The Town: Its Memorable Characters and EventsSmith, Elder, and Company, 1859 - 449 pages |
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... passed . Nor is this to be attributed to dullness . He may , indeed , be dull . The eyes of his understanding may be like bad spectacles , which no brightening would enable to see much . But he may be only inattentive . Circumstances ...
... passed . Nor is this to be attributed to dullness . He may , indeed , be dull . The eyes of his understanding may be like bad spectacles , which no brightening would enable to see much . But he may be only inattentive . Circumstances ...
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... passed to as little purpose in the reign of Philip and Mary ; and in the time of Elizabeth the new opinions in religion seem to have left the place fairly in possession of its chaos , as if in derision of the old . The toleration of the ...
... passed to as little purpose in the reign of Philip and Mary ; and in the time of Elizabeth the new opinions in religion seem to have left the place fairly in possession of its chaos , as if in derision of the old . The toleration of the ...
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... passing , that the theatre had gone down on their knees . Catholics reform as well as other people , with the growth of knowledge , especially when restrictions no longer make their prejudices appear a matter of duty . We know not how ...
... passing , that the theatre had gone down on their knees . Catholics reform as well as other people , with the growth of knowledge , especially when restrictions no longer make their prejudices appear a matter of duty . We know not how ...
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... passed in the old cathedral between John of Gaunt and the Anti - Wick- liffites . It made him very unpopular at the time . Probably , if he had died just after it , his coffin would have been torn to pieces ; but subsequently he had a ...
... passed in the old cathedral between John of Gaunt and the Anti - Wick- liffites . It made him very unpopular at the time . Probably , if he had died just after it , his coffin would have been torn to pieces ; but subsequently he had a ...
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... passed , and unrepining ; Her streaming eyes bent ever on the earth , Except when , in some bitter pang of sorrow , To heaven she seemed , in fervent zeal , to raise , And beg that mercy man denied her here . " The poet has adopted the ...
... passed , and unrepining ; Her streaming eyes bent ever on the earth , Except when , in some bitter pang of sorrow , To heaven she seemed , in fervent zeal , to raise , And beg that mercy man denied her here . " The poet has adopted the ...
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Page 364 - Of mimic'd statesmen and their merry king. No wit to flatter left of all his store! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.
Page 362 - A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Page 35 - WEEP with me, all you that read This little story; And know, for whom a tear you shed Death's self is sorry. 'Twas a child that so did thrive In grace and feature As Heaven and Nature seemed to strive Which owned the creature.
Page 322 - O, Sir, I cannot think Mr. Garrick would grudge such a trifle to you." " Sir, (said he, with a stern look,) I have known David Garrick longer than you have done ; and I know no right you have to talk to me on the subject.
Page 363 - Blest madman ! who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both (to show his judgment) in extremes ; So over violent, or over civil, That every man, with him, was God or devil.
Page 270 - Dream," which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.
Page 259 - I have seen a dreadful vision since I saw you. I have seen my dear wife pass twice by me through this room with her hair hanging about her shoulders and a dead child in her arms. This I have seen since I saw you.
Page 231 - Veritate; if it be for Thy glory, I beseech Thee give me some sign from heaven ; if not, I shall suppress it.
Page 111 - The Tories carry it among the new members six to one. Mr. Addison's election has passed easy and undisputed, and I believe, if he had a mind to be king, he would hardly be refused.
Page 93 - Short; rather plump than emaciated, notwithstanding his complaints: about five foot five inches: fair wig; lightish cloth coat, all black besides: one hand generally in his bosom, the other a cane in it, which he leans upon under the skirts of his coat usually, that it may imperceptibly serve him as a support, when attacked by sudden tremors or startings, and dizziness...