Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 114William Blackwood, 1873 |
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Page 46
... given signal those rough men assemble round their chief , once more their priest , to hear prayers read , in which they all join . Their prayer is for " King Charles VII .; for Spain , now delivered over to the demon of anarchy ; for ...
... given signal those rough men assemble round their chief , once more their priest , to hear prayers read , in which they all join . Their prayer is for " King Charles VII .; for Spain , now delivered over to the demon of anarchy ; for ...
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... given me are such as to make me count upon your personal aid and intelligence in this important period of my politi- cal life . " The Council soon after met and deliberated as to the best line of conduct to follow . It was at one of ...
... given me are such as to make me count upon your personal aid and intelligence in this important period of my politi- cal life . " The Council soon after met and deliberated as to the best line of conduct to follow . It was at one of ...
Page 67
... given up hope of finding one , when , near the close of the season , they stumble unexpectedly upon their prey , and the hope so long de- ferred imparts a new and merciless vigour to their arms when they do find it . At last the ship is ...
... given up hope of finding one , when , near the close of the season , they stumble unexpectedly upon their prey , and the hope so long de- ferred imparts a new and merciless vigour to their arms when they do find it . At last the ship is ...
Page 78
... given him . " " Your High- ness knows what is meant by a sys- tem " -deriving an analogy on this abstruse subject from his Highness's little chair as compared to his own big one . And infant princes were turned into fine gentlemen by as ...
... given him . " " Your High- ness knows what is meant by a sys- tem " -deriving an analogy on this abstruse subject from his Highness's little chair as compared to his own big one . And infant princes were turned into fine gentlemen by as ...
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... given us by these com- placent records of processes and triumphant results , goes far to ex- cuse all the errors and failures of after - life . Life is made a conscious piece of acting from the first . Their part is given them too soon ...
... given us by these com- placent records of processes and triumphant results , goes far to ex- cuse all the errors and failures of after - life . Life is made a conscious piece of acting from the first . Their part is given them too soon ...
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Page 604 - Of this wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for art's sake, has most; for art comes to you professing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments
Page 261 - Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary, and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must for ever hide me.
Page 604 - How shall we pass most swiftly from point to point, and be present always at the focus where the greatest number of vital forces unite in their purest energy? To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life.
Page 273 - That is found wandering and not having any home or settled place of abode, or proper guardianship, or visible means of subsistence...
Page 604 - The theory or idea or system which requires of us the sacrifice of any part of this experience, in consideration of some interest into which we cannot enter or some abstract theory we have not identified with ourselves or what is only conventional, has no real claim upon us.
Page 347 - The object of this essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties or the moral coercion of public opinion.
Page 75 - Even be it so ; yet still among your tribe, Our daily world's true Worldlings, rank not me ! Children are blest, and powerful; their world lies More justly balanced ; partly at their feet, And part far from them : sweetest melodies Are those that are by distance made more sweet; Whose mind is but the mind of his own eyes, He is a slave; the meanest we can meet!
Page 604 - ... we have an interval, and then our place knows us no more. Some spend this interval in listlessness, some in high passions, the wisest, at least among 'the children of this world,
Page 80 - My resolutions of growing old and staid are admirable: I wake with a sober plan, and intend to pass the day with my friends — then comes the Duke of Richmond...
Page 359 - The vilest malefactor has some wretched woman tied to him, against whom he can commit any atrocity except killing her, and, if tolerably cautious, can do that without much danger of the legal penalty.