The Quarterly review, Volumen 26Murray, 1822 |
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... true , as he asserts , that there were crammed into each of these horrible ditches , ' from 600 to 900 prisoners ; ( the falsehood is apparent from his own previous state- ment , in which he made them from 800 to 1,200 ; ' ) and it is ...
... true , as he asserts , that there were crammed into each of these horrible ditches , ' from 600 to 900 prisoners ; ( the falsehood is apparent from his own previous state- ment , in which he made them from 800 to 1,200 ; ' ) and it is ...
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... true , as it has been stated on French official authority , that one third part of the whole population of Paris dies in its hospitals . This , indeed , is in some degree confirmed by a statement of M. Dupin on another occasion , -that ...
... true , as it has been stated on French official authority , that one third part of the whole population of Paris dies in its hospitals . This , indeed , is in some degree confirmed by a statement of M. Dupin on another occasion , -that ...
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... true princi- ples of a well organized navy . But , adds he , ' order appeared to be restored under the consulate , and under the empire ; though it was an order that was directed more towards the preservation of the matériel than the ...
... true princi- ples of a well organized navy . But , adds he , ' order appeared to be restored under the consulate , and under the empire ; though it was an order that was directed more towards the preservation of the matériel than the ...
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... true ; and can only be explained by the astonishment and confusion into which the Commander - in - Chief was thrown by a mode of attack so unusual , and which might have been fol- lowed by a different result , had the combined fleets ...
... true ; and can only be explained by the astonishment and confusion into which the Commander - in - Chief was thrown by a mode of attack so unusual , and which might have been fol- lowed by a different result , had the combined fleets ...
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... true , ) that when Lord St. Vincent commanded the fleet which blockaded Brest from the 27th May to the 26th September , 1800 , not a single day passed without his reconnoitring the entrance of the harbour ; and that , although the ...
... true , ) that when Lord St. Vincent commanded the fleet which blockaded Brest from the 27th May to the 26th September , 1800 , not a single day passed without his reconnoitring the entrance of the harbour ; and that , although the ...
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Página 171 - I am the daughter of earth and water, And the nursling of the sky; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores ; I change, but I cannot die. For after the rain when, with never a stain, The pavilion of heaven is bare, And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams, Build up the blue dome of air, I silently laugh at my own cenotaph, And out of the caverns of rain, Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb, I arise and unbuild it again.
Página 173 - My soul is an enchanted boat, Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing ; And thine doth like an angel sit Beside the helm conducting it, Whilst all the winds with melody are ringing.
Página 125 - Fair laughs the morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes; Youth on the prow, and Pleasure at the helm; Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That, hushed in grim repose, expects his evening prey.
Página 133 - The bridge - the bridge which communicates with the castle - have they won that pass?" exclaimed Ivanhoe. "No," replied Rebecca, "The Templar has destroyed the plank on which they crossed - few of the defenders escaped with him into the castle - the shrieks and cries which you hear tell the fate of the others - Alas! - I see it is still more difficult to look upon victory than upon battle.
Página 179 - The loathsome mask has fallen, the man remains Sceptreless, free, uncircumscribed, but man Equal, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless, Exempt from awe, worship, degree, the king Over himself; just, gentle, wise: but man Passionless? — no, yet free from guilt or pain, Which were, for his will made or suffered them, Nor yet exempt, tho...
Página 174 - We'll pass the eyes Of the starry skies Into the hoar deep to colonize : Death, Chaos, and Night, From the sound of our flight, Shall flee, like mist from a tempest's might. And Earth, Air, and Light, And the Spirit of Might, Which drives round the stars in their fiery flight ; And Love, Thought, and Breath, The powers that quell Death. Wherever we soar shall assemble beneath. And our singing shall build In the void's loose field A world for the Spirit of Wisdom to wield...
Página 170 - And lovely apparitions — dim at first, Then radiant, as the mind arising bright From the embrace of beauty (whence the forms Of which these are the phantoms) casts on them The gathered rays which are reality — Shall visit us, the progeny immortal Of Painting, Sculpture, and rapt Poesy, And arts, though unimagined, yet to be...
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