Life of Kenble. Kelly's Reminiscences. Davy's Salmonia. ANcient history of Scotland. On planting wast lands. Monteath's Foresters' guide. On landscape gardening. Sir H. Steuart's Planters' guide. Tytler's History of Scotland. Pitcairn's Criminal trails. Letters of Malachi Malagrowther on the currencyCarey & Hart, 1841 - English literature |
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... natural touch of philosophy in our curiosity . It is a rational enough wish to discover what sort of persons those ... nature always takes in learning the mishaps , mistakes , and misgovernance of those who have been objects of public ...
... natural touch of philosophy in our curiosity . It is a rational enough wish to discover what sort of persons those ... nature always takes in learning the mishaps , mistakes , and misgovernance of those who have been objects of public ...
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... nature as it belonged to any of the heroes whom he represented . He could but be brought to say , " Let me be heard before I am condemned : if , when I have explained my conduct , any gentleman , or set of gentlemen , will say , in that ...
... nature as it belonged to any of the heroes whom he represented . He could but be brought to say , " Let me be heard before I am condemned : if , when I have explained my conduct , any gentleman , or set of gentlemen , will say , in that ...
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... nature has formed him social and affectionate disappointment and ill - concealed resentment of family injuries have tinged him with misanthropy - the active world has given him all its accomplishments . " The courtier's , soldier's ...
... nature has formed him social and affectionate disappointment and ill - concealed resentment of family injuries have tinged him with misanthropy - the active world has given him all its accomplishments . " The courtier's , soldier's ...
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... natures around him . Even the habits of life and manners peculiar to these two great performers intimated such a strong ... nature revolted from courting dis- play and obsequiously condescending to be what has been vulgarly called the ...
... natures around him . Even the habits of life and manners peculiar to these two great performers intimated such a strong ... nature revolted from courting dis- play and obsequiously condescending to be what has been vulgarly called the ...
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... nature , and whose talents had been improved by sedu- lous attention to an excellent education . If he had remained a commoner , it was the opinion of Mr. Pitt , that he must have been one of the most distinguished speakers in the lower ...
... nature , and whose talents had been improved by sedu- lous attention to an excellent education . If he had remained a commoner , it was the opinion of Mr. Pitt , that he must have been one of the most distinguished speakers in the lower ...
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Page 19 - O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown! The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword; The expectancy and rose of the fair state, The glass of fashion and the mould of form, The observed of all observers, quite, quite down!
Page 194 - ... crash And merciless ravage: and the shady nook Of hazels, and the green and mossy bower, Deformed and sullied, patiently gave up Their quiet being: and unless I now Confound my present feelings with the past...
Page 204 - With mazy error under pendent shades Ran Nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain, Both where the morning sun first warmly smote The open field, and where the unpierced shade Imbrown'd the noontide bowers. Thus was this place A happy rural seat of various view...
Page 80 - ... second and larger gyration, — always rising towards the sun, and enlarging their circle of flight so as to make a gradually extending spiral. The young ones still slowly followed, apparently flying better as they mounted ; and they continued this sublime kind of exercise, always rising till they became mere points in the air, and the young ones were lost, and afterwards their parents, to our aching sight.
Page 65 - Compound for sins they are inclined to By damning those they have no mind to.
Page 122 - Iberos veteres traiecisse easque sedes occupasse fidem faciunt. Proximi Gallis et similes sunt, seu durante originis vi, seu procurrentibus in diversa terris positio coeli corporibus habitum dedit.
Page 39 - But fill'd, in elder time, the historic page. There, Shakespeare's self, with every garland crown'd, Flew to those fairy climes his fancy sheen, In musing hour, his wayward Sisters found, And with their terrors drest the magic scene. From them he sung, when, 'mid his bold design, Before the Scot, afflicted, and aghast ! The shadowy kings of Banquo's fated line Through the dark cave in gleamy pageant pass'd.
Page 250 - That will never be. Who can impress" the forest, bid the tree Unfix his earth-bound root?
Page 24 - I'd divide, And burn in many places ; on the topmast, The yards and bowsprit, would I flame distinctly, Then meet, and join. Jove's lightnings, the precursors O...
Page 65 - And angling, too, that solitary vice, Whatever Izaak Walton sings or says: The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, in his gullet Should have a hook, and a small trout to pull it.