The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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Page 46
... look retain Some of his fierceness , and his hands still moved , As if he labour'd yet to grasp the state With those rebellious parts . Cato . A brave bad death ! Had this been honest now , and for his country , As ' twas against it ...
... look retain Some of his fierceness , and his hands still moved , As if he labour'd yet to grasp the state With those rebellious parts . Cato . A brave bad death ! Had this been honest now , and for his country , As ' twas against it ...
Page 47
... Look at his explanation of what it is to be a king . " 66 ' Why , man , I never was a prince till now , ' Tis not the bared pate , the bended knees , Gilt tipstaffs , Tyrian purple , chairs of state , Troops of pied butterflies , that ...
... Look at his explanation of what it is to be a king . " 66 ' Why , man , I never was a prince till now , ' Tis not the bared pate , the bended knees , Gilt tipstaffs , Tyrian purple , chairs of state , Troops of pied butterflies , that ...
Page 66
... look with impu- nity . It is carried to battle with great formality before the sultan or vizier ; and its return is hailed by all the Mussulmans of the capital going out to meet it . " When Egeria had read these passages , she return ...
... look with impu- nity . It is carried to battle with great formality before the sultan or vizier ; and its return is hailed by all the Mussulmans of the capital going out to meet it . " When Egeria had read these passages , she return ...
Page 75
... look down , and were guilty of so many transgressions , that the Devil soon filled one whole side of his parchment with short- hand notes from top to bottom , and was forced to turn it . This side was also soon covered with writing ...
... look down , and were guilty of so many transgressions , that the Devil soon filled one whole side of his parchment with short- hand notes from top to bottom , and was forced to turn it . This side was also soon covered with writing ...
Page 77
... look in vain for the proofs of that superior acuteness and ability which he displays in his literary capacity . This inconsistency is so glar- ing , that it has not failed to strike those who are least in the habit of weighing with ...
... look in vain for the proofs of that superior acuteness and ability which he displays in his literary capacity . This inconsistency is so glar- ing , that it has not failed to strike those who are least in the habit of weighing with ...
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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