The life and adventures of Paul Plaintive, esq., by Martin Gribaldus Swammerdam, Volume 21811 |
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... considered as a trial . As the crowd moved slowly forwards various were the conjectures hazarded . Some thought him a spy , some said he was a highwayman , and some declared he was a magician . " But he has stolen a loaf , " said ...
... considered as a trial . As the crowd moved slowly forwards various were the conjectures hazarded . Some thought him a spy , some said he was a highwayman , and some declared he was a magician . " But he has stolen a loaf , " said ...
Page 89
... considered that he could not retrieve his loss by any exacerbations of temper ; so he whistled part of a tune , with his back against the baker's counter and thought of his scholars . Would that every one had as much philosophy as plain ...
... considered that he could not retrieve his loss by any exacerbations of temper ; so he whistled part of a tune , with his back against the baker's counter and thought of his scholars . Would that every one had as much philosophy as plain ...
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... considered as a stimulus to great exertions in the path of virtue , becomes criminal , when operating only as a con- stant poison upon the felicity of life , by rendering us discontented with our sta- tion and acquirements , without ...
... considered as a stimulus to great exertions in the path of virtue , becomes criminal , when operating only as a con- stant poison upon the felicity of life , by rendering us discontented with our sta- tion and acquirements , without ...
Page 122
... considered so laudable as the writing of the Dean of St. Patrick's . The one amuses us by skilful irony directed to a subject , at most , but very unimportant : while the other employs as vigorous ( per- haps more 122 LIFE AND ADVENTURES ...
... considered so laudable as the writing of the Dean of St. Patrick's . The one amuses us by skilful irony directed to a subject , at most , but very unimportant : while the other employs as vigorous ( per- haps more 122 LIFE AND ADVENTURES ...
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... considered as essen- , tial to an imitation of oriental writing . Be it as it may , the tale was inserted , which was just what Paul wished ; and his future correspondence was again solicited , which was just what he hoped , though he ...
... considered as essen- , tial to an imitation of oriental writing . Be it as it may , the tale was inserted , which was just what Paul wished ; and his future correspondence was again solicited , which was just what he hoped , though he ...
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Page 122 - Tho' they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human : One point must still be greatly dark, The moving why they do it : And just as lamely can ye mark, How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord- — its various tone, Each spring — its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
Page 11 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me...
Page 102 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven...
Page 175 - Who most to shun or hate mankind pretend, Seek an admirer, or would fix a friend. Abstract what others feel, what others think...
Page 227 - Yet these failures, however frequent, may admit extenuation and apology. To have attempted much is always laudable, even when the enterprise is above the strength that undertakes it : to rest below his own aim is incident to every one whose fancy is active, and whose views are comprehensive; nor is any man satisfied with himself because he has done much, but because he can conceive little!
Page 96 - Quelle, duften aus jeder Blum ihm zu, ertönen und lispeln ihm aus jedem Gebüsche. Kein Ekel verderbt ihm die immer neuen Freuden, die die Schönheiten der Natur in End-loser Mannigfaltigkeit ihm anbieten. Auch in der kleinsten Verzierung unendlich mannigfaltig und schön, jedes zum besten Endzweck in allen seinen Verhältnissen schön und gut.
Page 258 - POT LUCK." An Englishman invited once A German friend to dine On plain pot luck, — for such his phrase — And drink some good port wine.
Page 95 - Unempfindlichkeit vorübergehn, da lächeln mannigfaltige Freuden um ihn her. Ihm schmückt sich die ganze schöne Natur, alle seine Sinnen finden immer unendliche Quellen von Freude, auf jedem Fußsteig, wo er wandelt, in jedem Schatten, in dem er ruhet. Sanfte Entzückungen sprudeln...
Page 258 - Herr repair'd at proper time. With stomach for the treat; The viands on the table plac'd, Von Schlemmer took his seat. Soup, turkey, beef, by turns were serv'd, Mein Herr declin'd each one; •Howls, turtle, sauce, they follow'd next—, Von Schlemmer tasted none.