The Staff Officer; Or, The Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life, Volumen2E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... ' courtship , as an event which , by bringing all his children together , would afford me an opportunity of being introduced to the whole of his family . This marriage actually did take place during THE STAFF OFFICER; ...
... ' courtship , as an event which , by bringing all his children together , would afford me an opportunity of being introduced to the whole of his family . This marriage actually did take place during THE STAFF OFFICER; ...
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... ' courtship , as an event which , by bringing all his children together , would afford me an opportunity of being introduced to the whole of his family . This marriage actually did take place during THE STAFF OFFICER; ...
... ' courtship , as an event which , by bringing all his children together , would afford me an opportunity of being introduced to the whole of his family . This marriage actually did take place during THE STAFF OFFICER; ...
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... whole of that day was so peculiar , that it could not escape even her own observation . The warm pressure of my hand was no longer that of mere friendship ; I sought every opportunity for being alone with her ; yet when alone I knew not ...
... whole of that day was so peculiar , that it could not escape even her own observation . The warm pressure of my hand was no longer that of mere friendship ; I sought every opportunity for being alone with her ; yet when alone I knew not ...
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... whole page of deep and solemn reflection , particularly as there is no species of prophecy safer than that which is pro- nounced after the fact ; but I forbear , for this simple reason , that I then made no reflection whatever on the ...
... whole page of deep and solemn reflection , particularly as there is no species of prophecy safer than that which is pro- nounced after the fact ; but I forbear , for this simple reason , that I then made no reflection whatever on the ...
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... whole of that day preserved its reign of terror throughout Manchester ; breaking open corn warehouses , demolishing flour stores , plundering bakers ' shops , and helping themselves to whatever came 14 THE STAFF OFFICER ;
... whole of that day preserved its reign of terror throughout Manchester ; breaking open corn warehouses , demolishing flour stores , plundering bakers ' shops , and helping themselves to whatever came 14 THE STAFF OFFICER ;
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The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune: A Tale of Real Life Oliver Moore Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
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Página 205 - 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 98 - Horatio, what a wounded name, Things standing thus unknown, shall live behind me. If thou didst ever hold me in thy heart, Absent thee from felicity awhile, And in this harsh world draw thy breath in pain, To tell my story.
Página 92 - Farewell the tranquil mind ! Farewell content ! Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars, That make ambition virtue ! O, farewell ! Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Página 39 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Página 201 - The adventures follow each other with delightful rapidity and variety ; occasionally there is a deep and thrilling touch of pathos, which we feel not a bit the less acutely, because the trouble and wo of the parties have originated in the familiar and somewhat laughable act of pulling an ear.
Página 202 - Admirable. Truly, intensely Irish. The whole book has the brogue — never were the outrageous whimsicalities of that strange, wild, imaginative people so characteristically displayed; nor, in the midst of all the fun, frolic, and folly, is there any dearth of poetry, pathos, and passion. The author's a jewel, and he will be reviewed next number. Shepherd. The Eerishers are marchin in leeterature, pawri pashu? wi