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... stand on our legs ; our cabin was so dark and gloomy that we could not bear sitting for an hour in it . The dim light admitted from a bull's - eye , and a small scuttle through the side , was not sufficient to read a book , and when we ...
... stand on our legs ; our cabin was so dark and gloomy that we could not bear sitting for an hour in it . The dim light admitted from a bull's - eye , and a small scuttle through the side , was not sufficient to read a book , and when we ...
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... stands on a gentle declivity towards the sea , the streets are very wide and straight , and intersect each other at right angles , which adds considerably to its beauty ; the houses are principally two stories high . Canals of water run ...
... stands on a gentle declivity towards the sea , the streets are very wide and straight , and intersect each other at right angles , which adds considerably to its beauty ; the houses are principally two stories high . Canals of water run ...
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... stand it is so far , and if he will take you and your luggage for such a sum you will go , and not otherwise , then you will be secure from imposi- tion ; or tell him to drive you two , three , or four miles in the direction of the ...
... stand it is so far , and if he will take you and your luggage for such a sum you will go , and not otherwise , then you will be secure from imposi- tion ; or tell him to drive you two , three , or four miles in the direction of the ...
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... stands ; the horse has his food in his nosebag , a man to water them is upon each stand , and the horses and drivers appear to be of that description of animals that no weather can hurt , no disease reach , and in fact weather proof ...
... stands ; the horse has his food in his nosebag , a man to water them is upon each stand , and the horses and drivers appear to be of that description of animals that no weather can hurt , no disease reach , and in fact weather proof ...
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... stand upon Southwark or Waterloo bridge , and to look on both sides at the beautifully lighted up bridges , is a grand sight . And upon a fine summer's morning , to stand upon the centre of either of them to behold the glorious sun rise ...
... stand upon Southwark or Waterloo bridge , and to look on both sides at the beautifully lighted up bridges , is a grand sight . And upon a fine summer's morning , to stand upon the centre of either of them to behold the glorious sun rise ...
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Page 271 - ... that comes from abroad or is grown at home ; taxes on the raw material; taxes on every fresh value that is added to it by the industry of man; taxes on the sauce which pampers man's appetite, and the drug that restores him to health, — on the ermine which decorates the judge, and the rope which hangs the criminal, — on the poor man's salt, and the rich man's spice, — on the brass nails of the coffin, and the ribbons of the bride, — at bed or board, couchant or levant, — we must pay.
Page 479 - Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the seats of bliss • No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay, Now should we rather hail thy glorious flight, And trace thy journey to the realms of day.
Page 272 - ... for the privilege of putting him to death. His whole property is then immediately taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble ; and he...
Page 272 - His whole property is then immediately taxed from two to ten per cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel ; his virtues are handed down to posterity on taxed marble ; and he is then gathered to his fathers — to be taxed no more.
Page 282 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Page 353 - Exchequer shall always ex officio form three. The president is also nominated by the crown, is usually a cabinet minister, and in all changes of administration retires from office together with the salaried commissioners and secretary.
Page 203 - ... every carriage, and gives the owner an opportunity of displaying his best wig to every one that passes by. A little artificial fountain, spouting water sometimes to the amazing height of four feet, and in which frogs supply the want of fishes, is one of the most exquisite ornaments in these gardens. There are, besides (if the spot of ground allows sufficient space for them), very curious statues of Harlequin, Scaramouch, Pierrot, and Columbine, which serve to remind their wives and daughters...
Page 476 - As lamps burn silent with unconscious light, So modest ease in beauty shines most bright. Unaiming charms with edge resistless fall, And she who means no mischief does it all.
Page 479 - And let us ex- | alt his | name to- | gether. 1 sought the | Lord • and he | heard me : And delivered me | out of | all my | fears.
Page 205 - He welcomed me into the country ; and, after having made me observe the turnpike on my left, and the ' Golden Wheatsheaf ' on my right, he conducted me into his house, where I was received by his lady, who made a thousand apologies for being catched in such a dishabille. " The hall (for so I was taught to call it) had its white wall almost hid by a curious collection of prints and paintings. On one side was a large map of London, a plan and elevation of the...