The Flowers of Literature: Consisting of Selections from History, Biography, Poetry, and Romance; Jeux D'esprit, Traditionary Relics, and Essays, with Translations from Approved Authors, Том 1T. Tegg, 1824 |
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... the guilty boy had so cunningly contrived to hide his wings , that they had never been perceived by any one among them . R. A. D. The Pocket Magazine . LINES ON THE GRAVE OF A CHILD . Он , 126 FLOWERS OF LITERATURE .
... the guilty boy had so cunningly contrived to hide his wings , that they had never been perceived by any one among them . R. A. D. The Pocket Magazine . LINES ON THE GRAVE OF A CHILD . Он , 126 FLOWERS OF LITERATURE .
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... LINES ON THE GRAVE OF A CHILD . Он , sweet my baby ! liest thou here , So low , so cold , and so forsaken ? And cannot a sad father's tear Thy once too lovely smiles awaken ? Ah , no ! within this silent tomb Thy parents ' hopes receive ...
... LINES ON THE GRAVE OF A CHILD . Он , sweet my baby ! liest thou here , So low , so cold , and so forsaken ? And cannot a sad father's tear Thy once too lovely smiles awaken ? Ah , no ! within this silent tomb Thy parents ' hopes receive ...
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... lines need not be always metrical - some may be lame - Let the language border upon bombast , and introduce a long and terrible oath— the more blasphemy the better . A secret should be the ground work of a tragedy , and it may remain a ...
... lines need not be always metrical - some may be lame - Let the language border upon bombast , and introduce a long and terrible oath— the more blasphemy the better . A secret should be the ground work of a tragedy , and it may remain a ...
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... lines were attached to those of the fast - boat , in a few minutes after the harpoon was discharged . The remainder of the boats proceeded at some distance , in the direction the fish seemed to have taken . In about a quarter of an hour ...
... lines were attached to those of the fast - boat , in a few minutes after the harpoon was discharged . The remainder of the boats proceeded at some distance , in the direction the fish seemed to have taken . In about a quarter of an hour ...
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... lines in such a situation ; none of our harpooners , therefore , had any scruple in leaving the fast - boat , never suspect- ing , after it had received the assistance of one boat * " Giving a whale the boat , " as the voluntary ...
... lines in such a situation ; none of our harpooners , therefore , had any scruple in leaving the fast - boat , never suspect- ing , after it had received the assistance of one boat * " Giving a whale the boat , " as the voluntary ...
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