Notes and QueriesOxford University Press, 1874 - Electronic journals |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 86
Page 7
... possession , and not to the party ejected or excluded . An accomplished friend suggested to me that , in the above passage , built is a substantive , having the sense of σкоTÓя , i . e . , a mark or target . Obviously , if built had ...
... possession , and not to the party ejected or excluded . An accomplished friend suggested to me that , in the above passage , built is a substantive , having the sense of σкоTÓя , i . e . , a mark or target . Obviously , if built had ...
Page 11
... possession of his friend Mr. Maxwell , of Dalbeattie , from whom he had received it . He has kindly furnished me with the following par- ticulars , which will be interesting to many of your readers . I cannot say that I am very well ...
... possession of his friend Mr. Maxwell , of Dalbeattie , from whom he had received it . He has kindly furnished me with the following par- ticulars , which will be interesting to many of your readers . I cannot say that I am very well ...
Page 12
... possession of the subscriber hereof for many years , and been compared with some of the poet's undisputed autographs , as well as examined by several parties familiar with his hand - pass through the troublous times of the Danes writing ...
... possession of the subscriber hereof for many years , and been compared with some of the poet's undisputed autographs , as well as examined by several parties familiar with his hand - pass through the troublous times of the Danes writing ...
Page 13
... possession of Mr. Brinsley Marlay ; it bore the number 240 . It has been also engraved by other hands than those of Watson . ( Jack ) Ellys likewise painted her , and his work was engraved by Faber , 1728 , an important year in her ...
... possession of Mr. Brinsley Marlay ; it bore the number 240 . It has been also engraved by other hands than those of Watson . ( Jack ) Ellys likewise painted her , and his work was engraved by Faber , 1728 , an important year in her ...
Page 21
... possessed of their estates by Cromwell . We find , about 1652 , " William Archer and William Walter petitioning on ... possessions passing into the hands of their Crom- wellite neighbours - the Lechmeres and others . Presumably , the ...
... possessed of their estates by Cromwell . We find , about 1652 , " William Archer and William Walter petitioning on ... possessions passing into the hands of their Crom- wellite neighbours - the Lechmeres and others . Presumably , the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
addressed ancient appears arms Athenĉum Club Bishop Buttermere called Castle centenarianism century Charles Church copy correspondent Crown 8vo curious daughter death Dictionary died Duke Earl edition Edward Elizabeth England English English Spelling Reform engraved F. J. FURNIVALL Fleet Street French George give given Gray's Inn Henry Herald History House Illustrations interesting James John JOHN WHITE King Lady late Latin LEA & PERRINS letter London Lord Maps married MARSALA WINE Mary meaning Messrs notice original Oxford paper passage person poem poet Port portrait post free Postage free printed published Queen quoted RALPH AGAS readers reference Richard Robert Royal Royal Albert Hall says Scotch Whisky Scotland Serres Shakspeare Sherry spelling Thomas Thoms tion translation Truss verse volume Wellington Street wife William WINES word writing
Popular passages
Page 5 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and, in my choice, To reign is worth ambition, though in hell: Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven.
Page 317 - There is not wind enough to twirl The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light, and hanging so high, On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky.
Page 42 - ... man be ? — By the side of a spring, on the breast of Helvellyn, Under the twigs of a young birch tree ! The oak that in summer was sweet to hear, And rustled its leaves in the fall of the year, And whistled and roared in the winter alone, Is gone, — and the birch in its stead is grown. — The Knight's bones are dust, And his good sword rust ; — His soul is with the saints, I trust.
Page 120 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear : Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village- Hampden, that, with dauntless breast, The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Page 280 - Time hath, my lord, a wallet at his back, Wherein he puts alms for oblivion, A great-sized monster of ingratitudes : Those scraps are good deeds past : which are devour'd As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done...
Page 132 - THAT, AND A' THAT. Is there, for honest Poverty, That hangs his head, and a' that ; The coward slave — we pass him by ! We dare be poor for a
Page 102 - Go, lovely Rose ! Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That had'st thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired : Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die ! that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee, —...
Page 220 - Sophy's air to different words, and give to its plaintive tones some little history of virtuous distress in humble life, such as might suit it. While attempting to effect this in my closet, I called to my little sister, now Lady...
Page 253 - A man who has been brought up among books, and is able to talk of nothing else, is a very indifferent companion, and what we call a pedant. But, methinks, we should enlarge the title, and give it to every one that does not know how to think out of his profession and particular way of life.
Page 189 - Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild.