ObserverT. and J. Allman, 1823 - English essays |
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... abdi- cation ; for in that case he would not have failed to have taken credit with the people about him , for hav- ing been the means of restoring the liberties of his country , and he would have made as great a N ° 53 . 11 OBSERVER .
... abdi- cation ; for in that case he would not have failed to have taken credit with the people about him , for hav- ing been the means of restoring the liberties of his country , and he would have made as great a N ° 53 . 11 OBSERVER .
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... taken place , he espoused a sister of France , and set a Catholic princess on the throne of a Protestant kingdom , scarce cool from the ferment of religious jealousies , recently emancipated from the yoke of Rome , and of course ...
... taken place , he espoused a sister of France , and set a Catholic princess on the throne of a Protestant kingdom , scarce cool from the ferment of religious jealousies , recently emancipated from the yoke of Rome , and of course ...
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... taken . The same want of sensibility towards human infirmities , that will not spare us in the moments of vexation , will make no allowances for the mind's debility in the hours of grief and sorrow if a friend of this sort surprises us ...
... taken . The same want of sensibility towards human infirmities , that will not spare us in the moments of vexation , will make no allowances for the mind's debility in the hours of grief and sorrow if a friend of this sort surprises us ...
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... taken rather than obstinate , and treat them accord- ingly ; for how can I suppose there would be such an absurdity in the world as a proud man , if the poor creature was not behind - hand with the rest of man- kind in a discovery that ...
... taken rather than obstinate , and treat them accord- ingly ; for how can I suppose there would be such an absurdity in the world as a proud man , if the poor creature was not behind - hand with the rest of man- kind in a discovery that ...
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... taken place in the human creation , he may next proceed to consider what that place ought to be : for this purpose he may consult his pedigree and his rent - roll , and if , upon a careful perusal of these documents , he shall find ( as ...
... taken place in the human creation , he may next proceed to consider what that place ought to be : for this purpose he may consult his pedigree and his rent - roll , and if , upon a careful perusal of these documents , he shall find ( as ...
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Page 116 - I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair. And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, Against the use of nature...
Page 124 - I am settled, and bend up Each corporal agent to this terrible feat. Away, and mock the time with fairest show : False face must hide what the false heart doth know.
Page 122 - He's here in double trust; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject Strong both against the deed; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.
Page 152 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog...
Page 91 - And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves ; for the time of figs was not yet.
Page 130 - Come, seeling night, Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day ; And with thy bloody and invisible hand Cancel and tear to pieces that great bond "Which keeps me pale...
Page 83 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Page 130 - His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done A deed of dreadful note.
Page 83 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Page 96 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.