The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 6E. Littell, 1823 |
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... opinion that may be coaxed out of him in a colloquial way , or listening to what the client relishes still better , for in no event can they be slided into a bill of costs , the counsellor's bursts of jovial and familiar humour , or ...
... opinion that may be coaxed out of him in a colloquial way , or listening to what the client relishes still better , for in no event can they be slided into a bill of costs , the counsellor's bursts of jovial and familiar humour , or ...
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... opinion of their merits , and indeed , not unfrequently , in the roundest terms defies them to balance for an in- stant between their malignant prejudices and the clear and resistless justice of the case . There is one , the most ...
... opinion of their merits , and indeed , not unfrequently , in the roundest terms defies them to balance for an in- stant between their malignant prejudices and the clear and resistless justice of the case . There is one , the most ...
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... opinion that a large part of the labours of man are lost , both to the individual and to society , from their not having been directed to some certain and well - defined scope . For this reason , from the moment I first entered College ...
... opinion that a large part of the labours of man are lost , both to the individual and to society , from their not having been directed to some certain and well - defined scope . For this reason , from the moment I first entered College ...
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... opinion we give candidly and unpretendingly , leaving it to others to judge whether it coincides with their own observations and feelings . It seems to us , in the first place , that imitations of this kind ought to be used with a very ...
... opinion we give candidly and unpretendingly , leaving it to others to judge whether it coincides with their own observations and feelings . It seems to us , in the first place , that imitations of this kind ought to be used with a very ...
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... opinions , And straightway to the fair one brings Time in his turn devoid of wings , And Cupid with two pinions . " What blunder ' s this ? " the lady cries . " No blunder , Madam , " he replies , " I hope I ' m not so stupid . Each has ...
... opinions , And straightway to the fair one brings Time in his turn devoid of wings , And Cupid with two pinions . " What blunder ' s this ? " the lady cries . " No blunder , Madam , " he replies , " I hope I ' m not so stupid . Each has ...
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Page 104 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent. I will not dissemble the first emotions of joy on the recovery of my freedom, and, perhaps, the establishment of my fame.
Page 146 - Yet more ! the billows and the depths have more ! High hearts and brave are gathered to thy breast ! They hear not now the booming waters roar, The battle-thunders will not break their rest. Keep thy red gold and gems, thou stormy grave...
Page 104 - But my pride was soon humbled, and a sober melancholy was spread over my mind, by the idea that I had taken an everlasting leave of an old and agreeable companion, and that whatsoever might be the future date of my History, the life of the historian must be short and precarious.
Page 38 - Ring out, ye crystal Spheres! Once bless our human ears (If ye have power to touch our senses so), And let your silver chime Move in melodious time; And let the base of Heaven's deep organ blow, And with your ninefold harmony Make up full consort to the angelic symphony.
Page 527 - High birth, vigour of bone, desert in service, Love, friendship, charity, are subjects all To envious and calumniating time. One touch of nature makes the whole world kin...
Page 258 - Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made hell grant what love did seek. Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold...
Page 516 - Of all men, saving Sylla, the man-slayer, Who passes for in life and death most lucky, Of the great names which in our faces stare, The General Boon...
Page 218 - Sheriff, at his return, told him, that since he was so ill prepared he should yet have two hours' respite ; so led him from the scaffold, without giving him any more comfort, and locked him into the great hall to walk with Prince Arthur. The Lord Grey, whose turn was next, was led to the scaffold by a troop of the young courtiers, and was supported on both sides by two of his best friends...
Page 507 - Solomon observes, to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting.
Page 516 - Crime came not near him— she is not the child Of solitude; Health shrank not from him— for Her home is in the rarely trodden wild, Where if men seek her not, and death be more Their choice than life, forgive them, as beguiled By habit to what their own hearts abhor— In cities caged. The present case in point I Cite is, that Boon lived hunting up to ninety...