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... believe we speak within compass when we say, that it would be difficult to select half a dozen consecutive pages, from any part of Mr. Alison's work, in which one or more passages of at least equally faulty construction might not be ...
... believe we speak within compass when we say, that it would be difficult to select half a dozen consecutive pages, from any part of Mr. Alison's work, in which one or more passages of at least equally faulty construction might not be ...
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... believe we speak within work . We cannot , of course , pretend to compass when we say , that it would be dif- have verified his statements by constant ficult to select half a dozen consecutive reference to the writers from whom he has ...
... believe we speak within work . We cannot , of course , pretend to compass when we say , that it would be dif- have verified his statements by constant ficult to select half a dozen consecutive reference to the writers from whom he has ...
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... believe it to be peculiar to this branch of the narrative . We allude to the occasional substitution of the present for the past tense in the relation of events . It is one of the most unimpressive and un- pleasing artifices which a ...
... believe it to be peculiar to this branch of the narrative . We allude to the occasional substitution of the present for the past tense in the relation of events . It is one of the most unimpressive and un- pleasing artifices which a ...
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... believe in human perfectibility , in the sense in which that term is commonly understood . But will Mr. Alison allow no schemes of social But , however able might be the rulers of amelioration short of angelic purity - no a democratic ...
... believe in human perfectibility , in the sense in which that term is commonly understood . But will Mr. Alison allow no schemes of social But , however able might be the rulers of amelioration short of angelic purity - no a democratic ...
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... believe himself able to beat three Frenchmen , without longing to be per- petually employed in doing it . We might plead , that it is one thing to desire the sup- port of France abroad , and another to in- voke her interference at home ...
... believe himself able to beat three Frenchmen , without longing to be per- petually employed in doing it . We might plead , that it is one thing to desire the sup- port of France abroad , and another to in- voke her interference at home ...
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Página 472 - ... godliness hath promise of the life that now is," as well as of that which is to come.
Página 398 - And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Página 158 - How often have I paused on every charm, The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm, The never-failing brook, the busy mill, The decent church that topt the neighbouring hill, The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade For talking age and whispering lovers made!
Página 381 - For so work the honey bees : Creatures that, by a rule in nature, teach The act of order to a peopled kingdom. They have a king and officers of sorts : Where some, like magistrates, correct at home ; Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad ; Others, like soldiers, armed in their stings, Make boot upon the summer's velvet buds ; Which pillage they with merry march bring...
Página 205 - But when the face of Sextus Was seen among the foes, A yell that rent the firmament From all the town arose. On the house-tops was no woman But spat towards him and hissed, No child but screamed out curses, And shook its little fist.
Página 120 - ... serene, I still might press thy silent heart, And where thy smiles have been. While e'en thy chill, bleak corse I have, Thou seemest still mine own, But there I lay thee in thy grave — And I am now alone! I do not think, where'er thou art, Thou hast forgotten me; And I perhaps may soothe this heart, In thinking too of thee : Yet there was round thee such a dawn Of light ne'er seen before, As fancy never could have drawn. And never can restore.
Página 205 - But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And like a dam the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream ; And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.
Página 187 - IT is the first mild day of March : Each minute sweeter than before, The redbreast sings from the tall larch That stands beside our door. There is a blessing in the air, Which seems a sense of joy to yield To the bare trees, and mountains bare And grass in the green field.
Página 354 - A bee amongst the flowers in spring, is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment : so busy and so pleased...
Página 205 - Alone stood brave Horatius, But constant still in mind; Thrice thirty thousand foes before, And the broad flood behind. "Down with him !" cried false Sextus, With a smile on his pale face; "Now yield thee," cried Lars Porsena, "Now yield thee to our grace.