The Family friend [ed. by R.K. Philp].Robert Kemp Philp 1860 |
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... once while we listened . He ceased ; and then , by a circuitous path , we got to the hollow side of the tree . The poor lad was worn down by sick - régime , and a most kind - hearted man . ness , and his eyes , naturally large , seemed ...
... once while we listened . He ceased ; and then , by a circuitous path , we got to the hollow side of the tree . The poor lad was worn down by sick - régime , and a most kind - hearted man . ness , and his eyes , naturally large , seemed ...
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... once the master and his pupil -the old man's and the young one's thought's go the same way . " Patrick did as " the master " desired . " Tell me , " inquired the Domine , resting his elbows on his knees , - " tell me , did the news you ...
... once the master and his pupil -the old man's and the young one's thought's go the same way . " Patrick did as " the master " desired . " Tell me , " inquired the Domine , resting his elbows on his knees , - " tell me , did the news you ...
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... once to Lord Casserole's room , for my time is precious , " growls Col- chicum . " Certainly , certainly , Sir Richard . And whatever instructions you may think proper to leave , I shall be most happy to stay and report to Sir Jacob ...
... once to Lord Casserole's room , for my time is precious , " growls Col- chicum . " Certainly , certainly , Sir Richard . And whatever instructions you may think proper to leave , I shall be most happy to stay and report to Sir Jacob ...
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... Once more I listen to their strain ; It brings back youthful days again . A maiden fair , in bride's array , At that church pledged her troth to - day . Oh , may her days in smoothness glide ! Ring out , sweet bells , for that young ...
... Once more I listen to their strain ; It brings back youthful days again . A maiden fair , in bride's array , At that church pledged her troth to - day . Oh , may her days in smoothness glide ! Ring out , sweet bells , for that young ...
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... once more set off on our journey . The road now lay between wild and rugged mountains , not high , but bare , cracked , and crumbling into fragments . The tops had apparently once been lofty and pointed ; but time , the action of the ...
... once more set off on our journey . The road now lay between wild and rugged mountains , not high , but bare , cracked , and crumbling into fragments . The tops had apparently once been lofty and pointed ; but time , the action of the ...
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Page 169 - Silence : truths that wake To perish never ; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man, nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy ! Hence, in a season of calm weather.
Page 169 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing...
Page 332 - On the whole, it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Page 46 - He reads much; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Page 86 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 169 - The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction: not indeed For that which is most worthy to be blest — Delight and liberty, the simple creed Of Childhood, whether busy or at rest, With new-fledged hope still fluttering in his breast...
Page 222 - Upon the rapid current, which, through veins Of porous earth with kindly thirst up-drawn, Rose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Watered the garden; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which from his darksome passage now appears, And now, divided into four main streams, Runs diverse, wandering many a famous realm And country...
Page 125 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven...
Page 332 - In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Which amounts to possession time out of mind.
Page 30 - Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round.