Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 73William Blackwood, 1853 - England |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 11
Page 617
... Destournelles , a leading member of the Poitiers bar , in recovering her house and lands . Thus reinstalled , she turned her attention to Stamply , who was far from happy in the midst of his opulence . The Revolution was then remote ...
... Destournelles , a leading member of the Poitiers bar , in recovering her house and lands . Thus reinstalled , she turned her attention to Stamply , who was far from happy in the midst of his opulence . The Revolution was then remote ...
Page 619
... Destournelles the barrister , who , plebeian though he was , had the presumption to aspire to the hand of the widowed Baroness . When she had had need of him to plead her cause - which he had done with great skill and complete success ...
... Destournelles the barrister , who , plebeian though he was , had the presumption to aspire to the hand of the widowed Baroness . When she had had need of him to plead her cause - which he had done with great skill and complete success ...
Page 620
... Destournelles at that moment was against the persons he thus to a certain extent calumniated , he could not bring himself to distort the truth in the case of Helen - sweet , innocent Helen - who had subjugated the hard lawyer , as she ...
... Destournelles at that moment was against the persons he thus to a certain extent calumniated , he could not bring himself to distort the truth in the case of Helen - sweet , innocent Helen - who had subjugated the hard lawyer , as she ...
Page 621
... Destournelles , whom I this morning finally discarded , will certainly have repeated every ill- natured report that has ever been cir- culated against us . At this moment Bernard is doubtless on his way hither , in a towering passion ...
... Destournelles , whom I this morning finally discarded , will certainly have repeated every ill- natured report that has ever been cir- culated against us . At this moment Bernard is doubtless on his way hither , in a towering passion ...
Page 622
... Destournelles , whom Helen also invited to dine . " I could not refuse , " said Bernard , in an undertone , to the astonished lawyer ; " we will return to Poitiers this even- ing . " Notwithstanding the Major's reso- lution , few will ...
... Destournelles , whom Helen also invited to dine . " I could not refuse , " said Bernard , in an undertone , to the astonished lawyer ; " we will return to Poitiers this even- ing . " Notwithstanding the Major's reso- lution , few will ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Agnes Ailie amongst appear asked Avenel Bagot beautiful called carbonic acid character Colin Hunter Colonel colour cried Curate Destournelles Doddington doubt Dr Chalmers Dr Yvan Dubbley duty Egerton Eleusinian mysteries Eleusis Euphie eyes face fancy father favour feel France French garden Gironière give hand Harley head heart Heronry honour income Indian interest irrigation Jala-Jala John Rintoul Juggler Kirstin labour Lady Lee land leave less living Lombardy look Lord Lord Aberdeen Lord Wellington M'Intosh Madame matter means ment mind morning nature never night once Orelia Palissy party passed Patie Peelites perhaps persons plant poor present racter Randal replied Rosa round Seager Servian slave society soil Squire sure Tartuffe teetotal tell thing thought tion took truth turned Wellington Whig whole word young
Popular passages
Page 137 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Page 402 - For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!
Page 409 - ... to love him as myself, and to do to all men as I would they should do unto me.
Page 393 - And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible.
Page 10 - That after the year 1800 of the Christian era there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the said States otherwise than in punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted to have been personally guilty.
Page 143 - So many mermaids, tended her i' the eyes, And made their bends adornings. At the helm A seeming mermaid steers; the silken tackle Swell with the touches of those flower-soft hands. That yarely frame the office. From the barge A strange invisible perfume hits the sense Of the adjacent wharfs. The city cast Her people out upon her; and Antony, Enthroned i...
Page 409 - ... to learn and labour truly to get mine own living, and to do my duty in that state of life unto which it shall please God to call me, Catcckist.
Page 365 - I told my opponents the only man who could "put me down" was myself, and I trusted I should do nothing to bring about that result. If thrust out of my own pulpit, I made up my mind to lecture from city to city, from town to town, from village to village, nay...
Page 109 - Having quitted the Borders, to seek new renown, Is coming, by long Quarto stages to Town : And beginning with ROKEBY (the job's sure to pay.) Means to do all the Gentlemen's Seats on the way. Now, the Scheme is (though none of our Hackneys can beat him) To start a fresh Poet through Highgate to meet him ; ' , Who, by means of quick proofs— no revises— long coaches — May do a few Villas, before Sc — TT approaches.
Page 109 - And beginning with Rokeby (the job's sure to pay) Means to do all the Gentlemen's Seats on the way. Now, the Scheme is (though none of our hackneys can beat him) To start a fresh Poet through Highgate to meet him; Who, by means of quick proofs — no revises — long coaches — May do a few Villas, before Sc — tt approaches.