The miscellaneous prose works of sir Walter Scott, Հատոր 4 |
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... give the following account from the pen of a lady who was her schoolfellow : " In answer to your inquiry , whether Mrs Smith was during our intimacy at school superior to other young persons of her age , my recollection enables me to ...
... give the following account from the pen of a lady who was her schoolfellow : " In answer to your inquiry , whether Mrs Smith was during our intimacy at school superior to other young persons of her age , my recollection enables me to ...
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... give her any peculiar advantages . Her father's unbounded indulgence , and that of an aunt who almost idolized her , was ill calculated to prepare her mind to contend with the calamities of her future life ; she often regretted that her ...
... give her any peculiar advantages . Her father's unbounded indulgence , and that of an aunt who almost idolized her , was ill calculated to prepare her mind to contend with the calamities of her future life ; she often regretted that her ...
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... with my ignorance , and , very unfortunately , those subjects on which I am informed , give me little credit with her ; on the contrary , are rather a dis- advantage to me ; yet I have not seen any 12 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS .
... with my ignorance , and , very unfortunately , those subjects on which I am informed , give me little credit with her ; on the contrary , are rather a dis- advantage to me ; yet I have not seen any 12 BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS .
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... give way to the sportiveness of her fancy , and describe these scenes of ennui and discomfort in the most humorous manner , yet the aversion she entertained for every- thing connected with this period of her life , and its contrast with ...
... give way to the sportiveness of her fancy , and describe these scenes of ennui and discomfort in the most humorous manner , yet the aversion she entertained for every- thing connected with this period of her life , and its contrast with ...
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... give it many admirers . I am , dear madam , & c . & c . GEORGE STEEVENS . " I have before observed , that it was accident , ra- ther than choice , which directed Mrs Smith to this little work , which ( exclusive of the severe though ...
... give it many admirers . I am , dear madam , & c . & c . GEORGE STEEVENS . " I have before observed , that it was accident , ra- ther than choice , which directed Mrs Smith to this little work , which ( exclusive of the severe though ...
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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...