The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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... nymph , " that eloquence is not among us so emi- nent a faculty as it was among the ancients . " " It is so thought , " said he . " It is so said , I allow , " interrupted Egeria ; " but how far justly is another thing . I am however in ...
... nymph , " that eloquence is not among us so emi- nent a faculty as it was among the ancients . " " It is so thought , " said he . " It is so said , I allow , " interrupted Egeria ; " but how far justly is another thing . I am however in ...
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... nymph , " nothing very fa- vourable to the benevolence of the human heart . " " Yes ; it is a proof of the malice of our nature , that we should find delight in hearing of the suffer- ings of our fellow - creatures , ” replied the ...
... nymph , " nothing very fa- vourable to the benevolence of the human heart . " " Yes ; it is a proof of the malice of our nature , that we should find delight in hearing of the suffer- ings of our fellow - creatures , ” replied the ...
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... nymph , " a judicious se- lection from their works would be a valuable addi- tion to the library of the boudoir . Many passages of Marston himself are of the very highest order of poetry . Look at his explanation of what it is to be a ...
... nymph , " a judicious se- lection from their works would be a valuable addi- tion to the library of the boudoir . Many passages of Marston himself are of the very highest order of poetry . Look at his explanation of what it is to be a ...
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... posey ; the soul of man is rotten Even to the core , no sound affection . Our love is hollow , vaulted , stands on props Of circumstance , profit , or ambitious hopes . " D " And , " continued the nymph , " I DRAMATIC POETRY . 49.
... posey ; the soul of man is rotten Even to the core , no sound affection . Our love is hollow , vaulted , stands on props Of circumstance , profit , or ambitious hopes . " D " And , " continued the nymph , " I DRAMATIC POETRY . 49.
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... nymph , " I doubt very much if any equal number of lines of Lord Byron would furnish finer extracts , in what may be termed his lordship's own peculiar style , than the " Duke OF BYRON " of old Chapman . The story consists of two parts ...
... nymph , " I doubt very much if any equal number of lines of Lord Byron would furnish finer extracts , in what may be termed his lordship's own peculiar style , than the " Duke OF BYRON " of old Chapman . The story consists of two parts ...
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ancient appear Bachelor beauty Benedict breath caboceer called cataract Catiline CHAP character church Demonax Devil Don Quixote Dr Johnson dreadful Duke of Burgundy earth EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE effect English equal eyes fall FAUST feel fire friends genius Gil Blas give gold Greek hand hath hear heard heart heaven holy honour human Hyder Ali imagination Ioannina Jaffa king less live look Lord magnificent manner MARGARET ment Mephistopheles merits mind morning nature never night o'er object observed Odoacer opinion ornaments palaces passages peculiar perhaps persons pleasure poet poetical poetry possess principles racter replied the Nymph respect Roman round scarcely scene sentiments Shirley Sibylline books side song Sotheby's soul spirit steam stood style sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion Tom Jones truth Warburton whole