The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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You hear of our case as in a dream , and feel not the smart of suffering that we
endure . In England , there is not a subject that dare extend his arm to fillip a peer
of the realm . In Ireland , unless the lord have ability to his power , and power
THE ...
You hear of our case as in a dream , and feel not the smart of suffering that we
endure . In England , there is not a subject that dare extend his arm to fillip a peer
of the realm . In Ireland , unless the lord have ability to his power , and power
THE ...
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... assembled under arms , ready to join the procession , was , with the exception
of a few men , buried under the ruins of this great edifice . Nine - tenths of the fine
town of Caraccas were entirely destroyed . The walls of the houses that were ...
... assembled under arms , ready to join the procession , was , with the exception
of a few men , buried under the ruins of this great edifice . Nine - tenths of the fine
town of Caraccas were entirely destroyed . The walls of the houses that were ...
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Mothers were seen bearing in their arms their children , whom they hoped to
recall to life . Desolate families wandered through the city seeking a brother , a
husband , a friend , of whose fate they were ignorant , and whom they believed to
be ...
Mothers were seen bearing in their arms their children , whom they hoped to
recall to life . Desolate families wandered through the city seeking a brother , a
husband , a friend , of whose fate they were ignorant , and whom they believed to
be ...
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... could shelter thirty persons , were sprung up and down by the bearers with
brilliant effect , being made of scarlet , yellow , and the most showy cloths and
silks , and crowned on the top with crescents , pelicans , elephants , barrels , and
arms ...
... could shelter thirty persons , were sprung up and down by the bearers with
brilliant effect , being made of scarlet , yellow , and the most showy cloths and
silks , and crowned on the top with crescents , pelicans , elephants , barrels , and
arms ...
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... ornamented in the same manner ; a large gold - handled sword was fixed
behind the left shoulder , and silk scarves and horses ' tails ( generally white )
streamed from the arms and waist - cloth : their long Danish muskets had broad
rims of ...
... ornamented in the same manner ; a large gold - handled sword was fixed
behind the left shoulder , and silk scarves and horses ' tails ( generally white )
streamed from the arms and waist - cloth : their long Danish muskets had broad
rims of ...
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Page 85 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable, That dogs bark at me as I halt by them ; — VOL.
Page 324 - To-day, my lord of Amiens and myself Did steal behind him, as he lay along Under an oak, whose antique root peeps out Upon the brook that brawls along this wood...
Page 148 - GOING TO THE WARS 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 397 - So cruel prison how could betide, alas, As proud Windsor? where I in lust and joy, With a King's son, my childish years did pass, In greater feast than Priam's sons of Troy.
Page 18 - ... compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, and desolation into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivities of the mountains.
Page 401 - He who ascends to mountain-tops, shall find The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow ; He who surpasses or subdues mankind, Must look down on the hate of those below. Though high above the sun of glory glow, And far beneath the earth and ocean spread, Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow Contending tempests on his naked head...
Page 85 - Why, I, in this weak piping time of peace, . Have no delight to pass away the time, Unless to spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity: And therefore, since I cannot prove a lover, To entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain And hate the idle pleasures of these days.
Page 234 - Observe how parts with parts unite In one harmonious rule of right ; See countless wheels distinctly tend By various laws to one great end : While mighty Alfred's piercing soul Pervades and regulates the whole.
Page 149 - The joys of earth and air are thine entire, That with thy feet and wings dost hop and fly; And when thy poppy works, thou dost retire To thy carved acorn-bed to lie. Up with the day, the sun thou welcom'st then, Sport'st in the gilt plaits of his beams; And all these merry days mak'st merry men, Thyself, and melancholy streams.
Page 398 - Wherewith, alas ! reviveth in my breast The sweet accord, such sleeps as yet delight ; The pleasant dreams, the quiet bed of rest ; The secret thoughts, imparted with such trust ; The wanton talk, the divers change of play ; The friendship sworn, each promise kept so just, Wherewith we past the winter night away.