Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2G. Routledge & Company, 1858 - English literature |
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... mean ; here is your brother . ' The king was displeased , and said , ' Let them bring my brother the King of Navarre ; it is he who is my brother . ' The queen mother observing the dying monarch's resolute order , sent for him ; but ...
... mean ; here is your brother . ' The king was displeased , and said , ' Let them bring my brother the King of Navarre ; it is he who is my brother . ' The queen mother observing the dying monarch's resolute order , sent for him ; but ...
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... national affectation . They substitute arti- ficial ceremonies for natural actions . Their expressions mean as little as their ceremonies . If a Chinese is asked how he finds himself in health , 14 Modes of Salutation , & c .
... national affectation . They substitute arti- ficial ceremonies for natural actions . Their expressions mean as little as their ceremonies . If a Chinese is asked how he finds himself in health , 14 Modes of Salutation , & c .
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... means he omits much entertaining matter : as for instance , in the loves of Joseph and the wife of Poti- phar , Moses is very dry and concise , which , however , our Père Berruyer is not . His histories of Joseph , and of King David ...
... means he omits much entertaining matter : as for instance , in the loves of Joseph and the wife of Poti- phar , Moses is very dry and concise , which , however , our Père Berruyer is not . His histories of Joseph , and of King David ...
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... mean you do not show your teeth when you kisse . " He then kisses her , as he says , in the different manners of a French , Spanish and Dutch kiss . He wants to take off the zone of Astronomia . She begs he would not fondle her like an ...
... mean you do not show your teeth when you kisse . " He then kisses her , as he says , in the different manners of a French , Spanish and Dutch kiss . He wants to take off the zone of Astronomia . She begs he would not fondle her like an ...
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... means ex- hausted . The most illustrious of the ancients prefixed the name of some friend to the head of their works . We too often place that of some patron . They honourably inserted it in their works . When a man of genius , however ...
... means ex- hausted . The most illustrious of the ancients prefixed the name of some friend to the head of their works . We too often place that of some patron . They honourably inserted it in their works . When a man of genius , however ...
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Page 97 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
Page 178 - My prime of youth is but a frost of cares; My feast of joy is but a dish of pain; My crop of corn is but a field of tares; And all my good is but vain hope of gain. The day is fled, and yet I saw no sun; And now I live, and now my life is done.
Page 98 - Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race. Give ample room, and verge enough The characters of hell to trace.
Page 98 - The imperial ensign, which, full high advanced, Shone like a meteor streaming to the wind...
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