The Rev. Sydney Smith ... Samuel Rogers. Frederic von Gentz. Maria Edgeworth ... The countess Hahn-Hahn. De Stendhal (Henri Beyle). Alexander DumasLongmans, Green, and Company, 1878 |
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Pagina 37
... Combe Florey . They showed a want of moral courage in not making me a bishop , ' was his remark , but I must own that it required a good deal . They know , you know , all who have lived or talked much with me must know , that I should ...
... Combe Florey . They showed a want of moral courage in not making me a bishop , ' was his remark , but I must own that it required a good deal . They know , you know , all who have lived or talked much with me must know , that I should ...
Pagina 41
... Combe Florey , near Taunton , which he soon converted into one of the most com- HIS LIFE , CHARACTER , AND WRITINGS . 41.
... Combe Florey , near Taunton , which he soon converted into one of the most com- HIS LIFE , CHARACTER , AND WRITINGS . 41.
Pagina 45
... Combe Florey ) , and kept the secret till he had caught every one of them ( an exploit requiring several days ) , when he loudly triumphed over the fisherman of the family . Writing to Lady Grey , he says : His ( John Grey's ) refusal ...
... Combe Florey ) , and kept the secret till he had caught every one of them ( an exploit requiring several days ) , when he loudly triumphed over the fisherman of the family . Writing to Lady Grey , he says : His ( John Grey's ) refusal ...
Pagina 46
... Combe Florey ! " he would exclaim , throwing himself into his red arm - chair , and looking round ; " I feel like a bride- groom in the honeymoon . " And in truth I doubt if ever bridegroom felt so joyous , or at least made others feel ...
... Combe Florey ! " he would exclaim , throwing himself into his red arm - chair , and looking round ; " I feel like a bride- groom in the honeymoon . " And in truth I doubt if ever bridegroom felt so joyous , or at least made others feel ...
Pagina 47
... Combe Florey , also professed ' un goût vif pour les déjeûners . C'est le temps de la journée où nous sommes le plus tranquilles , où nous causons le plus à notre aise . ' The memory of Mr. Rogers's breakfasts will last as long as that ...
... Combe Florey , also professed ' un goût vif pour les déjeûners . C'est le temps de la journée où nous sommes le plus tranquilles , où nous causons le plus à notre aise . ' The memory of Mr. Rogers's breakfasts will last as long as that ...
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Pagina 83 - And rise to faults true critics dare not mend. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part. And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without passing through the judgment, gains The heart, and all its end at once attains.
Pagina 94 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
Pagina 106 - Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity of thinking beings. Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the...
Pagina 214 - Thou hast also known too well ! Fairest flower, behold the lily, Blooming in the sunny ray : Let the blast sweep o'er the valley, See it prostrate on the clay. Hear the wood-lark charm the forest, Telling o'er his little joys ; Hapless bird ! a prey the surest To each pirate of the skies. Dearly bought the hidden treasure Finer feelings can bestow ; Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure Thrill the deepest notes of woe.
Pagina 115 - Her feet beneath her petticoat Like little mice stole in and out, As if they feared the light: But, oh ! she dances such a way— No sun upon an Easter day Is half so fine a sight.
Pagina 117 - Her voice was ever soft, Gentle, and low, — an excellent thing in woman.
Pagina 22 - Better a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.