The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volum 42 |
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Pàgina 2
... nature of pleo- nasms , which were calculated to improve the tale in every particular but the truth of it . When she ... natural reflections upon the event , soberly debated and patiently delivered , I believe we were all of one mind in ...
... nature of pleo- nasms , which were calculated to improve the tale in every particular but the truth of it . When she ... natural reflections upon the event , soberly debated and patiently delivered , I believe we were all of one mind in ...
Pàgina 5
... nature tugged at my heart ; I felt an impulse irresistible ; I buried it in the bowels of the monk : I thrust it home with so good a will , that the guard entangled in the cord that was tied about his carcase ; I left my weapon in the ...
... nature tugged at my heart ; I felt an impulse irresistible ; I buried it in the bowels of the monk : I thrust it home with so good a will , that the guard entangled in the cord that was tied about his carcase ; I left my weapon in the ...
Pàgina 10
... nature had done great things in his fa- vour ; to a person admirably , though not fini- cally formed , she had given a most interesting set of features , with such a striking character of bene- volence and open honesty , that he might ...
... nature had done great things in his fa- vour ; to a person admirably , though not fini- cally formed , she had given a most interesting set of features , with such a striking character of bene- volence and open honesty , that he might ...
Pàgina 15
... nature for supporting me under them , I shall ever look to that principle as a greater recommendation in the ... natural en- dowments , a good heart and a good understanding ; you have nothing to do but to shake off an indolent habit ...
... nature for supporting me under them , I shall ever look to that principle as a greater recommendation in the ... natural en- dowments , a good heart and a good understanding ; you have nothing to do but to shake off an indolent habit ...
Pàgina 18
... nature and the influence of her own charins , she saw it also with delight : So soon ! ' was her only reply , when he announced his immediate departure , but those words were uttered with such a cadence , and accompanied by such a look ...
... nature and the influence of her own charins , she saw it also with delight : So soon ! ' was her only reply , when he announced his immediate departure , but those words were uttered with such a cadence , and accompanied by such a look ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 139 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Pàgina 173 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill ; cannot be good : — If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, • Against the use of nature...
Pàgina 211 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog...
Pàgina 284 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Pàgina 147 - Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments ; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou.
Pàgina 174 - And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other...
Pàgina 178 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Pàgina 183 - I hear a knocking At the south entry : — retire we to our chamber : A little water clears us of this deed : How easy is it then ! Your constancy Hath left you unattended.
Pàgina 140 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Pàgina 153 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.