Norman Leslie: A Tale of the Present TimesHarper & Bros., 1841 - 864 páginas |
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... heart ; your liberal encouragement of the arts ; and the high esti- mation in which you are held abroad , induce me to offer you this simple tribute of regard and friendship . Permit me , therefore , to dedicate to you the follow- ing ...
... heart ; your liberal encouragement of the arts ; and the high esti- mation in which you are held abroad , induce me to offer you this simple tribute of regard and friendship . Permit me , therefore , to dedicate to you the follow- ing ...
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... heart - broken boarding - school girls and senti- mental chambermaids , is now as dignified as that of Canova , Mozart , or Raphael . In learning to arrange a succession of heavenly sounds , to imbody sweet shapes in marble , to breathe ...
... heart - broken boarding - school girls and senti- mental chambermaids , is now as dignified as that of Canova , Mozart , or Raphael . In learning to arrange a succession of heavenly sounds , to imbody sweet shapes in marble , to breathe ...
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... heart which make up the material of human existence ? That the writer has succeeded in accomplishing this , he dares not hope . As an humble student , and peradventure with a feeble hand , he has thrown his groupings upon the canvass ...
... heart which make up the material of human existence ? That the writer has succeeded in accomplishing this , he dares not hope . As an humble student , and peradventure with a feeble hand , he has thrown his groupings upon the canvass ...
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... hearts ache in their time . " " They make mine ache yet , " said Howard . V ? " Is not that Flora , with her head turned away ! The sleigh which they had been observing now swiftly approached , and dashed by over the hard- pressed snow ...
... hearts ache in their time . " " They make mine ache yet , " said Howard . V ? " Is not that Flora , with her head turned away ! The sleigh which they had been observing now swiftly approached , and dashed by over the hard- pressed snow ...
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... heart , is such a silly doll . " " And yet , " said Howard , " wise men fall in love with and it . But look - there comes your marry own peerless sister , with your father , Leslie ; and what a magnificent pair of horses ! I thought ...
... heart , is such a silly doll . " " And yet , " said Howard , " wise men fall in love with and it . But look - there comes your marry own peerless sister , with your father , Leslie ; and what a magnificent pair of horses ! I thought ...
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Página 153 - tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
Página 38 - I fear, too early : for my mind misgives, Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars, Shall bitterly begin his fearful date With this night's revels...
Página 94 - 11 ne'er blame my partial fancy : Naething could resist my Nancy! But to see her was to love her, Love but her and love for ever. Had we never loved sae kindly, Had we never loved sae blindly, Never met — or never parted — We had ne'er been broken-hearted. Fare thee weel, thou first and fairest ! Fare thee weel, thou best and dearest I Thine be ilka joy and treasure, Peace, enjoyment, love and pleasure...
Página 133 - Then to advise how war may, best upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage; besides, to know Both spiritual power and civil, what each means, What severs each, thou hast learned, which few have done.
Página 214 - Loud peals of thunder from the poles ensue; Then flashing fires the transient light renew; The face of things a frightful image bears, And present death in various forms appears. Struck with unusual fright, the Trojan chief, With lifted hands and eyes, invokes relief; And, "Thrice and four times happy those," he cried, "That under Ilian walls before their parents died!
Página 125 - I wish for balmy sleep, but wish in vain; Love has no bounds in pleasure, or in pain. What frenzy, shepherd, has thy soul possess'd?
Página 91 - To-night then be it," said Mentz, " though to-night my hand is not steady, for wine and anger are no friends to the nerves." " Dost thou refuse me then ?" demanded the youth with a sneer. " By the mass, no ; but to-night is dark, the moon is down, the stars are clouded, and the wind goes by in heavy puffs and gusts. Hear it even now !" " Therefore," said the youth, apparently more coldly composed as his fierce rival grew more perceptibly agitated, — " therefore will we lay down our lives here,...
Página 55 - Then, riding up to them, he cried out, "Shough! shough!" which made them set down the other foot, and after taking a step or two, they all flew away. Currado then turned to him, and said, "Well, thou lying knave, art thou now convinced that they have two legs?" Chichibio, quite at his wit's end, and scarcely knowing whether he was on his head or his heels, suddenly made answer, "Yes, sir; but you did not shout out 'Shough! shough!' to that crane last night, as you have done to these; if you had,...
Página 89 - But! he added, suddenly rising and drawing up his figure, with a dignity that silenced every breath, ' for thee, thou drunken, bragging, foolish beast ! I scorn — I spit upon — I defy thee ! and — thus be punished thy base, brutal insolence, and thy stupid presumption.' " As he spoke he dashed the contents of the ample goblet full into the face of Mentz; and then, with all his strength, hurled the massy goblet itself at the same mark. The giant reeled and staggered a few paces back ; and, amid...
Página 86 - ... curiosity at once arose to witness the result ; for Mentz had sworn that he would compel Arnold, on their first meeting, to beg pardon on his knees for the audacity of having addressed his mistress. It had not appeared that Arnold knew any thing of Mentz's character, for he sat cheerfully and...