The Clubs of London: With Anecdotes of Their Members, Sketches of Character, and Conversations, Volumen1H. Colburn, 1828 |
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... once sole monarch . ” — Monthly Magazine . VIVIAN GREY . 3 vols . 12mo . " We hail the author as a master in his art : and we may venture to appeal to the work he has produced , as at once a prognostic and accomplishment of original ...
... once sole monarch . ” — Monthly Magazine . VIVIAN GREY . 3 vols . 12mo . " We hail the author as a master in his art : and we may venture to appeal to the work he has produced , as at once a prognostic and accomplishment of original ...
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... Once fetter it with the chains of a definition ; -circumscribe its comforts , its enjoyments , its warm communion of heart , within the limits of any precise term , —and it is no longer a club . Yet how grossly has this word been abused ...
... Once fetter it with the chains of a definition ; -circumscribe its comforts , its enjoyments , its warm communion of heart , within the limits of any precise term , —and it is no longer a club . Yet how grossly has this word been abused ...
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... once the staple commodity of the drama , are said to have be- come extinct . Yet , we will venture to say , that these personages are still to be found at a club truly Eng- lish , and founded on genuine club - principles . For it is ...
... once the staple commodity of the drama , are said to have be- come extinct . Yet , we will venture to say , that these personages are still to be found at a club truly Eng- lish , and founded on genuine club - principles . For it is ...
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... 、 petual variety and alternation of discourse . This , in- deed , was Burke's theory of conversation , " the per- fection of which , " he once remarked , " was , not to play a regular sonata , but , like the Æolian 10 INTRODUCTION .
... 、 petual variety and alternation of discourse . This , in- deed , was Burke's theory of conversation , " the per- fection of which , " he once remarked , " was , not to play a regular sonata , but , like the Æolian 10 INTRODUCTION .
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... once , both an object of terror and of hatred ; and even when he was intro- duced at the Court of France , where single combat was not so much reprehended as in Great Britain , the young Monarch , ( the unfortunate Louis XVI . , ) could ...
... once , both an object of terror and of hatred ; and even when he was intro- duced at the Court of France , where single combat was not so much reprehended as in Great Britain , the young Monarch , ( the unfortunate Louis XVI . , ) could ...
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Página 50 - There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have sought it : I have killed many : I have fully glutted my vengeance. For my country I rejoice at the beams of peace. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear.
Página 54 - And Paul said; I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Página 50 - I appeal to any white man to say, if ever he entered Logan's cabin hungry, and he gave him not meat; if ever he came cold and naked, and he clothed him not. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. Such was my love for the Whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, ' Logan is the friend of white men.
Página 50 - Logan, not even sparing my women and children. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. This called on me for revenge. I have...
Página 136 - So, this is the way they have rewarded you at last ; they have given you a little bit of red ribbon for your services, Sir Philip, have they ? A pretty bit of red ribbon to hang about your neck ; and that satisfies you, does it ? Now, I wonder what I shall have. What do you think they will give me, Sir Philip...
Página 97 - Broojtes's, and having stated the particulars, begged his assistance to get out of the scrape, " which," said he, "may end in bloodshed. — I acknowledge," he continued, " that I was the first aggressor ; but it was too bad to threaten to pull my nose. What had I better do?" "Soap it well," replied George, "and then it will easily slip through his fingers." George, however, accommodated the affair to the satisfaction of all parties, by explaining to the stranger, that his brother had resided so...
Página 53 - ... distress thy days ; may no grief disturb thy nights. May the pillow of peace kiss thy cheek, and the pleasures of imagination attend thy dreams ; and when length of years makes thee tired of...
Página 42 - ... by immediate direction) presume even to mention privileges and freedom who till of late received directions from the throne with implicit humility ; when this is considered, I cannot help fancying that the genius of freedom has entered that kingdom in disguise. If they have but three weak monarchs more successively on the throne, the mask will be laid aside, and the country will certainly once more be free.