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... present my most respectful compliments ) eating tarts and ices , but at the proper eventide they have good plain wholesome tea and bread - and - butter . Can anybody tell me does the author of the " Tale of Two Cities " read novels ...
... present my most respectful compliments ) eating tarts and ices , but at the proper eventide they have good plain wholesome tea and bread - and - butter . Can anybody tell me does the author of the " Tale of Two Cities " read novels ...
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... present writer has often remarked ; " or " The under- signed has observed ; or " Mr. Roundabout presents his compliments to the gentle reader , and begs to state , " & c . : but " I " is better and straighter than all these grimaces of ...
... present writer has often remarked ; " or " The under- signed has observed ; or " Mr. Roundabout presents his compliments to the gentle reader , and begs to state , " & c . : but " I " is better and straighter than all these grimaces of ...
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... present Sir Louis N. Bonaparte , K.G. , & c . , inaugurated his reign as Emperor over the neighboring nation by establishing an Order , to which all citizens of his country , military , naval , and civil - all men most distinguished in ...
... present Sir Louis N. Bonaparte , K.G. , & c . , inaugurated his reign as Emperor over the neighboring nation by establishing an Order , to which all citizens of his country , military , naval , and civil - all men most distinguished in ...
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... present time but I pause , not because the idea is dazzling , but too awful . Fancy the claimants , and the row about their precedence ! Which philosopher shall have the grand cordon ? - which the collar ? which the little scrap no ...
... present time but I pause , not because the idea is dazzling , but too awful . Fancy the claimants , and the row about their precedence ! Which philosopher shall have the grand cordon ? - which the collar ? which the little scrap no ...
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... present , and in a very polite society , too , of " poets , clergymen , men of letters , and members of both Houses of Parliament . " If so , I must have walked to the station in my * Prince Alfred was serving on board the frigate ...
... present , and in a very polite society , too , of " poets , clergymen , men of letters , and members of both Houses of Parliament . " If so , I must have walked to the station in my * Prince Alfred was serving on board the frigate ...
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Page 164 - Soon as the evening shades prevail, The Moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening Earth, Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets, in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Page 226 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Page 292 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs, — and God has given my share, — I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose...
Page 57 - The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no...
Page 191 - When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Page 219 - I have ever hated all nations, professions, and communities, and all my love is towards individuals; for instance, I hate the tribe of lawyers, but I love Counsellor Such-a-one and Judge Such-a-one; so with physicians — I will not speak of my own trade — soldiers, English, Scotch, French, and the rest. But principally I hate and detest that animal called man, although I heartily love John, Peter, Thomas, and so forth.
Page 95 - When, on our deck reclined, In careless ease my limbs I lay And woo the cooler wind. I miss thee when by Gunga's stream My twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam I miss thee from my side. I spread my books, my pencil try The lingering noon to cheer, But miss thy kind approving eye, Thy meek attentive ear. But when...
Page 121 - A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish...
Page 191 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow.
Page 158 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.