Country miscellany and literary selector, Oplag 1–71832 |
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Side 21
... eye . ” " See all clear for laying him aboard ! Get a party to throw on his decks , sir ! I will lead them myself . ” These orders were given in an under tone , and rapidly . They were promptly obeyed . In the meam time , the Coquette ...
... eye . ” " See all clear for laying him aboard ! Get a party to throw on his decks , sir ! I will lead them myself . ” These orders were given in an under tone , and rapidly . They were promptly obeyed . In the meam time , the Coquette ...
Side 23
... eye might embrace a circuit of a few hundred feet , there certainly was nothing to be seen within its range but the unquiet element , and the stately cruiser of Queen Anne floating on its bo- som . Though its effects were different on ...
... eye might embrace a circuit of a few hundred feet , there certainly was nothing to be seen within its range but the unquiet element , and the stately cruiser of Queen Anne floating on its bo- som . Though its effects were different on ...
Side 25
... eyes towards the sea , he was struck with the appearance of a squadron of men of war coming round Dunnose ; and , following the first impulse of his fancy , he quitted his work and ran down to the beach , when he cast off the painter ...
... eyes towards the sea , he was struck with the appearance of a squadron of men of war coming round Dunnose ; and , following the first impulse of his fancy , he quitted his work and ran down to the beach , when he cast off the painter ...
Side 29
... eye , The muses mount the pile ; Melpomene disdains to cry , And Thalia scorns to smile . Pierian springs when moderns quaff , ' Tis plainly meant to show , Their Comedy excites no laugh , Their Tragedy no woe . A pretty general ...
... eye , The muses mount the pile ; Melpomene disdains to cry , And Thalia scorns to smile . Pierian springs when moderns quaff , ' Tis plainly meant to show , Their Comedy excites no laugh , Their Tragedy no woe . A pretty general ...
Side 31
... eyes " " Beg pardon again , Sir , but that's Ben Jonson . " " Must it be in English ? " " No , Sir , we are not confined to any language . " " Well , then , I will give you a Latin one . My friend Culpepper and I , on coming out of the ...
... eyes " " Beg pardon again , Sir , but that's Ben Jonson . " " Must it be in English ? " " No , Sir , we are not confined to any language . " " Well , then , I will give you a Latin one . My friend Culpepper and I , on coming out of the ...
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Side 183 - The dew shall weep thy fall to-night ; For thou must die. Sweet Rose, whose hue, angry and brave, Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye, Thy root is ever in its grave, And thou must die. Sweet Spring, full of sweet days and roses, A box where sweets compacted lie, My music shows ye have your closes, And all must die.
Side 213 - you can do nothing for me." All that could be done was to fan him with paper, and frequently to give him lemonade to alleviate his intense thirst. He was in great pain, and expressed much anxiety for the event of the action, which now began to declare itself. As often as a ship struck, the crew of the Victory...
Side 102 - For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley and vines and fig trees and pomegranates; a land of oil olive and honey; a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Side 214 - Hardy knelt down and kissed his cheek: and Nelson said, " Now I am satisfied. Thank God, I have done my duty!
Side 214 - Captain Hardy, some fifty minutes after he had left the cockpit, returned ; and, again taking the hand of his dying friend and commander, congratulated him on having gained a complete victory. How many of the enemy were taken he did not know, as it was impossible to perceive them distinctly ; but fourteen or fifteen at least. " That's well, cried Nelson,
Side 212 - ' I hope not," cried Hardy. "Yes," he replied, "my backbone is shot through." Yet even now, not for a moment losing his presence of mind, he observed, as they were carrying him down the ladder, that the...
Side 92 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Side 126 - Talent is power; tact is skill. Talent is weight ; tact is momentum. Talent knows what to do; tact knows how to do it. Talent makes a man respectable ; tact will make him respected. Talent is wealth ; tact is ready money.
Side 212 - It was soon perceived, upon examination, that the wound was mortal. This, however, was concealed from all except Captain Hardy, the chaplain, and the medical attendants. He himself being certain, from the sensation in his back, and the gush of blood he felt momently within his breast, that no human care could avail him, insisted that the surgeon should leave him, and attend to those to whom he might be useful...
Side 212 - Redoutable, supposing that she had struck, because her great guns were silent; for, as she carried no flag, there was no means of instantly ascertaining the fact. From this ship, which he had thus twice spared, he received his death. A ball fired from her...