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... hour on my portion , and never will ! " Crumwell had brought Henry in about one mil- lion and a half of our money , with £ 400,000 of annual revenue , from the confiscation of the mon- asteries and , as Catherine had recently died , the ...
... hour on my portion , and never will ! " Crumwell had brought Henry in about one mil- lion and a half of our money , with £ 400,000 of annual revenue , from the confiscation of the mon- asteries and , as Catherine had recently died , the ...
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... hour , or five every minute of working time ! " When this fact is considered in connexion with the increasing predominence of the English language throughout the civilized world , the vast extent of our empire , the rapid growth of our ...
... hour , or five every minute of working time ! " When this fact is considered in connexion with the increasing predominence of the English language throughout the civilized world , the vast extent of our empire , the rapid growth of our ...
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... hour , comprises a march , with drum and not be always very welcome when it came ; for , though one often goes to bed with a very valiant determination to get up very early , it is extremely natural to alter one's mind by the morning ...
... hour , comprises a march , with drum and not be always very welcome when it came ; for , though one often goes to bed with a very valiant determination to get up very early , it is extremely natural to alter one's mind by the morning ...
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... hour is the rule , which is a great improvement . In at- tending two or three dinners lately , I found that all had ... hours , each cuddling his hat below his arm , as if it were a crime to part " A drawing - room is the domain of ...
... hour is the rule , which is a great improvement . In at- tending two or three dinners lately , I found that all had ... hours , each cuddling his hat below his arm , as if it were a crime to part " A drawing - room is the domain of ...
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... hour will be pushed on to eight , to nine , or to ten , is what we may reasonably expect . When it comes to this pass , will dinner bound back to its ancient hours , or will it be extinguished as a formal meal ? the feelings of others ...
... hour will be pushed on to eight , to nine , or to ten , is what we may reasonably expect . When it comes to this pass , will dinner bound back to its ancient hours , or will it be extinguished as a formal meal ? the feelings of others ...
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Page 17 - I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
Page 17 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 254 - ... that by labour and intent study (which I take to be my portion in this life) joined with the strong propensity of nature, I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die.
Page 199 - Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do -unto those that love thy name. 133 Order my steps in thy word : and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Page 66 - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see ; They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 268 - Upon the whole, I have always considered him, both in his lifetime and since his death, as approaching as nearly to the idea of a perfectly wise and virtuous man as perhaps the nature of human frailty will permit.
Page 181 - OH, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough In England - now...
Page 257 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 177 - Memory and her siren daughters, but by devout prayer to that eternal Spirit, who can enrich with all utterance and knowledge, and sends out his seraphim, with the hallowed fire of his altar, to touch and purify the lips of whom he pleases.
Page 196 - Godliness is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.