The life and adventures of Paul Plaintive, esq., by Martin Gribaldus Swammerdam, Volume 21811 |
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... less astonished than the rest , and Scroggins was no less afflicted ; but Bob , who had not even yet forgot the ambitious hopes he once cherished of making his mistress Mrs. Linkstink , looked now on the body of his breath- less master ...
... less astonished than the rest , and Scroggins was no less afflicted ; but Bob , who had not even yet forgot the ambitious hopes he once cherished of making his mistress Mrs. Linkstink , looked now on the body of his breath- less master ...
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... less into the parlour to inform him that Mr. Plaintive was dead . In a small vil- lage , the death of an individual is an event of no less importance , than the demise of a king is to a whole nation : but Mr. Barnaby was incredulous on ...
... less into the parlour to inform him that Mr. Plaintive was dead . In a small vil- lage , the death of an individual is an event of no less importance , than the demise of a king is to a whole nation : but Mr. Barnaby was incredulous on ...
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... less , this thoughtless gratification ; for there is in that very exercise , a strong mixture of fear lest our sagacity should be over - reached . A man no sooner sets himself up for a wit than he is encom- passed with endless anxieties ...
... less , this thoughtless gratification ; for there is in that very exercise , a strong mixture of fear lest our sagacity should be over - reached . A man no sooner sets himself up for a wit than he is encom- passed with endless anxieties ...
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... less affected by the appearance of the culprit , and having gazed at him for some time , they fell back to let the crowd pass on , that they might walk with less incon- venience . " There is something very singular and striking in his ...
... less affected by the appearance of the culprit , and having gazed at him for some time , they fell back to let the crowd pass on , that they might walk with less incon- venience . " There is something very singular and striking in his ...
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... less to give a guinea than to give an hour but Mr. Walton , who knew the exact value of both , took care so to compound and unite them that they mutually assisted each other . What a delightful task it is to trace the character of a ...
... less to give a guinea than to give an hour but Mr. Walton , who knew the exact value of both , took care so to compound and unite them that they mutually assisted each other . What a delightful task it is to trace the character of a ...
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Page 122 - Tho' they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human : One point must still be greatly dark, The moving why they do it : And just as lamely can ye mark, How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord- — its various tone, Each spring — its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
Page 11 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me...
Page 102 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven...
Page 175 - Who most to shun or hate mankind pretend, Seek an admirer, or would fix a friend. Abstract what others feel, what others think...
Page 227 - Yet these failures, however frequent, may admit extenuation and apology. To have attempted much is always laudable, even when the enterprise is above the strength that undertakes it : to rest below his own aim is incident to every one whose fancy is active, and whose views are comprehensive; nor is any man satisfied with himself because he has done much, but because he can conceive little!
Page 96 - Quelle, duften aus jeder Blum ihm zu, ertönen und lispeln ihm aus jedem Gebüsche. Kein Ekel verderbt ihm die immer neuen Freuden, die die Schönheiten der Natur in End-loser Mannigfaltigkeit ihm anbieten. Auch in der kleinsten Verzierung unendlich mannigfaltig und schön, jedes zum besten Endzweck in allen seinen Verhältnissen schön und gut.
Page 258 - POT LUCK." An Englishman invited once A German friend to dine On plain pot luck, — for such his phrase — And drink some good port wine.
Page 95 - Unempfindlichkeit vorübergehn, da lächeln mannigfaltige Freuden um ihn her. Ihm schmückt sich die ganze schöne Natur, alle seine Sinnen finden immer unendliche Quellen von Freude, auf jedem Fußsteig, wo er wandelt, in jedem Schatten, in dem er ruhet. Sanfte Entzückungen sprudeln...
Page 258 - Herr repair'd at proper time. With stomach for the treat; The viands on the table plac'd, Von Schlemmer took his seat. Soup, turkey, beef, by turns were serv'd, Mein Herr declin'd each one; •Howls, turtle, sauce, they follow'd next—, Von Schlemmer tasted none.