The miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott, Հատոր 4 |
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... appearance and manners were so much beyond her years , that at fourteen her father received proposals for her from a gentleman of suitable station and fortune , which were reject- ed on account of her extreme youth . Happy would it have ...
... appearance and manners were so much beyond her years , that at fourteen her father received proposals for her from a gentleman of suitable station and fortune , which were reject- ed on account of her extreme youth . Happy would it have ...
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... " The most picturesque and interesting passage , in my opinion , is the first appearance of Manon in chains . Afterwards you grow tired of situations that bear a near resemblance to each other , and 30 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS .
... " The most picturesque and interesting passage , in my opinion , is the first appearance of Manon in chains . Afterwards you grow tired of situations that bear a near resemblance to each other , and 30 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS .
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... appearance of Emmeline , or the Or- phan of the Castle , a tale of love and passion , hap- pily conceived , and told in a most interesting man- ner . It contained a happy mixture of humour , and of bitter satire mingled with pathos ...
... appearance of Emmeline , or the Or- phan of the Castle , a tale of love and passion , hap- pily conceived , and told in a most interesting man- ner . It contained a happy mixture of humour , and of bitter satire mingled with pathos ...
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... appearance of having been has- tily run up , as the phrase goes , without much at- tention to probability or accuracy of combination . This was not owing to any deficiency in invention ; for when Charlotte Smith had leisure , and chose ...
... appearance of having been has- tily run up , as the phrase goes , without much at- tention to probability or accuracy of combination . This was not owing to any deficiency in invention ; for when Charlotte Smith had leisure , and chose ...
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... appearance and demeanour were construed into seeking a quarrel , with which his critics , more majorum , would readily have indulged him , had not friendly interposition appeased the causeless resentment of both parties . The History of ...
... appearance and demeanour were construed into seeking a quarrel , with which his critics , more majorum , would readily have indulged him , had not friendly interposition appeased the causeless resentment of both parties . The History of ...
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Էջ 264 - All causes shall give way ; I am in blood Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er : Strange things I have in head, that will to hand ; Which must be acted, ere they may be scann'd.
Էջ 440 - Clarens ! sweet Clarens, birthplace of deep Love ! Thine air is the young breath of passionate thought ; Thy trees take root in Love ; the snows above The very Glaciers have his colours caught, And sun-set into rose-hues sees them wrought By rays which sleep there lovingly...
Էջ 368 - I saw him again yesterday, and was surprised to find the levee-room had lost so entirely the air of the lion's den. This Sovereign don't stand in one spot, with his eyes fixed royally on the ground, and dropping bits of German news; he walks about, and speaks to everybody. I saw him afterwards on the throne, where he is graceful and genteel, sits with dignity, and reads his answers to addresses well...
Էջ 325 - At his first coming on board us, he had so much forgot his language, for want of use, that we could scarce understand him, for he seemed to speak his words by halves.
Էջ 454 - I have not loved the world, nor the world me, But let us part fair foes; I do believe, Though I have found them not, that there may be Words which are things, hopes which will not deceive, And virtues which are merciful, nor weave Snares for the failing; I would also deem O'er others...
Էջ 442 - For then he was inspired, and from him came, As from the Pythian's mystic cave of yore, Those oracles which set the world in flame, Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more...
Էջ 333 - ... at last became such a task, that she was forced to go out of the way ; for they were in general extremely satisfied of the truth of the thing, and plainly saw that Mrs. Bargrave was no hypochondriac, for she always appears with such a cheerful air and pleasing mien, that...
Էջ 266 - ... eyes, and a large mole near his mouth : was born in London, and for many years was a, hose-factor in Freeman's Yard, in Cornhill, and now is owner of the brick and pantile •works near Tilbury Fort, in Essex : whoever shall discover the said Daniel De Foe to one of her Majesty's principal secretaries of state, or any of her Majesty's justices of peace, so as he may be apprehended, shall have a reward of £50, which her Majesty has ordered immediately to be paid upon such discovery.
Էջ 333 - ... her own mouth. I should have told you before that Mrs. Veal told Mrs. Bargrave that her sister and brother-in-law were just come down from London to see her. Says Mrs. Bargrave, "How came you to order matters so strangely?" "It could not be helped,
Էջ 421 - The Boy was sprung to manhood : in the wilds Of fiery climes he made himself a home, And his Soul drank their sunbeams; he was girt With strange and dusky aspects; he was not Himself like what he had been; on the sea 110 And on the shore he was a wanderer...