Roundabout Papers: To which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon : Critical Reviews : The Four Georges : The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century : Sketches and Travels in LondonEstes and Lauriat, 1882 - 819 páginas |
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... hand that has borne the sword in a hundred famous fields , and pointed the British guns in the greatest siege in the world . Shall we point out others ? We are fellow - travellers , and shall make acquaintance as the voyage proceeds ...
... hand that has borne the sword in a hundred famous fields , and pointed the British guns in the greatest siege in the world . Shall we point out others ? We are fellow - travellers , and shall make acquaintance as the voyage proceeds ...
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... hand ; and so , bon soir , and pleasant dreams to you . I have frequently seen men at clubs asleep over their humble ... hands . I bless them . I say , " Good - by , my little dears . " I am quite sorry to part with them : but the fact ...
... hand ; and so , bon soir , and pleasant dreams to you . I have frequently seen men at clubs asleep over their humble ... hands . I bless them . I say , " Good - by , my little dears . " I am quite sorry to part with them : but the fact ...
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... hand ( it really does do the bites a great deal of good ) , whom should I light upon but one of my little Heidelberg - Baden boys ! I have said how handsomely they were dressed as long as they were with their mother . When I saw the boy ...
... hand ( it really does do the bites a great deal of good ) , whom should I light upon but one of my little Heidelberg - Baden boys ! I have said how handsomely they were dressed as long as they were with their mother . When I saw the boy ...
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... hand who lays the little cross on the bleeding bosom . At home you have the Dukes and Earls jobbing and intriguing ... hands the cross bearing her royal name . And , remember , there are not only the cross wearers , but all the fathers ...
... hand who lays the little cross on the bleeding bosom . At home you have the Dukes and Earls jobbing and intriguing ... hands the cross bearing her royal name . And , remember , there are not only the cross wearers , but all the fathers ...
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... hand up to to the laurels , and pass on , waving him a grace- ful recognition . Up the Hill of Ludgate around the ... hands , now growing old , shall lay down sword and truncheon , may you mount the car , and ride to the temple of ...
... hand up to to the laurels , and pass on , waving him a grace- ful recognition . Up the Hill of Ludgate around the ... hands , now growing old , shall lay down sword and truncheon , may you mount the car , and ride to the temple of ...
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Roundabout Papers: To which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon ... William Makepeace Thackeray Vista de fragmentos - 1882 |
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Página 164 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 226 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Página 292 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs, — and God has given my share, — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose...
Página 57 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no...
Página 191 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Página 219 - I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is towards individuals; for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but I love Counsellor Such-a-one and Judge Such-a-one; so with physicians — I will not speak of my own trade — soldiers, English, Scotch, French, and the rest. But principally I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
Página 95 - When, on our deck reclined, In careless ease my limbs I lay And woo the cooler wind. I miss thee when by Gunga's stream My twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam I miss thee from my side. I spread my books, my pencil try The lingering noon to cheer, But miss thy kind approving eye, Thy meek attentive ear. But when...
Página 121 - A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish...
Página 191 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Página 158 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.