The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Band 42 |
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... speaking to me , and my eyes were fixed upon his face , the hand of death smote him ; I saw his eye - lids quiver ; I heard him draw his last expiring sigh , and falling dead upon my neck as I was kneeling at his feet , he brought me ...
... speaking to me , and my eyes were fixed upon his face , the hand of death smote him ; I saw his eye - lids quiver ; I heard him draw his last expiring sigh , and falling dead upon my neck as I was kneeling at his feet , he brought me ...
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... speak ; it did more , it supplied him with eloquence to express his feelings . Constantia in few words gave him to understand that she rightly guessed the situation of his mind ; this at once drew from him a confession of his love and ...
... speak ; it did more , it supplied him with eloquence to express his feelings . Constantia in few words gave him to understand that she rightly guessed the situation of his mind ; this at once drew from him a confession of his love and ...
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... speak to you with the sincerity of a friend - You are blessed with excellent natural en- dowments , a good heart and a good understanding ; you have nothing to do but to shake off an indolent habit , and , having youth at your command ...
... speak to you with the sincerity of a friend - You are blessed with excellent natural en- dowments , a good heart and a good understanding ; you have nothing to do but to shake off an indolent habit , and , having youth at your command ...
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... speak or move . Fri- day night we lay as before , and Saturday night , and had no disturbance either of the nights . ' Sunday night I lay by myself in one room ( not that where the man saw the apparition ) and the tenant and his man in ...
... speak or move . Fri- day night we lay as before , and Saturday night , and had no disturbance either of the nights . ' Sunday night I lay by myself in one room ( not that where the man saw the apparition ) and the tenant and his man in ...
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... speak the words ; the tenant also heard the words . The apparition seemed to have a morning gown of a darkish colour , no hat nor cap , short black hair , a thin meagre visage of a pale swarthy colour , seemed to be of about forty ...
... speak the words ; the tenant also heard the words . The apparition seemed to have a morning gown of a darkish colour , no hat nor cap , short black hair , a thin meagre visage of a pale swarthy colour , seemed to be of about forty ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Æneid Altamont amongst antient appears Attalus Banquo Beaumelle Cæsar Calista called character Charalois Christ Christianity Claudian comedy Constantia contempt death Decimus Laberius deist Diphilus discovered divine doctrine drama earth fable Fair Penitent Falstaff Fatal Dowry father favour future genius gentleman give Greek hand happy hath heart heathen heaven honour Horatio hour human humble humour incident Jews Laberius Lady Touchwood living Lord Touchwood Lothario Macbeth man's mankind mark Maskwell Mellafont Menander ment mind miracle moral Moses nature never night Novall NUMBER o'er observe parliament passage passion person plot poet present pride proud Publius Syrus purpose racter reason religion revelation Romont Saint Mark Saint Matthew scene seems Shakspeare shew Somerville soul spirit sublime surprize terror thee thing thou thought Tiberius tion Touchwood tragedy truth ture turn whilst words writers XLII
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 139 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Seite 173 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill ; cannot be good : — If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, • Against the use of nature...
Seite 211 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog...
Seite 284 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Seite 147 - Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments ; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou.
Seite 174 - And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other...
Seite 178 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Seite 183 - I hear a knocking At the south entry : — retire we to our chamber : A little water clears us of this deed : How easy is it then ! Your constancy Hath left you unattended.
Seite 140 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Seite 153 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.