Historical and literary tour of a foriegner in England and Scotland [from the Fr. of A. Pichot]. |
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... certainly feel no inclination to pronounce Mr. Canning a man of exclusive genius ; but it will be seen that as early as the period of my seeing him at Liverpool , I described him as the man of talent and tact whom England wanted , in ...
... certainly feel no inclination to pronounce Mr. Canning a man of exclusive genius ; but it will be seen that as early as the period of my seeing him at Liverpool , I described him as the man of talent and tact whom England wanted , in ...
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... certainly could not have expected to find a young . female of her age possessed of so much informa- tion . She has read and felt the beauties of Racine , Fenelon , Bernardin de St. Pierre , Chateaubriand , & c . , and she is acquainted ...
... certainly could not have expected to find a young . female of her age possessed of so much informa- tion . She has read and felt the beauties of Racine , Fenelon , Bernardin de St. Pierre , Chateaubriand , & c . , and she is acquainted ...
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... be good at all , certainly it would be but just to exercise it in favour of those whom death consigns to the ridi- cule excited by vulgar encomium . The epitaph is a part of the sacred worship of the dead AND SCOTLAND . 23.
... be good at all , certainly it would be but just to exercise it in favour of those whom death consigns to the ridi- cule excited by vulgar encomium . The epitaph is a part of the sacred worship of the dead AND SCOTLAND . 23.
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... certainly not the best part of the work . Shakspeare , Spencer , and other distin- guished poets have occasionally imitated Sydney ; and Milton bitterly reproaches Charles I. for having borrowed from him a prayer which is in- troduced ...
... certainly not the best part of the work . Shakspeare , Spencer , and other distin- guished poets have occasionally imitated Sydney ; and Milton bitterly reproaches Charles I. for having borrowed from him a prayer which is in- troduced ...
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... certainly inferior to Paris . There is nothing very magnifi- cent or graceful in any part of London ; no- thing , which in the eye of a Parisian , equals the imposing Place de Louis XV . or the endless variety of those Boulevards which ...
... certainly inferior to Paris . There is nothing very magnifi- cent or graceful in any part of London ; no- thing , which in the eye of a Parisian , equals the imposing Place de Louis XV . or the endless variety of those Boulevards which ...
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Էջ 163 - The fishes float with new repaired scale; The adder all her slough away she slings; The swift swallow pursueth the flies smale; The busy bee her honey now she mings; Winter is worn that was the flowers
Էջ 163 - The turtle to her mate hath told her tale. Summer is come, for every spray now springs: The hart hath hung his old head on the pale; The buck in brake his winter coat he flings ; The fishes flete with new repaired scale.
Էջ 148 - The great east window of the church remains, and connects with the house ; the hall entire, the refectory entire, the cloister untouched, with the ancient cistern of the convent, and their arms on : it has a private chapel quite perfect.
Էջ 3 - Tis pleasing to be school'd in a strange tongue By female lips and eyes — that is, I mean, When both the teacher and the taught are young, As was the case at least where I have been...
Էջ 35 - Charles the Second came to London, after a sad and long exile and calamitous suffering both of the King and Church, being seventeen years. This was also his birthday, and with a triumph of above 20,000 horse and foot, brandishing their swords, and shouting with inexpressible joy ; the ways strewed with flowers, the bells ringing, the streets hung with tapestry, fountains running with wine ; the Mayor, Aldermen...
Էջ 37 - I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, and Mazarine, &c.
Էջ 393 - Who is it," said the jealous ruler over the desert encroached upon by the restless foot of English adventure — " who is it that causes this river to rise in the high mountains, and to empty itself into the ocean ? Who is it that causes to blow the loud winds of winter, and that calms them again in the summer?
Էջ 12 - A mighty mass of brick, and smoke, and shipping, Dirty and dusky, but as wide as eye Could reach, with here and there a sail just skipping In sight, then lost amidst the forestry Of masts; a wilderness of steeples peeping On tiptoe through their sea-coal canopy; A huge, dun cupola, like a foolscap crown On a fool's head - and there is London Town!
Էջ 37 - I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleveland, and Mazarine, &c., a French boy singing love-songs,* in that glorious gallery, whilst about twenty of the great courtiers and other dissolute persons were at Basset round a large table, a bank of at least 2000 in gold before them ; upon which two gentlemen who were with me made reflections with astonishment. Six days after was all in the dust...
Էջ 36 - Nobles, clad in cloth of silver, gold, and velvet ; the windows and balconies, all set with ladies ; trumpets, music, and myriads of people flocking, even so far as from Rochester, so as they were seven hours in passing the city, even from two in the afternoon till nine at night.