The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Volumen 3J. Limbird, 1824 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... feeling a degree of gid- Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark , diness as he measured the frightful depth " How fearful And dizzy ' tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs , that wing the midway air Shew scarce ...
... feeling a degree of gid- Appear like mice ; and yon tall anchoring bark , diness as he measured the frightful depth " How fearful And dizzy ' tis to cast one's eyes so low ! The crows and choughs , that wing the midway air Shew scarce ...
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... feeling Of utter , and o'erwhelming degradation --- Fie on these manias , that o'erdo all good To perfect evil , these precipitate jumps At excellence , which hurl it to the ground : These plans concerted without proper planning : These ...
... feeling Of utter , and o'erwhelming degradation --- Fie on these manias , that o'erdo all good To perfect evil , these precipitate jumps At excellence , which hurl it to the ground : These plans concerted without proper planning : These ...
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... feel- ing which he imputed to her , he ceased to traverse his apartment , as his agitation had hitherto dictated , and throwing him- self into a chair , forbore to move even a finger , and withheld his respiration as much as possible ...
... feel- ing which he imputed to her , he ceased to traverse his apartment , as his agitation had hitherto dictated , and throwing him- self into a chair , forbore to move even a finger , and withheld his respiration as much as possible ...
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... feel little doubt , by making a vivid and indelible impression on his youthful fancy , furnished some of the principal materials for the formation of his Lord- ship's favourite , and perpetually recurring , poetical hero . His manners ...
... feel little doubt , by making a vivid and indelible impression on his youthful fancy , furnished some of the principal materials for the formation of his Lord- ship's favourite , and perpetually recurring , poetical hero . His manners ...
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... feeling , though equally conducive to the great object reformation . Among other improvements , it has been disco- vered , that to the indolent no punishment is so severe as hard labour ; and modern engineers have been employed on the ...
... feeling , though equally conducive to the great object reformation . Among other improvements , it has been disco- vered , that to the indolent no punishment is so severe as hard labour ; and modern engineers have been employed on the ...
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Página 343 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Página 343 - The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.
Página 138 - And hitting and splitting, And shining and twining, And rattling and battling, And shaking and quaking, And pouring and roaring, And waving and raving...
Página 373 - The man, whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The least of nature's works, one who might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds Unlawful, ever.
Página 228 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Página 118 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Página 343 - Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep; There, swan-like, let me sing and die: A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine— Dash down yon cup of Samian wine!
Página 343 - And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?
Página 116 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Página 340 - The whole distance, from the place whence we started to our landing on the other side, including the length we were carried by the current, was computed by those on board the frigate at upwards of four English miles ; though the actual breadth is barely one.