The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The four Georges and The English humouristsSmith, Elder, 1885 - English literature |
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... returned home from the campaign . That was a curious state of morals and politics in Europe ; a queer consequence of the triumph of the monarchical prin- ciple . Feudalism was beaten down . The nobility , in its quarrels with the Crown ...
... returned home from the campaign . That was a curious state of morals and politics in Europe ; a queer consequence of the triumph of the monarchical prin- ciple . Feudalism was beaten down . The nobility , in its quarrels with the Crown ...
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... returned to England , having by no means quieted the colonies ; and speedily afterwards the Royal New York Gazette somehow ceased to be published . This good , clever , kind , highly - bred Lord Carlisle was one of the English fine ...
... returned to England , having by no means quieted the colonies ; and speedily afterwards the Royal New York Gazette somehow ceased to be published . This good , clever , kind , highly - bred Lord Carlisle was one of the English fine ...
Page 68
... returned to the good wife and the good children whom he had always loved with the best part of his heart . He had married at one - and - twenty . He found himself , in the midst of a dis- solute society , at the head of a great fortune ...
... returned to the good wife and the good children whom he had always loved with the best part of his heart . He had married at one - and - twenty . He found himself , in the midst of a dis- solute society , at the head of a great fortune ...
Page 105
... returning after dinner from Addiscombe , found a turnpike open and galloped through it without paying the toll . The turnpike - man , fancy- ing they were highwaymen , fired a blunderbuss after them , but missed them ; and the poet sang ...
... returning after dinner from Addiscombe , found a turnpike open and galloped through it without paying the toll . The turnpike - man , fancy- ing they were highwaymen , fired a blunderbuss after them , but missed them ; and the poet sang ...
Page 129
... returned to Temple , in whose family he remained until Sir William's death in 1699. His hopes of advancement in England failing , Swift returned to Ireland , and took the living of Laracor . Hither he invited Hester Johnson , Temple's ...
... returned to Temple , in whose family he remained until Sir William's death in 1699. His hopes of advancement in England failing , Swift returned to Ireland , and took the living of Laracor . Hither he invited Hester Johnson , Temple's ...
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Page 337 - 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...
Page 224 - 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...
Page 327 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Page 147 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
Page 74 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Page 220 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Page 337 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease...
Page 165 - Great Jonson did by strength of judgment please, Yet, doubling Fletcher's force, he wants his ease. In differing talents both adorned their age, One for the study, t'other for the stage.
Page 119 - 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.
Page 188 - 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.