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So convinced was he of this identity that a prodigy such as is related of Sennacherib's army , and of Pharaoh in pursuit of Israel , would scarce have surprised him . In the patriots ' acts he saw ...
So convinced was he of this identity that a prodigy such as is related of Sennacherib's army , and of Pharaoh in pursuit of Israel , would scarce have surprised him . In the patriots ' acts he saw ...
Էջ 11
Their little army is only a mouthful for the Muscovite giant . You will see . " As often as I visited him , he would reiterate some such pre- diction as this , with a per- sistent self - torturing pessimism that ought to have irritated ...
Their little army is only a mouthful for the Muscovite giant . You will see . " As often as I visited him , he would reiterate some such pre- diction as this , with a per- sistent self - torturing pessimism that ought to have irritated ...
Էջ 12
Thenceforth he began to show a little hope now and then ; the Mikado's army had proved itself not less trustworthy than his fleet . Yet often and often he would say , “ These successes can only continue for a time ; the tide will turn ...
Thenceforth he began to show a little hope now and then ; the Mikado's army had proved itself not less trustworthy than his fleet . Yet often and often he would say , “ These successes can only continue for a time ; the tide will turn ...
Էջ 34
... head of the forces , but with knight riding into the lists or him he had brought the deleading his contingent in the tested Thomas Cochrane and King's army . his crew " fiddlers and bricklayers , " as the haughty Angus called them .
... head of the forces , but with knight riding into the lists or him he had brought the deleading his contingent in the tested Thomas Cochrane and King's army . his crew " fiddlers and bricklayers , " as the haughty Angus called them .
Էջ 108
By the magic of his pen he created a new army of hero - worshippers , who flocked to Scotland to identify Ellen's Isle or the site of the Tolbooth . The Highlands became the fashion- able playground of society ; and it was not long ...
By the magic of his pen he created a new army of hero - worshippers , who flocked to Scotland to identify Ellen's Isle or the site of the Tolbooth . The Highlands became the fashion- able playground of society ; and it was not long ...
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Էջ 399 - Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near ; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
Էջ 410 - Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take ; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in Heaven above.
Էջ 365 - Therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs. Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years : this we call education, which is in effect but an early custom.
Էջ 41 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood...
Էջ 511 - And then at last our bliss Full and perfect is, But now begins...
Էջ 483 - His Majesty allowed Earl Temple to say that whoever voted for the India Bill was not only not his friend, but would be considered by him as an enemy ; and if these words were not strong enough, Earl Temple might use whatever words he might deem stronger and more to the purpose.
Էջ 399 - And there was Claverhouse, as beautiful as when he lived, with his long, dark, curled locks, streaming down over his laced buff-coat, and his left hand always on his right spule-blade, to hide the wound that the silver bullet had made...
Էջ 610 - ... to behold this nation, instead of despairing at its alarming condition, looking boldly its situation in the face, and establishing upon a spirited and permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all its...
Էջ 94 - But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An there's the foe!
Էջ 148 - And be it enacted, that the Superintendence, Direction, and Control of the whole Civil and Military Government of all the said Territories and Revenues in India shall be and is "hereby vested in a GovernorGeneral and Counsellors, to be styled " The GovernorGeneral of India in Council.