Four Years in Great Britain, Հատոր 1Harper & Brothers, 1836 - 359 էջ |
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Էջ 37
... walls . When time has covered these dead and cheerless walls with that sooty vestment which the burning of coal deposites every- where , the external features of a large town in England present a dismal contrast to the rich furniture ...
... walls . When time has covered these dead and cheerless walls with that sooty vestment which the burning of coal deposites every- where , the external features of a large town in England present a dismal contrast to the rich furniture ...
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... walls constituting the quays are sublime objects of artificial structure . The tide in the Mer- sey ebbs and flows twenty - five feet , more or less , making a great difference in the appearance of the river between low and high water ...
... walls constituting the quays are sublime objects of artificial structure . The tide in the Mer- sey ebbs and flows twenty - five feet , more or less , making a great difference in the appearance of the river between low and high water ...
Էջ 63
... walls all over the kingdom ; and a traveller nar- rates , that the first thing that attracted his attention when he entered Rome , as when one enters London , was the same inscription , displayed in the usual style on the walls ...
... walls all over the kingdom ; and a traveller nar- rates , that the first thing that attracted his attention when he entered Rome , as when one enters London , was the same inscription , displayed in the usual style on the walls ...
Էջ 66
... wall and a margin of trees some few rods in breadth , run- ning from one end of the park to the other . The way for those on horseback runs nearly equidistant between the carriage - road and a broad sheet of water , constituting a lake ...
... wall and a margin of trees some few rods in breadth , run- ning from one end of the park to the other . The way for those on horseback runs nearly equidistant between the carriage - road and a broad sheet of water , constituting a lake ...
Էջ 68
... rest , to introduce the stranger to London within the walls , and to a more particular description of this vast me . tropolis , in another place . CORONATION OF WILLIAM IV . Comparison with that of George 68 WEST END .
... rest , to introduce the stranger to London within the walls , and to a more particular description of this vast me . tropolis , in another place . CORONATION OF WILLIAM IV . Comparison with that of George 68 WEST END .
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Էջ 31 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains in cradle of the rude imperious surge ; and in the visitation of the winds, who take the ruffian billows by the top, curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them with deafening clamours in the slippery clouds...
Էջ 5 - Turner's Sacred History of the World, attempted to be Philosophically considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son.
Էջ 82 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Էջ 73 - O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and understanding ; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength ; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness ; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of Thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.
Էջ 202 - And be these juggling fiends no more believed, That palter with us in a double sense ; That keep the word of promise to our ear, And break it to our hope. — I'll not fight with thee. Macd. Then yield thee, coward, And live to be the show and gaze o
Էջ 273 - I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history; And, questionless, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie...
Էջ 73 - And will you preserve unto the bishops and " clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to " their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do " or shall appertain unto them, or any of them ? — King " or queen. All this I promise to do.
Էջ 81 - Kingdom, or that he ought not to enjoy the same, here is his Champion, who saith that he lieth, and is a false traitor ; being ready in person to combat with him, and in this quarrel will adventure his life against him on what day soever he shall be appointed.
Էջ 7 - HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY ON THE NORTHERN COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. By PF TYTLER, Esq. With Descriptive Sketches of the Natural History of the North American Regions.
Էջ 31 - Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deaf'ning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes ? Canst thou, O partial sleep! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude; And, in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king ? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.