Analectic Magazine, and Naval Chronicle, Volume 2James Maxwell, 1813 |
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... head ; by having nobody to oppose him , and by the pitiful contrast afforded by his adversary , the critic absolutely appears with considerable splen- dour , and obtains the reputation of great talents . Thus imitating the famous ...
... head ; by having nobody to oppose him , and by the pitiful contrast afforded by his adversary , the critic absolutely appears with considerable splen- dour , and obtains the reputation of great talents . Thus imitating the famous ...
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... head by any body - we , too , will essay to establish a claim to a seat in the great court of criticism , that stern inexorable Areopagus , where no author was ever yet acquitted entirely to his own satisfaction . For this purpose we ...
... head by any body - we , too , will essay to establish a claim to a seat in the great court of criticism , that stern inexorable Areopagus , where no author was ever yet acquitted entirely to his own satisfaction . For this purpose we ...
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... head yards unmanageable during the rest of the action . In two or three minutes more her gaft and mizen - topgallantsail were shot away . Still she continued a close and constant fire . The sea was so rough that the muzzles of the ...
... head yards unmanageable during the rest of the action . In two or three minutes more her gaft and mizen - topgallantsail were shot away . Still she continued a close and constant fire . The sea was so rough that the muzzles of the ...
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... heads of Capt . Jones and the first lieutenant , Mr. Bid- dle , who were at that moment standing together near the capstan . The Frolic lay so fair for raking , that they decided not to board . until they had given a closing broadside ...
... heads of Capt . Jones and the first lieutenant , Mr. Bid- dle , who were at that moment standing together near the capstan . The Frolic lay so fair for raking , that they decided not to board . until they had given a closing broadside ...
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... heads and shoulders they wrapped whatever first offered itself , and might serve as an additional protection against the cold , old sacks , straw mats half torn , and hides of animals recently skinned ; [ dresses of the women peasants ...
... heads and shoulders they wrapped whatever first offered itself , and might serve as an additional protection against the cold , old sacks , straw mats half torn , and hides of animals recently skinned ; [ dresses of the women peasants ...
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Página 80 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horseshoe nail.
Página 389 - Tis Greece, but living Greece no more ! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath ; But beauty with that fearful bloom, That hue which haunts it to the tomb ; Expression's last receding ray, A gilded halo hovering round decay, The farewell beam of Feeling past away!
Página 388 - The sting she nourished for her foes, Whose venom never yet was vain, Gives but one pang, and cures all pain, And darts into her desperate brain...
Página 387 - O'er emerald meadows of Kashmeer Invites the young pursuer near, And leads him on from flower to flower A weary chase and wasted hour, Then leaves him, as it soars on high, With panting heart and tearful eye : So Beauty lures the full-grown child, With hue as bright, and wing as wild ; A chase of idle hopes and fears, Begun in folly, closed in tears.
Página 451 - I desire to enjoy it with your love and consent, that we may always live together as neighbors and friends ; else what would the great God do to us, who hath made us not to devour and destroy one another but to live soberly and kindly together in the world?
Página 28 - In years of plenty many thousands of them meet together in the mountains, where they feast and riot for many days; and at country weddings, markets, burials, and other the like public occasions, they are to be seen, both men and women, perpetually drunk, cursing, blaspheming, and fighting together.
Página 389 - Such is the aspect of this shore; 'Tis Greece, but living Greece no more! So coldly sweet, so deadly fair, We start, for soul is wanting there. Hers is the loveliness in death, That parts not quite with parting breath...
Página 469 - All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the Victory...
Página 470 - I have called two or three of our fresh ships round, and have no doubt of giving them a drubbing." "I hope," said Nelson, "none of our ships have struck?" Hardy answered, "There was no fear of that.
Página 469 - Hardy ; and as that officer, though often sent for, .could not leave the deck, Nelson feared that some fatal cause prevented him, and repeatedly cried ; " Will no one bring Hardy to me ? He must be killed ! He is surely dead !". An hour and ten minutes elapsed from the time when Nelson received his wound, before Hardy could come to him.