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He was possessed of what his lovely country women were prone to consider a
handsome person . His finger - nails , by virtue of well - contrived splints , he
managed to maintain an inch and a half in length ; he was quite free from
whiskers or ...
He was possessed of what his lovely country women were prone to consider a
handsome person . His finger - nails , by virtue of well - contrived splints , he
managed to maintain an inch and a half in length ; he was quite free from
whiskers or ...
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as the characteristic of the Teutonic mind , and which was perhaps nowhere
more plainly indicated than in this fact , Woman , in the ( 1 ) social as well as
legislative polity of the Anglo - Saxons , vindicated that position , her possession
of which ...
as the characteristic of the Teutonic mind , and which was perhaps nowhere
more plainly indicated than in this fact , Woman , in the ( 1 ) social as well as
legislative polity of the Anglo - Saxons , vindicated that position , her possession
of which ...
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As the subject of these verses proves that he possessed that sensibility to what is
beautiful which is ever the characteristic of the true poet ; and as their expression
exhibits delicacy and truth , we should give their author no insignificant place in ...
As the subject of these verses proves that he possessed that sensibility to what is
beautiful which is ever the characteristic of the true poet ; and as their expression
exhibits delicacy and truth , we should give their author no insignificant place in ...
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He possessed an intimate acquaintance in the mirab , or the comptroller of water
, an officer appointed by the government to superintend the aqueducts that
supplied the city , distributing this necessary of life to the inhabitants according to
their ...
He possessed an intimate acquaintance in the mirab , or the comptroller of water
, an officer appointed by the government to superintend the aqueducts that
supplied the city , distributing this necessary of life to the inhabitants according to
their ...
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... and though a new coating had gradually formed itself , the rough handling of
the torrent was still deeply marked on the trunks of all the trees which had been
alive at that period , and had possessed strength enough to resist the flood . In
one ...
... and though a new coating had gradually formed itself , the rough handling of
the torrent was still deeply marked on the trunks of all the trees which had been
alive at that period , and had possessed strength enough to resist the flood . In
one ...
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Página 201 - Ay, but to die, and go we know not where ; To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot ; This sensible warm motion to become A kneaded clod ; and the delighted spirit To bathe in fiery floods, or to reside In thrilling regions of thick-ribbed ice ; To be imprison'd in the viewless winds, And blown with restless violence round about The pendent world...
Página 6 - Lords and Commons of England, consider what nation it is whereof ye are and whereof ye are the governors : a nation not slow and dull, but of a quick, ingenious, and piercing spirit, acute to invent, subtle and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point the highest that human capacity can soar to.
Página 202 - Less than archangel ruined, and the excess Of glory obscured ; as when the sun, new risen, Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs.
Página 202 - Above them all the arch-angel: but his face Deep scars of thunder had intrenched; and care Sat on his faded cheek, but under brows Of dauntless courage, and considerate pride Waiting revenge...
Página 205 - Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison...
Página 202 - Archangel: but his face Deep scars of thunder had intrenched, and care Sat on his faded cheek, but under brows Of dauntless courage, and considerate* pride Waiting revenge. Cruel his eye, but cast Signs of remorse and passion to behold The fellows of his crime, the followers rather (Far other once beheld in bliss), condemned For ever now to have their lot in pain...
Página 433 - Who would have thought the old man had so much blood in him...
Página 200 - Darke, dolefull, dreary, like a greedy grave, That still for carrion carcases doth crave : On top whereof ay dwelt the ghastly Owle, Shrieking his balefull note, which ever drave Far from that haunt all other chearefull fowle, And all about it wandring ghostes did wayle and howle.
Página 536 - Only Dick Christian,';}; answers Lord Forester, ' and it is nothing new to him.' ' But he'll be drowned,' exclaims Lord Kinnaird. ' I shouldn't wonder,
Página 6 - ... and sinewy to discourse, not beneath the reach of any point the highest that human capacity can soar to. Therefore the studies of learning in her deepest sciences have been so ancient, and so eminent among us, that writers of good antiquity, and ablest judgment have been persuaded that even the school of Pythagoras, and the Persian wisdom took beginning from the old philosophy of this island.