Records of real life in the palace and the cottage, revised by J. Galt |
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Records of real life in the palace and the cottage, revised by J. Galt Harriet Henriette Pigott Volledige weergave - 1839 |
Records of real life in the palace and the cottage, revised by J. Galt Harriet Henriette Pigott Volledige weergave - 1839 |
Records of Real Life in the Palace and the Cottage, Revised by J. Galt Harriet Henriette Pigott Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2023 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 189 - TO A YOUNG LADY. SWEET stream, that winds through yonder glade, Apt emblem of a virtuous maid— Silent and chaste she steals along, Far from the world's gay busy throng; With gentle, yet prevailing force, Intent upon her destined course; Graceful and useful all she does, Blessing and blest where'er she goes, Pure-bosomed as that watery glass, And heaven reflected in her face.
Pagina 44 - I have given suck, and know How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me: I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless gums, And dash'd the brains out, had I so sworn as you Have done to this.
Pagina 285 - In a strange land Such things, however trivial, reach the heart. And through the heart the head, clearing away The narrow notions that grew up at home, And in their place grafting good will to all— ROGERS.
Pagina 292 - And what is Life ? An hour-glass on the run, A mist retreating from the morning sun, A busy, bustling, still-repeated dream. Its length ? A minute's pause, a moment's thought. And Happiness ? A bubble on the stream, That in the act of seizing shrinks to nought.
Pagina 266 - English squire exhihits his range of extensive hothouses, his park of deer, his stud of blood-horses, or his pack of welltrained fox-hounds. Here, nature has done everything ; the prince has aided her only by cutting rude walks through the woods, and over the mountains, with rustic benches appropriately stationed, to repose, and catch the most interesting points of view at every step ; son Altesse turns to ask me, with a look of proud content, ' Is not this better than your English lawns, and formal...
Pagina 110 - This aerial bow, as it hangs between the busy cities, 'curving on a sky imbrued with color,' is perfect as an organism of nature. It is an organism of nature. There was no question in the mind of its designer of 'good taste' or of appearance. He learned the law that struck its curves, the law that...
Pagina 9 - The English, from a sentiment of spurious pride, prefer a sulky repast in their own "chambre a coucher," (for private saloons, as at an English inn, are seldom to be procured,) to eating at the same convivial board with those of inferior rank, though he is almost certain to meet also with others of equal and superior station to himself; for all etiquette of this nature is waved, —the Prince and the untitled hero mix in social converse; the waiter, who generally carves each dish at the sideboard,...
Pagina 269 - ... toothpick case, placing it by his knife; but it is rarely that the knife is not preferred, for in the middle of an interesting conversation with her fascinating cousin, the aide-de-camp Fritz de Nesselrode, I see the fair and delicate hand, the well-turned arm of the young and blooming Comtesse Fanni, grasp and elevate this instrument of carving, extend her pretty mouth, and stick it between her small ivory teeth. Conversing this morning on the customs of different nations, with all the freedom...
Pagina 270 - Although sixty years' sojourn on earth have silvered his locks, and nature has not been bountiful to his person, he still retains so favourable an opinion of his personal...