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... turn like mysel , I thought the mair o ' him that he never spoke of love , for he wasna in a way to marry . But ae night as I lay on my bed , it was , as it were , whispered in my ear , that if I could do a thing for him that would mak ...
... turn like mysel , I thought the mair o ' him that he never spoke of love , for he wasna in a way to marry . But ae night as I lay on my bed , it was , as it were , whispered in my ear , that if I could do a thing for him that would mak ...
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... turn to do on the other side of the platform ; so he walked past in front of the King , and making his Majesty as beautiful a bow as any gentleman could well do , took off his cap , and held it , for the remainder of the time , in his ...
... turn to do on the other side of the platform ; so he walked past in front of the King , and making his Majesty as beautiful a bow as any gentleman could well do , took off his cap , and held it , for the remainder of the time , in his ...
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... turn her back on her idol to take a connexion of mine , well known in command of the Coldstream Guards ; and as neither of these gentlemen have called for me since , I presume they are satisfied that the blunder was not upon my side ...
... turn her back on her idol to take a connexion of mine , well known in command of the Coldstream Guards ; and as neither of these gentlemen have called for me since , I presume they are satisfied that the blunder was not upon my side ...
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... turn their talents for conjectural criticism and historical research to such subjects as I have now set forth . It would be curious to know , that many of our present youthful games were played by Mark Antony or Julius Cæsar ; — that ...
... turn their talents for conjectural criticism and historical research to such subjects as I have now set forth . It would be curious to know , that many of our present youthful games were played by Mark Antony or Julius Cæsar ; — that ...
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... turn'd unco gentle indeed . But howsomever , I wadna cheat ye- ye need nae hae been fear'd for that . Mr Harrigals kens that they are a gude bargain , and ye might maybe hae sell'd them wi ' profit . But , come , we'll hae a half ...
... turn'd unco gentle indeed . But howsomever , I wadna cheat ye- ye need nae hae been fear'd for that . Mr Harrigals kens that they are a gude bargain , and ye might maybe hae sell'd them wi ' profit . But , come , we'll hae a half ...
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Page 353 - Ye men of Israel, hear these words : Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain...
Page 94 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Page 282 - But to my mind, — though I am native here, And to the manner born, — it is a custom More honour'd in the breach than the observance.
Page 94 - Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave. A king sate on the rocky brow Which looks o'er sea-born Salamis ; And ships, by thousands, lay below, And men in nations ; — all were his ! _ . He counted them at break of day — And when the sun set, where were they?
Page 290 - A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storms ; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit.
Page 94 - You have the Pyrrhic dance as yet, Where is the Pyrrhic phalanx gone? Of two such lessons, why forget The nobler and the manlier one? You have the letters Cadmus gave, — Think ye he meant them for a slave?
Page 94 - And where are they ? And where art thou ? My Country ! On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more. And must thy lyre, so long divine...
Page 94 - And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?
Page 95 - tis the hour of prayer ! Ave Maria ! 'tis the hour of love ! Ave Maria ! may our spirits dare Look up to thine and to thy Son's above ! Ave Maria ! oh, that face so fair ! Those downcast eyes beneath the Almighty dove — What though 'tis but a pictured image ? — strike — That painting is no idol, — 'tis too like.
Page 426 - Can such things be, And overcome us like a summer cloud, Without our special wonder...