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... given away for nothing . And having thus over- come all obstacles , moral , bibliopolical , and typographical , we have the honour to pre- sent ourselves before the Public of Edin- C. Edinburgh , printed by James Ballantyne & Co- For ...
... given away for nothing . And having thus over- come all obstacles , moral , bibliopolical , and typographical , we have the honour to pre- sent ourselves before the Public of Edin- C. Edinburgh , printed by James Ballantyne & Co- For ...
Side 15
... given you in two pages , ) are to me as the grapes in the fable . I must also plead guilty to some facts of omission which may take from the interest of my narrative ; but you shall have in ve- racity what you want in imagination . I ...
... given you in two pages , ) are to me as the grapes in the fable . I must also plead guilty to some facts of omission which may take from the interest of my narrative ; but you shall have in ve- racity what you want in imagination . I ...
Side 27
... given the trouble of calling twice , those best know who framed the regulations ; one could almost imagine the difficulties were concerted . You now wait the wri- ting out of the passport , which is done by a threadbare old Frenchman ...
... given the trouble of calling twice , those best know who framed the regulations ; one could almost imagine the difficulties were concerted . You now wait the wri- ting out of the passport , which is done by a threadbare old Frenchman ...
Side 29
... given to you the same napkin ; learn then of a cat , or of an Englishman , how you are to apply the lesson . My dinner finished , and it was not long , I thought , that , to put to rout the wearisomeness which began to annoy me , the ...
... given to you the same napkin ; learn then of a cat , or of an Englishman , how you are to apply the lesson . My dinner finished , and it was not long , I thought , that , to put to rout the wearisomeness which began to annoy me , the ...
Side 33
... Given by the natives of that land canorous ; Italian license loves to leap the pale , We Britons have the fear of shame before us , And , if not wise in mirth , at least must be decorous . ' The hint of the following tale is taken from ...
... Given by the natives of that land canorous ; Italian license loves to leap the pale , We Britons have the fear of shame before us , And , if not wise in mirth , at least must be decorous . ' The hint of the following tale is taken from ...
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Side 213 - Tis to create, and in creating live A being more intense, that we endow With form our fancy, gaining as we give The life we image, even as I do now.
Side 46 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Side 30 - Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Side 32 - And now my tongue's use is to me no more Than an unstringed viol, or a harp ; Or like a cunning instrument cas'd up, Or, being open, put into his hands That knows no touch to tune the harmony.
Side 174 - There's a bower of roses by Bendemeer's stream, And the nightingale sings round it all the day long ; In the time of my childhood 'twas like a sweet dream, To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song.
Side 175 - Fly to the desert, fly with me, Our Arab tents are rude for thee ; But oh ! the choice what heart can doubt Of tents with love, or thrones without ? Our rocks are rough, but smiling there Th' acacia waves her yellow hair, Lonely and sweet, nor loved the less For flowering in a wilderness.
Side 33 - In chimney corner seek domestic joys — I love a prince will bid the bottle pass, Exchanging with his subjects glance and glass ; In fitting time, can, gayest of the gay, Keep up the jest, and mingle in the lay — Such Monarchs best our free-born humours suit, But Despots must be stately, stern, and mute.
Side 213 - He, who grown aged in this world of woe, In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life, So that no wonder waits him...
Side 175 - Oh ! there are looks and tones that dart An instant sunshine through the heart, — As if the soul that minute caught Some treasure it through life had sought...