Forty Years in the World: Or, Sketches and Tales of a Soldier's Life, Հատոր 2A. and W. Galignani, 1825 |
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... whilst the distance is a perfect feast of roses , banyan flowers , fruits , and won- ders . You see the pagoda rising through grand vistas of banyan stems ; you view the choultry , or dhuramsallah , a place for the accommodation of ...
... whilst the distance is a perfect feast of roses , banyan flowers , fruits , and won- ders . You see the pagoda rising through grand vistas of banyan stems ; you view the choultry , or dhuramsallah , a place for the accommodation of ...
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... whilst the husband some- times commits suicide ; at others , kills the Raja . You will see a zemindar introduced as professing to be a kind landlord , to set his land cheap , not to grind the poor ; then he is shown off as taking bribes ...
... whilst the husband some- times commits suicide ; at others , kills the Raja . You will see a zemindar introduced as professing to be a kind landlord , to set his land cheap , not to grind the poor ; then he is shown off as taking bribes ...
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... whilst others carried bows and arrows : but , at a critical moment , the old witch raised her voice to an amazingly loud pipe , and vociferated " Hunnymaun ! Hunny- maun ! -there he is ! -I see him among you.— He will eat you all ...
... whilst others carried bows and arrows : but , at a critical moment , the old witch raised her voice to an amazingly loud pipe , and vociferated " Hunnymaun ! Hunny- maun ! -there he is ! -I see him among you.— He will eat you all ...
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... are recommended by the faculty for invalids whilst under the magic influence of the general expression of happiness , each forgets that he has any thing to regret . my " Our dinner - party , next day , consisted LONDON . 91.
... are recommended by the faculty for invalids whilst under the magic influence of the general expression of happiness , each forgets that he has any thing to regret . my " Our dinner - party , next day , consisted LONDON . 91.
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... whilst my heart exulted at this external , and I felt the throb of realized hope in once more treading the terra firma of my own , my native land , ' my soul drooped under melancholy in passing on to the northern suburbs where my ...
... whilst my heart exulted at this external , and I felt the throb of realized hope in once more treading the terra firma of my own , my native land , ' my soul drooped under melancholy in passing on to the northern suburbs where my ...
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Էջ 125 - Thus every good his native wilds impart, Imprints the patriot passion on his heart; And e'en those ills, that round his mansion rise, Enhance the bliss his scanty fund supplies. Dear is that shed to which his soul conforms, And dear that hill which lifts him to the storms; And as a child, when scaring sounds molest, Clings close and closer to the mother's breast, So the loud torrent, and the whirlwind's roar, But bind him to his native mountains more.
Էջ 157 - It must not be; there is no power in Venice Can alter a decree established: 'Twill be recorded for a precedent; And many an error, by the same example, Will rush into the state: it cannot be.
Էջ 205 - O friendly to the best pursuits of man, Friendly to thought, to virtue, and to peace...
Էջ 242 - God be wi' you; take mine office. — O wretched fool, That liv'st to make thine honesty a vice! — 0 monstrous world ! Take note ! take note, O world, To be direct and honest, is not safe.
Էջ 219 - It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make us truly blest: If happiness has not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest...
Էջ 13 - Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks : Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw doth pierce it.
Էջ 29 - There's a bliss beyond all that the minstrel has told, When two, that are link'd in one heavenly tie, With heart never changing and brow never cold, Love on through all ills, and love on till they die...
Էջ 97 - Hung round the bowers, and fondly look'd their last, And took a long farewell, and wish'd in vain For seats like these beyond the western main ; And shuddering still to face the distant deep, Return'd and wept, and still return'd to weep...
Էջ 127 - When Heaven would kindly set us free, And earth's enchantment end ; It takes the most effectual means, And robs us of a friend.
Էջ 207 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.