The life and adventures of Paul Plaintive, esq., by Martin Gribaldus Swammerdam, Volume 21811 |
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... silent , which will shew hat I have , at least , discretion if not in- vention . Yet , I cannot help again asking , what is there in life more uncertain than life ? Ezekiel , who had invited Caleb and his uncle to dinner ; and Dorothea ...
... silent , which will shew hat I have , at least , discretion if not in- vention . Yet , I cannot help again asking , what is there in life more uncertain than life ? Ezekiel , who had invited Caleb and his uncle to dinner ; and Dorothea ...
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... silent artillery of love , such as looking languishingly out of the corner of his eye , ( for the reader will remember he had but one ) sighing whenever Dorothea appear- ed , performing her commands with in- stantaneous celerity ...
... silent artillery of love , such as looking languishingly out of the corner of his eye , ( for the reader will remember he had but one ) sighing whenever Dorothea appear- ed , performing her commands with in- stantaneous celerity ...
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... , and who are always ready to insult and deride him whom the fangs of justice have caught , if debased by station , or depressed by appearances , even they looked on with silence , nor were Mr. Barnaby PAUL PLAINTIVE , ESQ . 41.
... , and who are always ready to insult and deride him whom the fangs of justice have caught , if debased by station , or depressed by appearances , even they looked on with silence , nor were Mr. Barnaby PAUL PLAINTIVE , ESQ . 41.
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William Mudford. they looked on with silence , nor were Mr. Barnaby and his nephew 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 ...
William Mudford. they looked on with silence , nor were Mr. Barnaby and his nephew 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 ...
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... silence by my father , heaving in the throes of death : with the green mantle of the standing pool I wetted his lips as often as he called for drink ; when he moaned for food , I was silent as the mole ; he knew not that I was near him ...
... silence by my father , heaving in the throes of death : with the green mantle of the standing pool I wetted his lips as often as he called for drink ; when he moaned for food , I was silent as the mole ; he knew not that I was near him ...
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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.