Miscellaneous prosePutnam, 1856 |
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... morning , heightened by nutmeg , and sweetened with sugar , has for many ages been given to our rural dispensers of justice , before they entered upon causes , and has been of great and politic use to take off the severity of their ...
... morning , heightened by nutmeg , and sweetened with sugar , has for many ages been given to our rural dispensers of justice , before they entered upon causes , and has been of great and politic use to take off the severity of their ...
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... morning , being Tuesday the 25th of October , upon business , which Sir Harry will impart to you by word of mouth . I thought it proper to acquaint you before- hand so many persons of quality came , that you might not be surprised ...
... morning , being Tuesday the 25th of October , upon business , which Sir Harry will impart to you by word of mouth . I thought it proper to acquaint you before- hand so many persons of quality came , that you might not be surprised ...
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... morning , and I had no sooner set chairs ( by the steward's letter ) and fixed my tea equipage , but I heard a knock at my door , which was opened , but no one entered ; after which followed a long silence , which was broke at last by ...
... morning , and I had no sooner set chairs ( by the steward's letter ) and fixed my tea equipage , but I heard a knock at my door , which was opened , but no one entered ; after which followed a long silence , which was broke at last by ...
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... morning . ' ' Not in a morning ! ' said I , staring round me . Upon which the pert jackanapes Nick Doubt tipped me the wink , and put out his tongue at his grand- father . Here followed a profound silence , when the steward in his boots ...
... morning . ' ' Not in a morning ! ' said I , staring round me . Upon which the pert jackanapes Nick Doubt tipped me the wink , and put out his tongue at his grand- father . Here followed a profound silence , when the steward in his boots ...
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... morning draught , for which reason I called for a bottle of mum ; and finding that had no effect upon them , I ordered a second , and a third after which , Sir Harry reached over to me , and told me in a low voice , that the place was ...
... morning draught , for which reason I called for a bottle of mum ; and finding that had no effect upon them , I ordered a second , and a third after which , Sir Harry reached over to me , and told me in a low voice , that the place was ...
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Términos y frases comunes
according admired agreeable Apartment appear beautiful body brought called character common confess consider continued conversation court dead death delight described desired discourse doctor enter expression face figure gave give given going greatest hand head hear heard heart honour hour human kind King lady late learned leave letter light likewise lived look manner March matter means mention mind morning nature never notes observe occasion particular passed person piece pleased pleasure poet present proper reader reason received represented says seemed sense short side silence soul speak stood taken talk tell thing thought till tion told took turned virtue walk whole woman writing young
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Página 100 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Página 374 - LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father : and I am but a little child : I know not how to go out or come in.
Página 110 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : 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...
Página 100 - But neither breath of Morn when she ascends With charm of earliest birds ; nor rising sun On this delightful land ; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew ; nor fragrance, after showers ; Nor grateful evening mild ; nor silent Night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering star-light, without thee is sweet.
Página 93 - gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long...
Página 438 - What choice to choose for delicacy best, What order, so contrived as not to mix Tastes not well join'd, inelegant, but bring Taste after taste upheld with kindliest change...
Página 219 - As one who long in populous city pent, Where houses thick and sewers annoy the air, Forth issuing on a summer's morn, to breathe Among the pleasant villages and farms Adjoined, from each thing met conceives delight; The smell of grain, or tedded grass, or kine, Or dairy, each rural sight, each rural sound...
Página 374 - Ask what I shall give thee. And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
Página 237 - That from their noyance he no where can rest, But with his clownish hands their tender wings He brusheth oft, and oft doth mar their murmurings.
Página 177 - I found him to be the greatest newsmonger in our quarter ; that he rose before day to read the " Postman, and that he would take two or three turns to the other end of the town before his neighbours were up, to see if there were any Dutch mails come in. He had a wife and several children, but was much more inquisitive to know what passed in Poland than in his own family, and was in greater pain and anxiety of mind for King Augustus's welfare than that of his nearest relations.