Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 13; Volume 76John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1871 |
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... body'd be safe ? ' Sez John C. Calhoun , sez he ; — Sez Mister Hannegan , Afore he began agin , " Thet exception is quite oppertoon , ' sez he . " We must part from the first series of " The Biglow Papers " with a few verses of " The ...
... body'd be safe ? ' Sez John C. Calhoun , sez he ; — Sez Mister Hannegan , Afore he began agin , " Thet exception is quite oppertoon , ' sez he . " We must part from the first series of " The Biglow Papers " with a few verses of " The ...
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... body , inflicted with mop - handles , broom - sticks and sich . Occa- shunly they git mad & scald him with bilin hot water . When he got eny waze cranky thay'd shut him up in a dark closit , previsly whippin him arter the stile of ...
... body , inflicted with mop - handles , broom - sticks and sich . Occa- shunly they git mad & scald him with bilin hot water . When he got eny waze cranky thay'd shut him up in a dark closit , previsly whippin him arter the stile of ...
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... body has sufficient presence of mind to order out the artillery . The " spook " comes nearer ; all faces are pale ; the South Germans cross themselves and in- voke the Virgin : - " Boot Itzig of Frankfort he lift oop his nose , Und be ...
... body has sufficient presence of mind to order out the artillery . The " spook " comes nearer ; all faces are pale ; the South Germans cross themselves and in- voke the Virgin : - " Boot Itzig of Frankfort he lift oop his nose , Und be ...
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... body form another great difficulty . They were formerly scattered promiscu- ously through the Penal Code , but have of late years been compiled in separate books , one for the army and the other for the civil service . The preface to ...
... body form another great difficulty . They were formerly scattered promiscu- ously through the Penal Code , but have of late years been compiled in separate books , one for the army and the other for the civil service . The preface to ...
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... body - but the only feasible plan would seem to be to apportion these onerous duties amongst a greater number of officers . As it is now , the lives of these men are one constant struggle to keep their shortcomings from the eyes of ...
... body - but the only feasible plan would seem to be to apportion these onerous duties amongst a greater number of officers . As it is now , the lives of these men are one constant struggle to keep their shortcomings from the eyes of ...
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Page 98 - All murder'd : for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court, and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp...
Page 560 - See, safe through shoal and rock, How they follow in a flock, Not a ship that misbehaves, not a keel that grates the ground, Not a spar that comes to grief ! The peril, see, is past, All are harbored to the last, And just as Herve Riel hollas
Page 540 - While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.
Page 384 - YE have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy : But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you...
Page 560 - My friend, I must speak out at the end, Though I find the speaking hard. Praise is deeper than the lips: You have saved the King his ships, You must name your own reward. 'Faith, our sun was near eclipse! Demand whate'er you will, France remains your debtor still. Ask to heart's content and have! or my name's not Damfreville.
Page 560 - So, the storm subsides to calm : They see the green trees wave On the heights o'erlooking Greve. Hearts that bled are stanched with balm. "Just our rapture to enhance, Let the English rake the bay, Gnash their teeth and glare askance As they cannonade away ! 'Neath rampired Solidor pleasant riding on the Ranee!
Page 556 - Why, what hope or chance have ships like these to pass?" laughed they: "Rocks to starboard, rocks to port, all the passage scarred and scored, Shall the 'Formidable...
Page 382 - Been hurt by the archers. In his side he bore, And in his hands and feet, the cruel scars. With gentle force soliciting the darts, He drew them forth, and heal'd, and bade me live. Since then, with few associates, in remote And silent woods I wander, far from those My former partners of the peopled scene ; With few associates, and not wishing more. Here much I ruminate, as much I may, With other views of men and manners now Than once, and others of a life to come.
Page 557 - Take the helm, lead the line, save the squadron ! " cried its chief. " Captains, give the sailor place ! He is admiral, in brief." Still the North wind, by God's grace. See the noble fellow's face As the big ship, with a bound, Clears the entry like a hound, Keeps the passage as its inch of way were the wide sea's profound ! See, safe through shoal and rock, How they follow in a flock.
Page 293 - How such a one was strong, and such was bold, And such was fortunate, yet each of old Lost, lost ! one moment knelled the woe of years.