Southern Literary Messenger, Volume 25Jno. R. Thompson, 1857 - Literature |
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... whole atmosphere redolent with the celestial perfume . " Crouched in various attitudes around lord Watio , were scores of young and beauteous maidens , some engaged in fan- ning him , others bathing his hands and sprinkling his garments ...
... whole atmosphere redolent with the celestial perfume . " Crouched in various attitudes around lord Watio , were scores of young and beauteous maidens , some engaged in fan- ning him , others bathing his hands and sprinkling his garments ...
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... whole body is on fire . Thus Ráhn and the sun and moon are at perpetual enmity . " This wonderful story is so fully be lieved by the Siamese , that whenever an eclipse is visible at Bangkok , men , women , and children , rush wildly ...
... whole body is on fire . Thus Ráhn and the sun and moon are at perpetual enmity . " This wonderful story is so fully be lieved by the Siamese , that whenever an eclipse is visible at Bangkok , men , women , and children , rush wildly ...
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... whole matter in his hands , I shouldn't mind marrying ; but if I must ask his daughter , then I'll be hanged be- fore I'll be married . Not that I would object to asking her , if I could do it as readily as I enquire the price of stocks ...
... whole matter in his hands , I shouldn't mind marrying ; but if I must ask his daughter , then I'll be hanged be- fore I'll be married . Not that I would object to asking her , if I could do it as readily as I enquire the price of stocks ...
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... whole process , from the mo- ment of introduction up to the point when you desire to make an offer of your hand , heart , and fortune , if you have any . That would demand a volume ; and even then , the task would be but imperfectly ...
... whole process , from the mo- ment of introduction up to the point when you desire to make an offer of your hand , heart , and fortune , if you have any . That would demand a volume ; and even then , the task would be but imperfectly ...
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... whole evening to elapse without hinting his sentiments . The hour was nigh when they must part for the even- ing , and he had taken his hat , -and taken her hand to make his adieu , when she apologized for the want of fire in the ...
... whole evening to elapse without hinting his sentiments . The hour was nigh when they must part for the even- ing , and he had taken his hat , -and taken her hand to make his adieu , when she apologized for the want of fire in the ...
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Page 369 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Page 96 - In the silence of the night, How we shiver with affright At the melancholy menace of their tone! For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan.
Page 212 - For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life : weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Page 320 - And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door; And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon's that is dreaming, . And the lamp-light o'er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor: And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted — nevermore...
Page 84 - There is, however, a circumstance attending these colonies, which, in my opinion, fully counterbalances this difference, and makes the spirit of liberty still more high and haughty than in those to the northward. It is that in Virginia and the Carolinas they have a vast multitude of slaves. Where this is the case in any part of the world, those who are free are by far the most proud and jealous of their freedom.
Page 369 - Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
Page 90 - And if the Constitution recognizes the right of property of the master in a slave, and makes no distinction between that description of property and other property owned by a citizen, no tribunal, acting under the authority of the United States, whether it be legislative, executive, or judicial, has a right to draw such a distinction, or deny to it the benefit of the provisions and guarantees which have been provided for the protection of private property against the encroachments of the government.
Page 91 - It is a total absence of power everywhere within the dominion of the United States, and places the citizens of a Territory, so far as these rights are concerned, on the same footing with citizens of the States, and guards them as firmly and plainly against any inroads which the General Government might attempt, under the plea of implied or incidental powers.
Page 302 - Nisi furto sint parata. [We, the Fairies, blithe and antic, Of dimensions not gigantic, Though the moonshine mostly keep us, Oft in orchards frisk and peep us. Stolen sweets are always sweeter, Stolen kisses much completer, Stolen looks are nice in chapels, Stolen, stolen be your apples.
Page 90 - Now, as we have already said in an earlier part of this opinion, upon a different point, the right of property in a slave is distinctly and expressly affirmed in the Constitution. The right to traffic in it, like an ordinary article of merchandise and property, was guaranteed to the citizens of the United States in every State that might desire it, for twenty years.