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... matter ticklish all , and nice , And sought to shift it off from their own shoulders ) Tatārs and couriers in all speed were sent , To call a sort of Eastern parliament Of feudatory chieftains and freeholders- Such have the Persians at ...
... matter ticklish all , and nice , And sought to shift it off from their own shoulders ) Tatārs and couriers in all speed were sent , To call a sort of Eastern parliament Of feudatory chieftains and freeholders- Such have the Persians at ...
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... , that it is no wonder the fanciful speculators of Greece should have carried the matter a little farther , and ven- tured to account for the great phenomena F quently illustrate the vanity of human wishes , by making THE ...
... , that it is no wonder the fanciful speculators of Greece should have carried the matter a little farther , and ven- tured to account for the great phenomena F quently illustrate the vanity of human wishes , by making THE ...
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... matter over his punch with the hatter and Mr M'Crae , what at first appeared bare- ly possible , began every evening to gain in his eyes a new degree of probability , till at length the delusion has gone to such an extremity , that he ...
... matter over his punch with the hatter and Mr M'Crae , what at first appeared bare- ly possible , began every evening to gain in his eyes a new degree of probability , till at length the delusion has gone to such an extremity , that he ...
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... matters , the greatest fool on earth was a philosopher , and advised him to keep within his proper sphere , the libra- ry . I professed my determination to write determination to write to you upon the subject , when he snap- pishly ...
... matters , the greatest fool on earth was a philosopher , and advised him to keep within his proper sphere , the libra- ry . I professed my determination to write determination to write to you upon the subject , when he snap- pishly ...
Página 48
... matter of absolute necessity . Were I to wear them long , people would see nothing but my poor ancles , which I allow are bad . Is it not then quite fair to shorten them as much as possible that they may have some idea of the leg to ...
... matter of absolute necessity . Were I to wear them long , people would see nothing but my poor ancles , which I allow are bad . Is it not then quite fair to shorten them as much as possible that they may have some idea of the leg to ...
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Página 213 - Tis to create, and in creating live A being more intense, that we endow With form our fancy, gaining as we give The life we image, even as I do now.
Página 46 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast?
Página 30 - 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 32 - And now my tongue's use is to me no more Than an unstringed viol, or a harp ; Or like a cunning instrument cas'd up, Or, being open, put into his hands That knows no touch to tune the harmony.
Página 174 - There's a bower of roses by Bendemeer's stream, And the nightingale sings round it all the day long ; In the time of my childhood 'twas like a sweet dream, To sit in the roses and hear the bird's song.
Página 175 - Fly to the desert, fly with me, Our Arab tents are rude for thee ; But oh ! the choice what heart can doubt Of tents with love, or thrones without ? Our rocks are rough, but smiling there Th' acacia waves her yellow hair, Lonely and sweet, nor loved the less For flowering in a wilderness.
Página 33 - In chimney corner seek domestic joys — I love a prince will bid the bottle pass, Exchanging with his subjects glance and glass ; In fitting time, can, gayest of the gay, Keep up the jest, and mingle in the lay — Such Monarchs best our free-born humours suit, But Despots must be stately, stern, and mute.
Página 213 - He, who grown aged in this world of woe, In deeds, not years, piercing the depths of life, So that no wonder waits him...
Página 175 - Oh ! there are looks and tones that dart An instant sunshine through the heart, — As if the soul that minute caught Some treasure it through life had sought...