETING Monuments morning oppressed Parliament parties who pretend perpetuated political possession pound poverty progress progression's Progressionist proud purchase land reward rulers SCARSBROOK servant serve England slavish social society soil sons from intemperance sons of toil Southampton spirit Subscribers sult tax on paper teachers teaching TEETOTALISM tempest thee thing thou art thy power titled order truth TRUTH-FREEDOM-CHARITY unconditionally unjust Venerable voice wealth Wellington Wesley Wesleyan woman words writer Yes-great is thy
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Page 65 - I hear my husband swearing himself into a state of perdition that the meat's all cold upon the table; to amend which I come down in an hour more, and have it sent back to the kitchen, to be all dressed over again. Justice. Poor man! Sir John. When I have dined, and my idle servants are presumptuously set down...
Page 65 - I have drank three cups, I slide down again upon my back with my arms over my head, while my two maids put on my stockings. Then hanging upon their shoulders I am trailed to my great chair, where I sit, and yawn, for my breakfast. If it don't come presently, I lie down upon my couch to say my prayers, while my maid reads me the playbills.
Page 65 - When the tea is brought in, I drink twelve regular dishes, with eight slices of bread and butter. And half an hour after, I send to the cook to know if the dinner is almost ready.
Page 68 - When the beautiful bend Of the bow is above, Like a collar of light On the bosom of love ; When the moon in her mildness Is floating on high, Like a banner of silver Hung out in the sky ; There is beauty.
Page 68 - When, the dance of the Shadow at daylight is done, And the cheeks of the Morning are red with the Sun; When at eve, in his glory, he sinks from the view, And calls up his planets to blaze in the blue, Then pour out thy spirit in prayer. "When the beautiful bend of the Bow is above, Like a collar of light on the bosom of Love, When the; moon in her...
Page 66 - When Vengeance on her victim's head Her seven-fold vials sternly shed, When foes the hand of menace shook, And friends betrayed, denied, forsook, Then woman, meekly constant still, Followed to Calvary's fatal hill; — Yes, followed where the boldest failed, Unmoved by threat or sneer; For faithful woman's love prevailed O'er helpless woman's fear.
Page 65 - I am trailed to my great chair, where I sit, and yawn, for my breakfast. If it don't come presently, I lie down upon my couch to say my prayers, while my maid reads me the playbills. JUSTICE. Very well, madam. SIR JOHN. When the tea is brought in, I drink twelve regular dishes, with eight slices of bread and butter.
Page 65 - I am trailed to my great chair, where I sit — and yawn — for my breakfast. If it don't come presently, I lie down upon my couch to say my prayers, while my maid reads me the play-bills.
Page 60 - Certainly, if we search Westminster Abbey, we shall find a few tablets and busts erected to their memories, half hidden, to be sure, amongst the gorgeous and emblazoned tombs of Major General Longears, the man-slayer, Sir Harry Empty, the sportsman, and Alderman Yellowtrash, the stock-broker.
Page 60 - It is a fine thing to serve England ! " She has said to her sons : " go, if you like, invent steam engines and safety lamps, overcome the powers of nature, ward otl...