The Western Literary Magazine, and Journal of Education, Science, Arts, and MoralsGeorge Brewster G. Brewster, 1858 |
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... called , which has flowed , in a wide , and broad , and deep Mississippi flood , over the mass of youthful mind within the last ten or fifteen years , sweeping away in its swollen and turbid course many of the old landmarks of virtue ...
... called , which has flowed , in a wide , and broad , and deep Mississippi flood , over the mass of youthful mind within the last ten or fifteen years , sweeping away in its swollen and turbid course many of the old landmarks of virtue ...
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... called , should be mingled with that of a more solid , practical , and useful character , occupying the same position in a mental entertainment that a grateful dessert does in a banquet . Such " light reading " matter , however , should ...
... called , should be mingled with that of a more solid , practical , and useful character , occupying the same position in a mental entertainment that a grateful dessert does in a banquet . Such " light reading " matter , however , should ...
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... called Candalir , asked me to come over to take breakfast with him , and promised me a distant view from the top of the hill of an assemblage of the females of the Turkish families of Constantinople and the neighboring towns , as they ...
... called Candalir , asked me to come over to take breakfast with him , and promised me a distant view from the top of the hill of an assemblage of the females of the Turkish families of Constantinople and the neighboring towns , as they ...
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George Brewster. lookingglasses , set in gold and silk work . The carriage is called an araba , it is probable from the rich arabesques with which the exte- rior as well as the interior is covered , highly ornamented with gold , and rich ...
George Brewster. lookingglasses , set in gold and silk work . The carriage is called an araba , it is probable from the rich arabesques with which the exte- rior as well as the interior is covered , highly ornamented with gold , and rich ...
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... called fair , I did not dream thy form contained A heart so black , so base , Wherein no holy thought , and pure , E'er found a resting place . I give thee back this diamond ring ; I'd scorn to keep it now : I think it but a worthless ...
... called fair , I did not dream thy form contained A heart so black , so base , Wherein no holy thought , and pure , E'er found a resting place . I give thee back this diamond ring ; I'd scorn to keep it now : I think it but a worthless ...
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Page 161 - Nor rural sights alone, but rural sounds Exhilarate the spirit, and restore The tone of languid nature. Mighty winds, That sweep the skirt of some far-spreading wood Of ancient growth, make music not unlike The dash of Ocean on his winding shore...
Page 255 - And the children of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less. And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Page 186 - Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.
Page 170 - For the source of glory uncovers his face, And the brightness o'erflows unbounded space; And we drink, as we go, the luminous tides In our ruddy air and our blooming sides: Lo, yonder the living splendors play; Away, on our joyous path, away!
Page 170 - Look, look, through our glittering ranks afar, In the infinite azure, star after star, How they brighten and bloom as they swiftly pass ! How the verdure runs o'er each rolling mass! And the path of the gentle winds is seen, Where the small waves dance, and the young woods lean.
Page 287 - Caesar in dominion ; the first found disgrace, the second disgust, the last ingratitude, and each destruction. To some she is more kind, but not less cruel ; she hands them her cup, and they drink even to stupefaction, until they doubt whether they are men with Philip, or dream that they are gods with Alexander. On some she smiles as...
Page 28 - Look then abroad through Nature, to the range of planets suns and adamantine spheres, wheeling unshaken through the void immense : and speak, O man! does this capacious scene with half that kindling majesty dilate thy strong conception, as when Brutus rose refulgent from the stroke of...
Page 186 - I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support and ornament of virtue's cause.