Roundabout Papers: (From the Cornhill Magazine) To which is Added, The Second Funeral of Napaleon; The Four Georges; The English Humorists of the Eighteenth Century; Critical Reviews and Selections (from Punch).Caxton Publishing Company, 1884 - 642 стор. |
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... took out a part of the 54th Regiment , upwards of 350 persons , besides the wives and children of some of the men , and the families of some of the officers . All went well till the 1th November , when the ship had reached lat . 14 S ...
... took out a part of the 54th Regiment , upwards of 350 persons , besides the wives and children of some of the men , and the families of some of the officers . All went well till the 1th November , when the ship had reached lat . 14 S ...
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... took their places , who were , however , soon in the same state . At about ten p.m. , the maiutopsai - yard took fire . Mr. Welch , one quartermaster , and four or five soldiers , went aloft with wet blankets , and succeeded in extin ...
... took their places , who were , however , soon in the same state . At about ten p.m. , the maiutopsai - yard took fire . Mr. Welch , one quartermaster , and four or five soldiers , went aloft with wet blankets , and succeeded in extin ...
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... took to the long boat , and within ten minutes of leaving her saw the brig founder . We were picked up the same morning by the French ship ' Commerce de Paris , ' Captain Tombarel . " Here , in a single column of a newspaper , what ...
... took to the long boat , and within ten minutes of leaving her saw the brig founder . We were picked up the same morning by the French ship ' Commerce de Paris , ' Captain Tombarel . " Here , in a single column of a newspaper , what ...
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... took leave . The little lecturer was still at work on the 51 doorstep , and * Prince Alfred was serving on board the frigate " Euryalus " when this was written . his audience had scarcely changed their position . Having read ON SOME ...
... took leave . The little lecturer was still at work on the 51 doorstep , and * Prince Alfred was serving on board the frigate " Euryalus " when this was written . his audience had scarcely changed their position . Having read ON SOME ...
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... took place , which , indeed , no somnambulist is bound to recollect . Ought Mr. Sayers to be honored for being brave , or punished for being naughty ? By the shade of Brutus the elder , I don't know . In George II.'s time there was a ...
... took place , which , indeed , no somnambulist is bound to recollect . Ought Mr. Sayers to be honored for being brave , or punished for being naughty ? By the shade of Brutus the elder , I don't know . In George II.'s time there was a ...
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Сторінка 451 - 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: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Сторінка 543 - 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. I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my...
Сторінка 340 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
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Сторінка 420 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it.
Сторінка 481 - Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Сторінка 426 - 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.
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