The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and InstructionJ. Limbird, 1846 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... arms soon bore the din- ghy to a distance in chase of the turtle , which about half a mile off lay asleep on the face of the water - the captain and his men pursuing their object with all the vi- VOL . XLVIII . which showed themselves ...
... arms soon bore the din- ghy to a distance in chase of the turtle , which about half a mile off lay asleep on the face of the water - the captain and his men pursuing their object with all the vi- VOL . XLVIII . which showed themselves ...
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... arms . The tinge of his counte- nance , and his peculiar features , alone gave token of his being a native of the wilds , which his accoutrements in no wise demon- strated to be the case . The garb of the white man was similar , while ...
... arms . The tinge of his counte- nance , and his peculiar features , alone gave token of his being a native of the wilds , which his accoutrements in no wise demon- strated to be the case . The garb of the white man was similar , while ...
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... arms ; " bad man in forest , close by . " With these words he beckoned Blake to follow him , and silently led the way to the wood pile , whence he , and in imitation of him our hero , took an armful of heavy logs and bushes , which they ...
... arms ; " bad man in forest , close by . " With these words he beckoned Blake to follow him , and silently led the way to the wood pile , whence he , and in imitation of him our hero , took an armful of heavy logs and bushes , which they ...
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... , were his at- tire . A brace of huge pistols , a short cut- lass , and a heavy double - barrelled rifle , were his visible arms . Behind this remarkable figure , and reach- ing no higher than his waist , stood a man 14 THE MIRROR .
... , were his at- tire . A brace of huge pistols , a short cut- lass , and a heavy double - barrelled rifle , were his visible arms . Behind this remarkable figure , and reach- ing no higher than his waist , stood a man 14 THE MIRROR .
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... arms , and advancing towards our hero , who was seat- ed by the fire . " There you go , Philip , " said the little man , in a shrill voice ; " always the same . You never saw this man in your life before -I beg the stranger's pardon ...
... arms , and advancing towards our hero , who was seat- ed by the fire . " There you go , Philip , " said the little man , in a shrill voice ; " always the same . You never saw this man in your life before -I beg the stranger's pardon ...
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Side 171 - ... ruin of his country ; and that he who can enjoy life after such an event, deserves not to have lived at all. It will suffice us, if our mortal existence, which is at most but a span, be co-extended with that of the nation which gave us birth. We will gladly quit the scene, with all that is noble and august, innocent and holy ; and instead of wishing to survive the oppression of weakness, the violation of beauty, and the extinction of everything on which the heart can repose, welcome the shades...
Side 189 - I aft hae kiss'd sae fondly ! And closed for aye the sparkling glance, That dwelt on me sae kindly ! And mouldering now in silent dust, That heart that loe'd me dearly ! But still within my bosom's core, Shall live my Highland Mary.
Side 234 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.
Side 196 - Poor child ! thought I, what sorrow art thou like to have for thy portion in this world ! Thou must be beaten, must beg, suffer hunger, cold, nakedness, and a thousand calamities, though I cannot now endure the wind should blow upon thee. But yet recalling myself, thought I, I must venture you all with God, though it goeth to the quick to leave you...
Side 190 - Is ever wi' my Jean. I see her in the dewy flowers, I see her sweet and fair : I hear her in the tunefu...
Side 200 - And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
Side 110 - Just entered in her teens, Fair as the day, and sweet as May, Fair as the day, and always gay. My Peggy is a young thing, And I'm not very auld, Yet well I like to meet her at The wauking of the fauld. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, Whene'er we meet alane, I wish nae mair to lay my care, — I wish nae mair of a' that's rare. My Peggy speaks sae sweetly, To a...
Side 190 - With passions wild and strong ; And list'ning to their witching voice Has often led me wrong. "Where human weakness has come short, Or frailty stept aside, Do thou, All-Good ! for such thou art, In shades of darkness hide. Where with intention I have err'd. No other plea I have But, Thou art good; and goodness still Delighteth to forgive.
Side 220 - ... perhaps there was not a handsomer room on that side the water. I took a pleasure, when a stranger knocked at the door, to see him come in and stare about him. The surprise on issuing from the Borough, and passing through the avenues of a jail, was dramatic. Charles Lamb declared there was no other such room except in a fairy tale.
Side 171 - ... sentiments and minds of the British empire into one mass, and propelled them in one direction. Partial interests and feelings are suspended, the spirits of the body are collected at the heart, and we are awaiting with anxiety, but without dismay, the discharge of that mighty tempest which hangs upon the skirts of the horizon, and to which the eyes of Europe and of the world are turned in silent and awful expectation.