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... in breadth , bounded on either shore by low mea- dow - grounds and cultivated fields girt with bor- ders of forest ; whilst in the distance , some two leagues upward , interlocking promontories , with highlands in their ROB OF THE BOWL . 5.
... in breadth , bounded on either shore by low mea- dow - grounds and cultivated fields girt with bor- ders of forest ; whilst in the distance , some two leagues upward , interlocking promontories , with highlands in their ROB OF THE BOWL . 5.
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... whilst his erect port and firm step , evinced that natural grace- fulness which belongs to men trained to the self - dependence necessary to breast the ever- surrounding perils of such a service . He was a man of few words , and these ...
... whilst his erect port and firm step , evinced that natural grace- fulness which belongs to men trained to the self - dependence necessary to breast the ever- surrounding perils of such a service . He was a man of few words , and these ...
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... Whilst this plant of toleration was yet young , it grew with a healthful luxuriance ; but the popular lead- ers , who are not always as truly and consis- tently attached to enlightened freedom as we might be led to believe from their ...
... Whilst this plant of toleration was yet young , it grew with a healthful luxuriance ; but the popular lead- ers , who are not always as truly and consis- tently attached to enlightened freedom as we might be led to believe from their ...
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... whilst a shred of my prerogative remains untorn ! " In this strain of feeling the Proprietary con- tinued to chafe his spirit , until the necessity of preparing the letters which were to urge the attendance of his council , drew him ...
... whilst a shred of my prerogative remains untorn ! " In this strain of feeling the Proprietary con- tinued to chafe his spirit , until the necessity of preparing the letters which were to urge the attendance of his council , drew him ...
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... whilst a lawn , in front , occupying some two or three acres and bounded by the cliff which formed the headland on the river , lay open to the sun , and gave from the water an unobstructed view of the mansion . The taste displayed in ...
... whilst a lawn , in front , occupying some two or three acres and bounded by the cliff which formed the headland on the river , lay open to the sun , and gave from the water an unobstructed view of the mansion . The taste displayed in ...
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Page 23 - TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, — That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the field ; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield. Yet this inconstancy is such As you, too, shall adore ; I could not love thee, dear, so much. Loved I not honour more.
Page 3 - And desolation saddens all thy green : One only master grasps the whole domain, And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain.
Page 3 - And tires their echoes with unvaried cries. Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all, And the long grass o'ertops the mouldering wall; And trembling, shrinking from the spoiler's hand, Far, far away, thy children leave the land.
Page 227 - She turned her right and round about, And she swore by the mold, " I would not be your love," said she, " For that church full of gold.
Page 146 - Tobacco's a Musician, And in a pipe delighteth ; It descends in a close, Through the organs of the nose, With a relish that inviteth.
Page 112 - He scant had twenty seen. But who the countless charms can draw, That grac'd his mistress true ; Such charms the old world seldom saw, Nor oft I ween the new. Her raven hair plays round her neck, Like tendrils of the vine ; Her cheeks red dewy rose buds deck, Her eyes like diamonds shine.
Page 248 - A Ranger, lady, winds his horn, And 'tis at peep of light; His blast is heard at merry morn, And mine at dead of night.
Page 112 - An old song, made by an aged old pate, Of an old worshipful gentleman who had a great estate, That kept a brave old house at a bountiful rate, And an old porter to relieve the poor at his gate.
Page 126 - Which seemly was to see: A hood to that so neat and fine In colour like the columbine, Ywrought full featously. Her...
Page 248 - I list no more the tuck of drum, No more the trumpet hear ; But when the beetle sounds his hum My comrades take the spear.