The Discarded Son: Or, Haunt of the Banditti. A Tale ...Printed at the Minerva Press, for Lane, Newman, and Company, 1807 |
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Pàgina 5
... doors of the houses the paths were choaked with weeds and grass . • Ah Signor , ' cried Mactalla , gently riding up to him , on perceiving the earnestness with which he regarded this dreary spot , I see you are surprised by the ...
... doors of the houses the paths were choaked with weeds and grass . • Ah Signor , ' cried Mactalla , gently riding up to him , on perceiving the earnestness with which he regarded this dreary spot , I see you are surprised by the ...
Pàgina 19
... doors that appeared among these , strongly resembled the interior of a cathedral . At the upper end was a large table , which two men were busied in spreading for an entertainment . Of these one of the ruffians demanded whether the ...
... doors that appeared among these , strongly resembled the interior of a cathedral . At the upper end was a large table , which two men were busied in spreading for an entertainment . Of these one of the ruffians demanded whether the ...
Pàgina 20
... door , at which a beckoning hand was just vi- sible , and which at last he approached , but with seeming reluctance , and instantly after disappeared . This incident gave birth to a more unpleasing sensa- tion in the mind of Osmond than ...
... door , at which a beckoning hand was just vi- sible , and which at last he approached , but with seeming reluctance , and instantly after disappeared . This incident gave birth to a more unpleasing sensa- tion in the mind of Osmond than ...
Pàgina 23
... door , with a lamp in one hand , a stick in the other , and a large bunch of keys dangling from her girdle , and so withered and so wild in her attire , so perfectly corresponding with the repre- sentation given of witches , that if an ...
... door , with a lamp in one hand , a stick in the other , and a large bunch of keys dangling from her girdle , and so withered and so wild in her attire , so perfectly corresponding with the repre- sentation given of witches , that if an ...
Pàgina 26
... door , and bade him enter , pre- senting him at the same time with the lamp he had hi- therto carried . Osmond obeyed , and immediately after heard the door locked on the outside . Left to himself , he elevated the lamp , in order to be ...
... door , and bade him enter , pre- senting him at the same time with the lamp he had hi- therto carried . Osmond obeyed , and immediately after heard the door locked on the outside . Left to himself , he elevated the lamp , in order to be ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 111 - So many hours must I tend my flock; So many hours must I take my rest; So many hours must I contemplate; So many hours must I sport myself...
Pàgina 109 - Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth, And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion.
Pàgina 111 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Pàgina 69 - And sing the infusive force of Spring on man ,When heaven and earth, as if contending, vie To raise his being, and serene his soul, Can he forbear to join the general smile Of Nature ? Can fierce passions vex his breast, While every gale is peace, and every grove Is melody...
Pàgina 111 - To kings that fear their subjects' treachery? O, yes, it doth; a thousand-fold it doth. And to conclude, — the shepherd's homely curds, His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle, His wonted sleep under a fresh tree's shade, All which secure and sweetly he enjoys...
Pàgina 58 - All things to man's delightful use: the roof Of thickest covert was inwoven shade, Laurel and myrtle, and what higher grew Of firm and fragrant leaf: on either side Acanthus and each odorous bushy shrub Fenced up the verdant wall; each beauteous flower, Iris all hues, roses, and...
Pàgina 111 - ... treachery ? O, yes it doth ; a thousand fold it doth. And to conclude, — the shepherd's homely curds, His cold thin drink out of his leather bottle, His wonted sleep under a fresh tree's shade, All which secure and sweetly he enjoys, Is far beyond a prince's delicates, His viands sparkling in a golden cup, His body couched in a curious bed, When care, mistrust, and treason wait on him.
Pàgina 111 - O God ! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain; To sit upon a hill, as I do now, To carve out dials quaintly, point by point, Thereby to see the minutes how they run...
Pàgina 132 - When not a breath disturbs the drowsy waves : But man, the very monster of the world, Is ne'er at rest ; the soul for ever wakes.