Compton Audley; or, Hands not heartsRichard Bentley, 1841 - 281 pages |
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... bells were loudly ringing from the numerous steeples of the city ; various corps of military , with " olive branch and laurel crown , " lined the streets , through which the expected procession was to pass , while the thunder of the ...
... bells were loudly ringing from the numerous steeples of the city ; various corps of military , with " olive branch and laurel crown , " lined the streets , through which the expected procession was to pass , while the thunder of the ...
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... bell , " would at all times rouse him to action . We have now only to sum up this brief ac- count of Lord Atherley by saying , that among the loves of the great - as Alexander loved his horse Bucephalus ; Numa a lap - dog ; Augustus a ...
... bell , " would at all times rouse him to action . We have now only to sum up this brief ac- count of Lord Atherley by saying , that among the loves of the great - as Alexander loved his horse Bucephalus ; Numa a lap - dog ; Augustus a ...
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... the city ; the balconies filled with fair spectators ; beating of drums , firing of cannons , ringing of bells ; -all were vivid and brilliant . Much interesting matter was acces- sible to a lover of the fine arts ; the COMPTON AUDLEY .
... the city ; the balconies filled with fair spectators ; beating of drums , firing of cannons , ringing of bells ; -all were vivid and brilliant . Much interesting matter was acces- sible to a lover of the fine arts ; the COMPTON AUDLEY .
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... bells across their shoulders . The picturesque costumes of the servants in their cloaks of sable , of the chasseurs and equerries in the uniforms and liveries of their respective masters , were strikingly effective . The return of the ...
... bells across their shoulders . The picturesque costumes of the servants in their cloaks of sable , of the chasseurs and equerries in the uniforms and liveries of their respective masters , were strikingly effective . The return of the ...
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... bell rang ; an overture was played ; the curtain drew up , -Augustus Priddie made his appearance , dressed in a black bugled velvet Hamlet's dress , and in a profusion of feathers , making him look like a very respectable living hearse ...
... bell rang ; an overture was played ; the curtain drew up , -Augustus Priddie made his appearance , dressed in a black bugled velvet Hamlet's dress , and in a profusion of feathers , making him look like a very respectable living hearse ...
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Page 110 - Tumultuous grandeur crowds the blazing square, The rattling chariots clash, the torches glare. Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ! Sure these denote one universal joy!
Page 12 - May the great God whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it, and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Page 133 - ... tis where the ice appears. Though wit may flash from fluent lips, and mirth distract the breast, Through midnight hours that yield no more their former hope of rest; "Tis but as ivy-leaves around the ruin'd turret wreath, All green and wildly fresh without, but worn and grey beneath.
Page 205 - A WET sheet and a flowing sea, A wind that follows fast And fills the white and rustling sail And bends the gallant mast ; And bends the gallant mast, my boys, While like the eagle free Away the good ship flies, and leaves Old England on the lee. O for a soft and gentle wind...
Page 189 - SOLDIER'S DREAM Our bugles sang truce — for the night-cloud had lowered, And the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky ; And thousands had sunk on the ground overpowered, The weary to sleep and the wounded to die.
Page 110 - And pinch'd with cold, and shrinking from the shower, With heavy heart deplores that luckless hour, When idly first, ambitious of the town, She left her wheel and robes of country brown.
Page 16 - There was a day when they were young and proud, Banners on high, and battles pass'd below ; But they who fought are in a bloody shroud, And those which waved are shredless dust ere now, And the bleak battlements shall bear no future blow.
Page 128 - Ah me! for aught that ever I could read. Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth: But, either it was different in blood; Her.
Page 113 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies.
Page 70 - It has a strange quick jar upon the ear, That cocking of a pistol, when you know A moment more will bring the sight to bear Upon your person, twelve yards off, or so; A gentlemanly distance, not too near, If you have got a former friend or foe ; But, after being fired at once or twice, The ear becomes more Irish, and less nice.