The Metropolitan, Volumen20James Cochrane, 1837 |
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... matter , practice gave him courage , as he got on ; for , at length , he would make a bold dash with his pen , and deviating from a horizontal course , divide into two parts , not invariably two equal portions , whatever letters ...
... matter , practice gave him courage , as he got on ; for , at length , he would make a bold dash with his pen , and deviating from a horizontal course , divide into two parts , not invariably two equal portions , whatever letters ...
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... matter , Terence O'Brien , or the ould admiral , arrived at several pretty accurate con- clusions touching the further disposal and progress of the " memorandle o ' sarvice . " He had heard - beyond doubt he was sure - of such a place ...
... matter , Terence O'Brien , or the ould admiral , arrived at several pretty accurate con- clusions touching the further disposal and progress of the " memorandle o ' sarvice . " He had heard - beyond doubt he was sure - of such a place ...
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... matter how small , immediately and intently patched , in the frail place , with a view to prevent each breach from widening . 39 We have not a great deal to do with this man , so we crave pardon for volunteering a short sketch of him ...
... matter how small , immediately and intently patched , in the frail place , with a view to prevent each breach from widening . 39 We have not a great deal to do with this man , so we crave pardon for volunteering a short sketch of him ...
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... matter . The certificates and affidavits were soon ready , under the superintendence of his now established agent , Gar- ret Byrne , and a cheque for a good round sum came at last . At the bank of the town , being conducted still by ...
... matter . The certificates and affidavits were soon ready , under the superintendence of his now established agent , Gar- ret Byrne , and a cheque for a good round sum came at last . At the bank of the town , being conducted still by ...
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... matter of Mr. Hughes Hughes redeem his man- ner . It is always dull : you might as soon look for the lily of the val- ley amidst the everlasting snows of the cloud - capt summit of Mont Blanc , as you might look for a brilliant idea or ...
... matter of Mr. Hughes Hughes redeem his man- ner . It is always dull : you might as soon look for the lily of the val- ley amidst the everlasting snows of the cloud - capt summit of Mont Blanc , as you might look for a brilliant idea or ...
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Página 14 - Apples plants of such a price, No Tree could ever bear them twice. With Cedars chosen by his hand, From Lebanon he stores the Land. And makes the hollow Seas, that roar, Proclaim the Ambergris on shore.
Página 14 - And sends the fowls to us in care On daily visits through the air: He hangs in shades the orange bright Like golden lamps in a green night...
Página 140 - Oh, -woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou.
Página 14 - In the ocean's bosom unespied, From a small boat that rowed along The listening winds received this song: "What should we do but sing His praise That led us through the watery maze Unto an isle so long unknown, And yet far kinder than our own? Where He the huge sea-monsters wracks That lift the deep upon their backs, He lands us on a grassy stage, Safe from the storms' and prelates
Página 180 - And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre: 'Hark, how each giant oak and desert cave Sighs to the torrent's awful voice beneath!
Página 45 - THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign, Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never-withering flowers : Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heavenly land from ours.
Página 59 - To be good, it ought to have a tendency to benefit the reader, by improving his virtue or his knowledge. But, not regarding the intention of the author, the method should be just; that is, it should proceed regularly from things known to things unknown, distinctly and clearly without confusion.
Página 71 - ... promptly as it was made. It can rarely happen that a young author should meet with a bookseller as inexperienced and as ardent as himself, and it would be still more extraordinary if such mutual indiscretion did not bring with it cause for regret to both. But this transaction was the commencement of an intimacy which has continued, without the slightest shade of displeasure at any tune, on either side, to the present day.
Página 117 - To reign in the air from earth to highest sky, To feed on flowers and weeds of glorious feature, To take whatever thing doth please the eye ! Who rests not pleased with such happiness, Well worthy he to taste of wretchedness.
Página 69 - AT the age of sixty-three, I have undertaken to collect and edit my Poetical Works, with the last corrections that I can expect to bestow upon them. They have obtained a reputation equal to my wishes ; and I have this ground for hoping it may not be deemed...