Roundabout Papers: To which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon : Critical Reviews : The Four Georges : The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century : Sketches and Travels in LondonEstes and Lauriat, 1882 - 819 стор. |
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... manner perfectly authentic and veracious . I have a story of my own , of a wrong done to me by somebody , as far back as the year 1838 whenever I think of it and have had a couple of glasses of wine , I cannot help telling it . The toe ...
... manner perfectly authentic and veracious . I have a story of my own , of a wrong done to me by somebody , as far back as the year 1838 whenever I think of it and have had a couple of glasses of wine , I cannot help telling it . The toe ...
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... manner in which the men worked to keep the fire back ; one party were below , keeping the bulkhead cool , and when several were dragged up senseless , fresh volun- teers took their places , who were , however , soon in the same state ...
... manner in which the men worked to keep the fire back ; one party were below , keeping the bulkhead cool , and when several were dragged up senseless , fresh volun- teers took their places , who were , however , soon in the same state ...
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... manner ) : suppose any neighbor were to cross the water and propose this kind of thing to us ? Should we not be justified in humbly trying to pitch him into the water ? If it were the King of Belgium himself we must do so . I mean that ...
... manner ) : suppose any neighbor were to cross the water and propose this kind of thing to us ? Should we not be justified in humbly trying to pitch him into the water ? If it were the King of Belgium himself we must do so . I mean that ...
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... manner , we com- posed a triumphal procession in honor of the Magazine , and imagined the Imperator thereof riding in a sublime car to return thanks in the Temple of Victory . Cornhill is accustomed to grandeur and greatness , and has ...
... manner , we com- posed a triumphal procession in honor of the Magazine , and imagined the Imperator thereof riding in a sublime car to return thanks in the Temple of Victory . Cornhill is accustomed to grandeur and greatness , and has ...
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... manner men- tioned will write " No thorn " upon their envelopes too ; and you open the case , and presently out flies a poisoned stiletto , which springs into a man's bosom , and makes the wretch howl with anguish . When the bailiffs ...
... manner men- tioned will write " No thorn " upon their envelopes too ; and you open the case , and presently out flies a poisoned stiletto , which springs into a man's bosom , and makes the wretch howl with anguish . When the bailiffs ...
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Roundabout Papers: To which is Added The Second Funeral of Napoleon ... William Makepeace Thackeray Перегляд фрагмента - 1882 |
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Сторінка 164 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Сторінка 226 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Сторінка 292 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs, — and God has given my share, — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose...
Сторінка 57 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no...
Сторінка 191 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Сторінка 219 - I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is towards individuals; for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but I love Counsellor Such-a-one and Judge Such-a-one; so with physicians — I will not speak of my own trade — soldiers, English, Scotch, French, and the rest. But principally I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
Сторінка 95 - When, on our deck reclined, In careless ease my limbs I lay And woo the cooler wind. I miss thee when by Gunga's stream My twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam I miss thee from my side. I spread my books, my pencil try The lingering noon to cheer, But miss thy kind approving eye, Thy meek attentive ear. But when...
Сторінка 121 - A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish...
Сторінка 191 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Сторінка 158 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.