Plebeians and Patricians, Volumen 1E.L. Carey & Hart, 1836 |
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... spirit . " How vain . " he mur- mured , " how intangible are man's most cherished hopes and wishes . How like a child he pursues , with panting breath , the painted butterfly of his imagination , trampling down in his eagerness ...
... spirit . " How vain . " he mur- mured , " how intangible are man's most cherished hopes and wishes . How like a child he pursues , with panting breath , the painted butterfly of his imagination , trampling down in his eagerness ...
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... spirit , Do give thee four - fold blazon . " With a person rather elegant than decidedly manly , a countenance open and intelligent , and a highly cultivated mind , he had noble sentiments , liberal opinions , and a refined mode of ...
... spirit , Do give thee four - fold blazon . " With a person rather elegant than decidedly manly , a countenance open and intelligent , and a highly cultivated mind , he had noble sentiments , liberal opinions , and a refined mode of ...
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... spirit . Sir John had long been disgusted with the sense- less and frivolous dissipation of town life ; and on finding how it had trenched upon his means , and to what it had subjected him , he withdrew himself , and carried with him ...
... spirit . Sir John had long been disgusted with the sense- less and frivolous dissipation of town life ; and on finding how it had trenched upon his means , and to what it had subjected him , he withdrew himself , and carried with him ...
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... spirit decanter ; the daugh- ters scampered up and down , now quarrelling with each other , and then scolding the servants ; whilst Jem , who acted alternately as footman , groom , gardener , knife and shoe cleaner , and general fac ...
... spirit decanter ; the daugh- ters scampered up and down , now quarrelling with each other , and then scolding the servants ; whilst Jem , who acted alternately as footman , groom , gardener , knife and shoe cleaner , and general fac ...
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... spirit has been cowed , and its sensibilities checked and crushed , all its loveliness is buried and lost to the eye . But they are not the less in existence , and are waiting only for the magic touch of kindness , to burst their ce ...
... spirit has been cowed , and its sensibilities checked and crushed , all its loveliness is buried and lost to the eye . But they are not the less in existence , and are waiting only for the magic touch of kindness , to burst their ce ...
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Página 26 - Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips and cranks and wanton wiles, Nods and becks and wreathed smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides.
Página 140 - Ask'st thou how long my love will stay, When all that's new is past? How long, ah Delia, can I say How long my life will last? Dry be that tear, be hush'd that sigh, At least I'll love thee till I die : Hush'd be that sigh.
Página 136 - ... hopes. We see in needleworks and embroideries it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground. Judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Certainly, virtue is like precious odours, most fragrant when they are incensed or crushed. For prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue.
Página 98 - O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide, Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit To his full height.
Página 149 - And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light, And closed them beneath the kisses of night. And the Spring arose on the garden fair, Like the Spirit of Love felt every where ; And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
Página 149 - The unseen clouds of the dew. which lie Like fire in the flowers till the sun rides high, Then wander like spirits among the spheres, Each cloud faint with the fragrance it bears...
Página 130 - early to bed and early to rise, is the way to be healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Página 44 - This is the prettiest low-born lass that ever Ran on the green-sward : nothing she does or seems But smacks of something greater than herself, Too noble for this place.
Página 121 - I'll have no glittering gewgaws stuck about you, To stretch the gaping eyes of idiot wonder, And make men stare upon a piece of earth As on the star-wrought firmament — no feathers To wave as streamers to your vanity — Nor cumbrous silk, that with its rustling sound Makes proud the flesh that bears it.
Página 117 - This comes with my kind love to you, hoping it will find you in good health, as it leaves us at present.