The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune : a Tale of Real Life, Volumen1E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... arms , and , shortly after , retired to bed with only half a supper - for me , but one which a boy of less gastronomic vigour would have considered a very fair meal . I have often had occasion to observe with disgust how prone the ...
... arms , and , shortly after , retired to bed with only half a supper - for me , but one which a boy of less gastronomic vigour would have considered a very fair meal . I have often had occasion to observe with disgust how prone the ...
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... arms , and hugged him with the fondness of a child , while he , sometimes holding me from him as if to contemplate my growth and improved appearance since we last met , pressed me to his heart with all the warmth of an affectionate ...
... arms , and hugged him with the fondness of a child , while he , sometimes holding me from him as if to contemplate my growth and improved appearance since we last met , pressed me to his heart with all the warmth of an affectionate ...
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... arms , who then , for the first time , discovered how deeply the fate of his lovely daugh- ter was interwoven with that of the erring debutant . Struggling against nature's claims , he determined to watch the first efforts of his pupil ...
... arms , who then , for the first time , discovered how deeply the fate of his lovely daugh- ter was interwoven with that of the erring debutant . Struggling against nature's claims , he determined to watch the first efforts of his pupil ...
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... arms of Man ! Even fat Polly Twentyman of the Sun , ( who would have been a beauty had vaccination been in vogue in her days , ) in whose unsophisticated kindness I had often for the time drowned the recollection of gentler loves ...
... arms of Man ! Even fat Polly Twentyman of the Sun , ( who would have been a beauty had vaccination been in vogue in her days , ) in whose unsophisticated kindness I had often for the time drowned the recollection of gentler loves ...
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... arms . Not having seen me for nearly two years , I had grown out of his recollection , but my features were still familiar to him . He would not suffer me to touch my smoking chop , but , hurrying me up stairs , introduced me to his ...
... arms . Not having seen me for nearly two years , I had grown out of his recollection , but my features were still familiar to him . He would not suffer me to touch my smoking chop , but , hurrying me up stairs , introduced me to his ...
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Página 1 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Página 165 - Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.
Página 173 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Página 115 - Out of my grief and my impatience, Answer'd neglectingly I know not what, He should, or he should not; for he made me mad, To see him shine so brisk and smell so sweet...
Página 86 - And let th' aspiring youth beware of love, Of the smooth glance beware; for 'tis too late, When on his heart the torrent softness pours. Then wisdom prostrate lies, and fading fame Dissolves in air away ; while the fond soul, Wrapt in gay visions of unreal bliss, Still paints th' illusive form ; the kindling grace ; Th...
Página 150 - She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek : she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.
Página 11 - Full are thy cities with the sons of Art; And trade, and joy, in every busy street, Mingling are heard; even Drudgery himself, As at the car he sweats, or dusty hews The palace stone, looks gay. Thy crowded ports, Where rising masts an endless prospect yield, With labour burn...
Página 180 - Oh ! what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame ? I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Página 123 - tis in my custody. Oth. Ha! lago. O, beware, my lord, of jealousy ; It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on : that cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger ; But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves ! Oth.
Página 73 - Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw near home; 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come...