The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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It has often been urged , ” said she , “ as an objection against the study of
eloquence , that it is a delusive art ; unnecessary when it is employed on the side
of truth and justice , which their own intrinsic weight and evidence will always ...
It has often been urged , ” said she , “ as an objection against the study of
eloquence , that it is a delusive art ; unnecessary when it is employed on the side
of truth and justice , which their own intrinsic weight and evidence will always ...
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the writings and discourses of men ; for though the advantages on both sides
may seem equally balanced , as eloquence may as frequently be an auxiliary to
truth as to error , yet truth and justice can much better support the absence of ...
the writings and discourses of men ; for though the advantages on both sides
may seem equally balanced , as eloquence may as frequently be an auxiliary to
truth as to error , yet truth and justice can much better support the absence of ...
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The party ' ascended , however , as near to the summit as possible ; then
crossing over to the side whence the lava was issuing , they reached the bed of
the torrent , and attempted to ascend by the side of it to its source . This they soon
found ...
The party ' ascended , however , as near to the summit as possible ; then
crossing over to the side whence the lava was issuing , they reached the bed of
the torrent , and attempted to ascend by the side of it to its source . This they soon
found ...
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There was not a moment to be lost ; the author , therefore , covering his face with
his hat , descended the high bank beneath which the lava ran , and rushing upon
the surface of the melted matter , reached the opposite side , having only his ...
There was not a moment to be lost ; the author , therefore , covering his face with
his hat , descended the high bank beneath which the lava ran , and rushing upon
the surface of the melted matter , reached the opposite side , having only his ...
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Being now all on the windward side , they continued their ascent ; the bellowings
, belchings , and explosions , as of cannon , evidently not from the crater , ( which
sent forth one uniform roaring and deafening noise ) convinced them they were ...
Being now all on the windward side , they continued their ascent ; the bellowings
, belchings , and explosions , as of cannon , evidently not from the crater , ( which
sent forth one uniform roaring and deafening noise ) convinced them they were ...
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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.