Readings from the best authors, ed. by A.H. Bryce, Ausgabe 10Archibald Hamilton Bryce 1862 |
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... fair queens who perished by the jealous rage of Henry . Such was the dust with which the dust of Monmouth mingled . Yet a few months , and the quiet village of Toddington , in Bedfordshire , witnessed a still sadder funeral . Near that ...
... fair queens who perished by the jealous rage of Henry . Such was the dust with which the dust of Monmouth mingled . Yet a few months , and the quiet village of Toddington , in Bedfordshire , witnessed a still sadder funeral . Near that ...
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... fair face is wasted , the hair is grey with care ; the brightness of those eyes is quenched , their lids hang drooping ; the face is stony pale , as of one living in death . Mean weeds , which her own hand has mended , attire the queen ...
... fair face is wasted , the hair is grey with care ; the brightness of those eyes is quenched , their lids hang drooping ; the face is stony pale , as of one living in death . Mean weeds , which her own hand has mended , attire the queen ...
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... fair field . Face them foot to foot , and hand to hand ; but , for the sake of your fame - for the sake of the civilization you have attained , stifle not defenceless wretches in caverns ; -massacre not women and children by the ...
... fair field . Face them foot to foot , and hand to hand ; but , for the sake of your fame - for the sake of the civilization you have attained , stifle not defenceless wretches in caverns ; -massacre not women and children by the ...
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... fair , began to look wild and threatening , and gave indications of one of those sudden storms which will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer voyage . As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin that made the ...
... fair , began to look wild and threatening , and gave indications of one of those sudden storms which will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer voyage . As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin that made the ...
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... fair wind at sea . When the ship is decked out in all her canvas , every sail swelled , and careering gaily over the curling waves , how lofty , how gallant she appears - how slie seems to lord it over the deep ! I might fill a volume ...
... fair wind at sea . When the ship is decked out in all her canvas , every sail swelled , and careering gaily over the curling waves , how lofty , how gallant she appears - how slie seems to lord it over the deep ! I might fill a volume ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 297 - Men at some time are masters of their fates : The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Seite 281 - If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? revenge : If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example ? why, revenge. The villainy you teach me I will execute ; and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction.
Seite 85 - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision.
Seite 252 - Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Seite 281 - He hath disgraced me, and hindered me of half a million ; laughed at my losses, mocked at my gains, scorned my nation, thwarted my bargains, cooled my friends, heated mine enemies ; and what's his reason ? I am a Jew...
Seite 166 - And this is in the night : — Most glorious night ! Thou wert not sent for slumber ! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee...
Seite 201 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee...
Seite 238 - When first on this delightful Land he spreads His orient Beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers ; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Evening mild...
Seite 296 - Dar'st thou, Cassius, now Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point?" Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow; so indeed he did. The torrent roared, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside And stemming it with hearts of controversy, But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried, "Help me, Cassius, or I sink!
Seite 237 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but .the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung...