The Works of William Makepeace ThackeraySmith, Elder, 1872 |
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... along the way , and passed the weathercocks on the temples , I saluted the symbol of the goddess Fortune with a reverent awe . " We have done our little endeavour , " 66 I said , bowing my head , " and mortals 30 ROUNDABOUT PAPERS .
... along the way , and passed the weathercocks on the temples , I saluted the symbol of the goddess Fortune with a reverent awe . " We have done our little endeavour , " 66 I said , bowing my head , " and mortals 30 ROUNDABOUT PAPERS .
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... passed in agonies then , in consequence of my debt to Hawker . What was the pleasure of a calendar pencil - case in comparison with the doubt and torture of mind occasioned by the sense of the debt , and the constant reproach in that ...
... passed in agonies then , in consequence of my debt to Hawker . What was the pleasure of a calendar pencil - case in comparison with the doubt and torture of mind occasioned by the sense of the debt , and the constant reproach in that ...
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... passed , and whole districts were ravaged , before the warrior came who was able to cope with the devouring monster . When that knight does make his appearance , with all my heart let us go out and welcome him with our best songs ...
... passed , and whole districts were ravaged , before the warrior came who was able to cope with the devouring monster . When that knight does make his appearance , with all my heart let us go out and welcome him with our best songs ...
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... passed into limbo and vanished from under us . I tell you it was firm under our feet once , and not long ago . They have raised those railroad embankments up , and shut off the old world that was behind them . Climb up that bank on ...
... passed into limbo and vanished from under us . I tell you it was firm under our feet once , and not long ago . They have raised those railroad embankments up , and shut off the old world that was behind them . Climb up that bank on ...
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... passed by the pastrycook's shop lately , having occasion to visit my old school . It looked a very dingy old baker's ; misfortunes may have come over him - those penny tarts certainly did not look so nice as I remember them : but he may ...
... passed by the pastrycook's shop lately , having occasion to visit my old school . It looked a very dingy old baker's ; misfortunes may have come over him - those penny tarts certainly did not look so nice as I remember them : but he may ...
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Page 513 - Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he...
Page 440 - To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.
Page 476 - I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Page 522 - She comes ! she comes ! the sable throne behold Of Night primeval and of Chaos old ! Before her, fancy's gilded clouds decay, And all its varying rainbows die away. Wit shoots in vain its momentary fires, The meteor drops, and in a flash expires. As one by one, at dread Medea's strain, The sick'ning stars fade off th' ethereal plain ; As Argus
Page 582 - tis hard to combat, learns to fly ! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous deep ; No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate...
Page 498 - We were all, at the first night of it, in great uncertainty of the event ; till we were very much encouraged by overhearing the Duke of Argyle, who sat in the next box to us, say, ' It will do — it must do ! I see it in the eyes of them.
Page 447 - The court was sat before Sir Roger came ; but notwithstanding all the justices had taken their places upon the bench, they made room for the old Knight at the head of them ; who, for his reputation in the country, took occasion to whisper in the judge's ear that he was glad his lordship had met with so much good weather in his circuit.
Page 377 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
Page 185 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Page 402 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.