The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac ... for Daily Use and Diversio, Volume 2Pub. for T. Tegg, 1830 - Anecdotes |
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Page 41
... o'er the void ; And many darker are behind , On worse than nought employ'd . Oh Vanity ! alas , my heart ! How widely hast thou stray'd And misused every golden gift For better purpose made ! I think on many a once - loved friend As ...
... o'er the void ; And many darker are behind , On worse than nought employ'd . Oh Vanity ! alas , my heart ! How widely hast thou stray'd And misused every golden gift For better purpose made ! I think on many a once - loved friend As ...
Page 43
... . Hast thou ne'er marked , when first the crescent moon Shines faintly in the western horizon , O'er her whole orb a slight soft blush o'erspread , As though she were abashed to be thus seen From 48 44 THE EVERY - DAY BOOK . - JANUARY 8 .
... . Hast thou ne'er marked , when first the crescent moon Shines faintly in the western horizon , O'er her whole orb a slight soft blush o'erspread , As though she were abashed to be thus seen From 48 44 THE EVERY - DAY BOOK . - JANUARY 8 .
Page 45
... o'er In that high happy sphere , where love's supreme . Here it may not be out of place to en- deavour to describe , as familiarly as pos- sible , the cause of the lunar appearance . Hold a piece of looking - glass in a ray of sunshine ...
... o'er In that high happy sphere , where love's supreme . Here it may not be out of place to en- deavour to describe , as familiarly as pos- sible , the cause of the lunar appearance . Hold a piece of looking - glass in a ray of sunshine ...
Page 47
... O'er hill , and vale , and wood , Sweeps the snow - pinioned blast , and all things veils In white array , disguising to the view Objects well known , now faintly recognised . One colour clothes the mountain and the plain , Save where ...
... O'er hill , and vale , and wood , Sweeps the snow - pinioned blast , and all things veils In white array , disguising to the view Objects well known , now faintly recognised . One colour clothes the mountain and the plain , Save where ...
Page 73
... o'er golden sands her threefold train In steamy channels to the fervid main , While swarthy nations crowd the sultry coast , Drink the fresh breeze , and hail the floating frost ; 1 Nymphs ! veil'd in mist , the melting treasures steer ...
... o'er golden sands her threefold train In steamy channels to the fervid main , While swarthy nations crowd the sultry coast , Drink the fresh breeze , and hail the floating frost ; 1 Nymphs ! veil'd in mist , the melting treasures steer ...
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