The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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Page 42
... gold cockspur shells strung by their largest ends , and over his right shoulder a red silk cord , suspending three saphies cased in gold : his bracelets were the richest mixtures of beads and gold , and his fingers covered with rings ...
... gold cockspur shells strung by their largest ends , and over his right shoulder a red silk cord , suspending three saphies cased in gold : his bracelets were the richest mixtures of beads and gold , and his fingers covered with rings ...
Page 43
... gold about his neck : the royal stool , entirely cased in gold , was displayed under a splendid umbrella , with drums , sankos , horns , and various musical instruments , cased in gold , about the thickness of cartridge - paper ; large ...
... gold about his neck : the royal stool , entirely cased in gold , was displayed under a splendid umbrella , with drums , sankos , horns , and various musical instruments , cased in gold , about the thickness of cartridge - paper ; large ...
Page 57
... fortune ! And I will win it though I lose myself . Though he prove harder than Egyptian marble , I'll make him malleable as th ' Ophir gold . " [ Exit . " The following speech of Henry is , I think DRAMATIC POETRY . 57 57.
... fortune ! And I will win it though I lose myself . Though he prove harder than Egyptian marble , I'll make him malleable as th ' Ophir gold . " [ Exit . " The following speech of Henry is , I think DRAMATIC POETRY . 57 57.
Page 70
... gold , ' have been solemnized in the sculptured cavern or in the resplendent temple , in the shade of the forest or on the summit of the moun- tain , still the same lesson has been taught . Men and gods vainly struggle to free ...
... gold , ' have been solemnized in the sculptured cavern or in the resplendent temple , in the shade of the forest or on the summit of the moun- tain , still the same lesson has been taught . Men and gods vainly struggle to free ...
Page 130
... gold - the candle- stick , the altar of incense , and the table of shew - bread ; but when he penetrated behind the veil of the most holy place , he was struck with awe , and instantly retired . In the same moment , a soldier applied a ...
... gold - the candle- stick , the altar of incense , and the table of shew - bread ; but when he penetrated behind the veil of the most holy place , he was struck with awe , and instantly retired . In the same moment , a soldier applied a ...
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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