The Republic of Letters: A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature, Volumen 5Published for the proprietors, 1836 |
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... turned up with fur , with a long scimar , adorned with jewels for festival days ; and those high turbans , which add to the stature , were much more striking to the eye than our perukes and close coats , and more suit- able to cold ...
... turned up with fur , with a long scimar , adorned with jewels for festival days ; and those high turbans , which add to the stature , were much more striking to the eye than our perukes and close coats , and more suit- able to cold ...
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... turned his views to- wards the Baltic Sea , but without relinquishing those in regard to the Tanais and Wolga . CHAPTER . XI . War with Sweden . The battle of Narva . A GRAND scene was now opened on the 1700. frontiers of Sweden . One ...
... turned his views to- wards the Baltic Sea , but without relinquishing those in regard to the Tanais and Wolga . CHAPTER . XI . War with Sweden . The battle of Narva . A GRAND scene was now opened on the 1700. frontiers of Sweden . One ...
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... used by the Dutch in Holland , to get their large ships over the Pam- pus . Having made all the necessary preparations * Taken from the journal of Peter the Great . against the Turks , he turned his attention , in 42 42 HISTORY OF • ...
... used by the Dutch in Holland , to get their large ships over the Pam- pus . Having made all the necessary preparations * Taken from the journal of Peter the Great . against the Turks , he turned his attention , in 42 42 HISTORY OF • ...
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A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature. against the Turks , he turned his attention , in the next place , against the Swedes . He went to vi- sit the ships that were building at March 30 , Olonitz , a town between the lakes La ...
A Weekly Republication of Standard Literature. against the Turks , he turned his attention , in the next place , against the Swedes . He went to vi- sit the ships that were building at March 30 , Olonitz , a town between the lakes La ...
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... turned to reascend the Polish throne . Sweden , overwhelmed with consternation , thought her king for a long time dead , and in this uncer- tainty the senate knew not what to resolve . Peter in the mean time determined to make the La ...
... turned to reascend the Polish throne . Sweden , overwhelmed with consternation , thought her king for a long time dead , and in this uncer- tainty the senate knew not what to resolve . Peter in the mean time determined to make the La ...
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Página 17 - Hampton takes its name. Here Britain's statesmen oft the fall foredoom Of foreign tyrants, and of nymphs at home : Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Página 16 - Grace, And calls forth all the Wonders of her Face ; Sees by Degrees a purer Blush arise, And keener Lightnings quicken in her Eyes.
Página 16 - But chiefly Love— to Love an Altar built, Of twelve vast French Romances, neatly gilt. There lay three garters, half a pair of gloves; And all the trophies of his former loves...
Página 19 - On various tempers act by various ways, Make some take physic, others scribble plays; Who cause the proud their visits to delay, And send the godly in a pet to pray. A nymph there is, that all thy power disdains, And thousands more in equal mirth maintains. But oh! if e'er thy gnome could spoil a grace, Or raise a pimple on a beauteous face, Like citron-waters matrons...
Página 16 - Favours to none, to all she smiles extends ; Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if Belles had faults to hide : If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget 'em all. This nymph, to the destruction of mankind, Nourish'd two locks which graceful hung behind In equal curls, and well conspired to deck With...
Página 16 - Beaux banish beaux, and coaches coaches drive. This erring mortals levity may call ; Oh blind to truth ! the sylphs contrive it all.
Página 86 - Why am I thus bereaved thy prime decree ? The sun to me is dark And silent as the moon, When she deserts the night, Hid in her vacant interlunar cave.
Página 17 - Lock ; Ariel himself shall be the guard of Shock. " To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust th...