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Página 369 - full,—when their groans shall have involved Heaven itself in darkness,—doubtless a God of justice will awaken to their distress, and, by diffusing light and liberality among their oppressors, or at length, by his exterminating thunder, manifest his attention to the things of this world, and that they are not left to the guidance of a blind
Página 145 - of the fishing-hawk, and when that diligent bird has at length taken a fish, and is bearing it to his nest for the support of his mate and young ones, the bald eagle pursues and takes it from him. With all this injustice, he is never in good case, but
Página 149 - travelled on, and still met more the farther I proceeded. The air was literally filled with Pigeons ; the light of noon-day was obscured as by an eclipse ; the dung fell in spots, not unlike, melted flakes of snow ; and the continued buzz of wings had a tendency to lull my senses to repose.
Página 148 - In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by uninterested. He whistles for the dog ; Caesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs to meet his master. He squeaks out like a hurt chicken, and the hen hurries about with hanging wings, and bristled feathers, clucking to protect its injured
Página 149 - other towards the centre. In these almost solid masses, they darted forward in undulating and angular lines, descended and swept close over the earth with inconceivable velocity, mounted perpendicularly so as to resemble a vast column, and, when high, were seen wheeling and twisting within their continued lines, which then resembled the coils of a gigantic serpent.
Página 299 - do the pursuits of literature possess above every other occupation, that even he who attains but a mediocrity in them, merits the pre-eminence above those that excel the most in the common and vulgar professions. The Speaker of the House of Commons is usually an eminent lawyer ; yet the
Página 299 - Mr. Fox, in the library at Houghton,' I wish I took as much delight in reading as you do, it would be the means of alleviating many tedious hours in my present retirement. But, to my misfortune, I derive no pleasure from such pursuits.
Página 50 - subject, and which nothing could resist. How great was he when the people were gathered about the rostrum, and he pleaded for the poor in such language as this ! " The wild beasts of Italy have their caves to retire to, but the brave men who spill their blood in her cause have nothing left but air and light. Without
Página 86 - Don't you know, Sir, that you bid me lay by the blade-bone to broil ? " " Tis so ; very right, child ; go away." " My Lord, do you hear that ? Andrew Marvell's dinner is provided ; there's your piece of paper,
Página 147 - The ease, elegance and rapidity of his movements, the animation of his eye, and the intelligence he displays in listening and laying up lessons from almost every species of the feathered creation within his