The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 2Wiley and Halsted, 1821 |
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... kind . " As the whole of this story appears to be new to Mr. Chalmers , we shall give a short sketch of it from the pen of old Marshal Ro- chambeau , and another from that of the late General Lee ; by which it will be seen , that , so ...
... kind . " As the whole of this story appears to be new to Mr. Chalmers , we shall give a short sketch of it from the pen of old Marshal Ro- chambeau , and another from that of the late General Lee ; by which it will be seen , that , so ...
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... kind - hearted , impartial and well instructed Biographer have us to understand by this pretended influence ? Why only that Washington - who would not , from his own spon- taneous movement , have indulged in any mockery of grief , nor ...
... kind - hearted , impartial and well instructed Biographer have us to understand by this pretended influence ? Why only that Washington - who would not , from his own spon- taneous movement , have indulged in any mockery of grief , nor ...
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... kind of grain is very liable , called the smut or rust ; ' but when the seed has been properly prepared with salt , this mis- ' fortune can never happen . It has also been proved by some pub- ' lic spirited individuals , who have made ...
... kind of grain is very liable , called the smut or rust ; ' but when the seed has been properly prepared with salt , this mis- ' fortune can never happen . It has also been proved by some pub- ' lic spirited individuals , who have made ...
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... kind of classification was re- sorted to , that brought down the Guerriere , Ville de Milan , & c . & c . ships of nearly the dimensions , and pierced , for 54 guns , ( like our 44's , ) to the level of their own 38's . The frigates of ...
... kind of classification was re- sorted to , that brought down the Guerriere , Ville de Milan , & c . & c . ships of nearly the dimensions , and pierced , for 54 guns , ( like our 44's , ) to the level of their own 38's . The frigates of ...
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... kind of gun , which was of a calibre suited to the size of the ship , from a forty - two to an eigh- teen pounder . We believe it is now generally conceded , that Minerva did not preside over the councils which dictated our first ...
... kind of gun , which was of a calibre suited to the size of the ship , from a forty - two to an eigh- teen pounder . We believe it is now generally conceded , that Minerva did not preside over the councils which dictated our first ...
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Page 188 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Page 188 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Page 187 - The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind. "What is your name, my good woman?
Page 182 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When...
Page 186 - The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Page 86 - Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts, whose truth was proven Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven, To tell the world their worth...
Page 185 - His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling. They quaffed the liquor in profound silence and then returned to their game.
Page 187 - Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question ; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat, made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at hia heels,...
Page 197 - O'er untravelled seas to roam, — Yet lives the blood of England in our veins ! And shall we not proclaim That blood of honest fame, Which no tyranny can tame By its chains...
Page 291 - Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound, Of all that mote delight a daintie eare, Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...