Home and Social Philosophy: Or, Chapters on Every-day Topics, Volumen2G. P. Putnam, 1852 |
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... night , or by daylight , to seal a letter . " " Eh ! Very good , now ! ' Pon my word , very good , " ex- claimed Uncle Bagges . " You must be Lord Chancellor , sir - Lord Chancellor , one of these days . " " And now , uncle ...
... night , or by daylight , to seal a letter . " " Eh ! Very good , now ! ' Pon my word , very good , " ex- claimed Uncle Bagges . " You must be Lord Chancellor , sir - Lord Chancellor , one of these days . " " And now , uncle ...
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... night , and if the windows are cold the steam from the oil clouds the inside of the windows , and in frosty wea- ther , freezes into ice . " " Water out of a candle , eh ? exclaimed Mr. Bagges . " As hard to get , I should have thought ...
... night , and if the windows are cold the steam from the oil clouds the inside of the windows , and in frosty wea- ther , freezes into ice . " " Water out of a candle , eh ? exclaimed Mr. Bagges . " As hard to get , I should have thought ...
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... night - side , in fact of the splendid restau- rants whose gilt fronts attract attention inside . Rubicund apples , splendid game , truffles , and ortolans , deck the one side ; smoke , dirty plates , rags , and smutty saucepans may be ...
... night - side , in fact of the splendid restau- rants whose gilt fronts attract attention inside . Rubicund apples , splendid game , truffles , and ortolans , deck the one side ; smoke , dirty plates , rags , and smutty saucepans may be ...
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... night . But there is no difficulty in doing this , where news not being the sine quâ non of journalism , provincial and foreign intelligence is given as fresh , which in England would be considered much behind in time . But even A PARIS ...
... night . But there is no difficulty in doing this , where news not being the sine quâ non of journalism , provincial and foreign intelligence is given as fresh , which in England would be considered much behind in time . But even A PARIS ...
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... night , Mr. Green ! " " Good night , Mr. Cocking . " " A pleasant voyage to you , Mr. Green — good night ! ” " All " Good There was a perfect silence - a few seconds of intense suspense — and then the aëronauts in the car felt a jerk ...
... night , Mr. Green ! " " Good night , Mr. Cocking . " " A pleasant voyage to you , Mr. Green — good night ! ” " All " Good There was a perfect silence - a few seconds of intense suspense — and then the aëronauts in the car felt a jerk ...
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Página 83 - Here thou, great ANNA ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Página 215 - Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, And answer, echoes, answer, dying, dying, dying.
Página 209 - Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair.
Página 208 - Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died.
Página 211 - WHY so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale? Why so dull and mute, young sinner?
Página 214 - The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory, Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying. O hark, O hear! how thin and clear, And thinner, clearer, farther going! O sweet and far from cliff and scar The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying: Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
Página 140 - A bag-pudding the king did make, And stuffed it well with plums: And in it put great lumps of fat, As big as my two thumbs. The king and queen did eat thereof, And noblemen beside; And what they could not eat that night, The queen next morning fried.
Página 206 - To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows erect as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th
Página 213 - To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write : The muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you.
Página 84 - ... a hardened and shameless Tea-drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle has scarcely time to cool, who with Tea amuses the evening, with Tea solaces the midnight, and with Tea welcomes the morning.