Chambers' Edinburgh Journal, Volumes 9-10W. Orr, 1848 - Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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... side of the nose , or above the eye- brow . If slovenly , however , she was not idle , but the very reverse . She ... side by side constantly received warning . for twenty years and more . Jemima was a fat , slovenly - looking young ...
... side of the nose , or above the eye- brow . If slovenly , however , she was not idle , but the very reverse . She ... side by side constantly received warning . for twenty years and more . Jemima was a fat , slovenly - looking young ...
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... side , and founded a thousand castles in the air upon the protection promised by the general ; but unfortunately , one month from that day , he received the unwelcome intelligence that apprised him of the death of his former workman ...
... side , and founded a thousand castles in the air upon the protection promised by the general ; but unfortunately , one month from that day , he received the unwelcome intelligence that apprised him of the death of his former workman ...
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... side of the Rhine . ' He held out a small flask to Arnold , who rejected it disdainfully . The coarseness of the peasant renewed his regrets for the polished society he had left behind . He could hardly believe that these unhappy beings ...
... side of the Rhine . ' He held out a small flask to Arnold , who rejected it disdainfully . The coarseness of the peasant renewed his regrets for the polished society he had left behind . He could hardly believe that these unhappy beings ...
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... side of the water and fell fast asleep . When I awoke the sun had already set ; but although darkness was fast gathering over the mountain , I was surprised to see a bright light flickering against its sides . A glance assured me that ...
... side of the water and fell fast asleep . When I awoke the sun had already set ; but although darkness was fast gathering over the mountain , I was surprised to see a bright light flickering against its sides . A glance assured me that ...
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... sides I was surrounded by fire . The whole scenery was illuminated , the peaks and distant ridges being as plainly visible as at noonday . The bottom was a roaring mass of flame , but on the other side , the prairie being more bare of ...
... sides I was surrounded by fire . The whole scenery was illuminated , the peaks and distant ridges being as plainly visible as at noonday . The bottom was a roaring mass of flame , but on the other side , the prairie being more bare of ...
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Page 75 - The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Page 90 - The happiness of London is not to be conceived but by those who have been in it. I will venture to say, there is more learning and science within the circumference of ten miles from where we now sit, than in all the rest of the kingdom.
Page 160 - Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth...
Page 295 - Our sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the act made in the first year of King George, for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God save the King.
Page 306 - OH ! that the Chemist's magic art Could crystallize this sacred treasure ! Long should it glitter near my heart, A secret source of pensive pleasure. The little brilliant, ere it fell, Its lustre caught from CHLOE'S eye; Then, trembling, left its coral cell — The spring of Sensibility ! Sweet drop of pure and pearly light! In thee the rays of Virtue shine; More calmly clear, more mildly bright, Than any gem that gilds the mine. Benign restorer...
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Page 295 - ... by this act to make the said proclamation shall, among the said rioters, or as near to them as he can safely come, with a loud voice command, or cause to be commanded silence to be, while proclamation is making, and after that, shall openly and with loud voice make or cause to be made proclamation in these words, or like in effect...
Page 252 - See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn.
Page 211 - 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.