The Travels of a Sugar Planter: Or, Six Months in EuropeJ. F. Trow, 1861 - 249 páginas |
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... dd if I don't intend to ride that horse back home . " Good - bye . I go from here to Wales - thence to Ireland . Truly your friend , H. W. A. LETTER NO . II . EDITORS ADVOCATE : BELFAST , 6 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
... dd if I don't intend to ride that horse back home . " Good - bye . I go from here to Wales - thence to Ireland . Truly your friend , H. W. A. LETTER NO . II . EDITORS ADVOCATE : BELFAST , 6 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
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... truly portrayed the deep melancholy which now surrounds that deserted spot . " The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed , Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul had fled . So sleeps the pride of former ...
... truly portrayed the deep melancholy which now surrounds that deserted spot . " The harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed , Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul had fled . So sleeps the pride of former ...
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... great topic of discussion . Happy America ! May she always follow the good advice of Washington , and make no entangling alliances . Yours truly , H. W. A. LETTER NO . V. CLARENDON HOTEL , EDINBORO ' , 24 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
... great topic of discussion . Happy America ! May she always follow the good advice of Washington , and make no entangling alliances . Yours truly , H. W. A. LETTER NO . V. CLARENDON HOTEL , EDINBORO ' , 24 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
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... tyr's crown . Dunedin , adieu ! Thy shame and thy glory stand recorded on the pages of never- dying history . Yours , truly , H. W. A. LETTER NO . VI . EDITORS ADVOCATE : TRAFALGAR HOTEL 36 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
... tyr's crown . Dunedin , adieu ! Thy shame and thy glory stand recorded on the pages of never- dying history . Yours , truly , H. W. A. LETTER NO . VI . EDITORS ADVOCATE : TRAFALGAR HOTEL 36 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
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... from the paths of vice to seek the joys of Heaven at last . Adieu . I shall write you again from this city . Yours , truly , " " H. W. A : LETTER NO . VII . EDITORS ADVOCATE : TRAFALGAR HOTEL 48 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
... from the paths of vice to seek the joys of Heaven at last . Adieu . I shall write you again from this city . Yours , truly , " " H. W. A : LETTER NO . VII . EDITORS ADVOCATE : TRAFALGAR HOTEL 48 TRAVELS OF A SUGAR PLANTER ;
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Página 86 - A small green isle, it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing, Of gentle breath and hue.
Página 65 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 69 - THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Página 88 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Página 88 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Página 86 - A double dungeon wall and wave Have made — and like a living grave. Below the surface of the lake The dark vault lies...
Página 81 - Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains, They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.
Página 10 - He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad: And showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much: That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better.
Página 33 - And turned him from the opposing rock ; Then, dashing down a darksome glen, Soon lost to hound and Hunter's ken, In the deep Trosachs' wildest nook His solitary refuge took.
Página 46 - Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, but now I know it, with what more you may think proper.