Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 87W. Blackwood, 1860 |
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... mind to resist any permanent intrusion on the premises . Three vigorous pulls at the bell having proved ineffectual to elicit any notice , the carrier , Watty Shaw , a powerful youth from the braes of Yarrow , commenced beating a tattoo ...
... mind to resist any permanent intrusion on the premises . Three vigorous pulls at the bell having proved ineffectual to elicit any notice , the carrier , Watty Shaw , a powerful youth from the braes of Yarrow , commenced beating a tattoo ...
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... mind that the reflection of any object must always be in a direct line between that ob- ject and his own eye , whilst the posi- tion of the shadow cast by the same object depends altogether upon its position in relation to the sun ...
... mind that the reflection of any object must always be in a direct line between that ob- ject and his own eye , whilst the posi- tion of the shadow cast by the same object depends altogether upon its position in relation to the sun ...
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... mind ! " Let the blasphemer quicken his steps , and hurry stealthily past the tabernacle of Holofernes , lest the flashing sword of Judith should fall upon his head ! A " lost mind " indeed ! Let the student of art read diligently the ...
... mind ! " Let the blasphemer quicken his steps , and hurry stealthily past the tabernacle of Holofernes , lest the flashing sword of Judith should fall upon his head ! A " lost mind " indeed ! Let the student of art read diligently the ...
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... mind much about the road , except that the wine was sour , and the vivers rather queer ; but I was wakened out of a sound nap by the bawling of a chield they ca'ed the conductor , on the top of the diligence , by which I understood that ...
... mind much about the road , except that the wine was sour , and the vivers rather queer ; but I was wakened out of a sound nap by the bawling of a chield they ca'ed the conductor , on the top of the diligence , by which I understood that ...
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... mind of the seaman , and assure the character of a standing navy , besides obliterating all the other disadvan- tages which are now associated in his mind with life in a man - of - war . This suggestion of barracks was evidently an ...
... mind of the seaman , and assure the character of a standing navy , besides obliterating all the other disadvan- tages which are now associated in his mind with life in a man - of - war . This suggestion of barracks was evidently an ...
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Page 330 - With bated breath, and whispering humbleness, Say this: — "Fair sir, you spit on me on Wednesday last; You spurned me such a day ; another time You called me dog; and for these courtesies I'll lend you thus much moneys ?
Page 451 - We will return no more;" And all at once they sang, "Our island home Is far beyond the wave; we will no longer roam.
Page 599 - ... a creature full of eager, passionate longings for all that was beautiful and glad ; thirsty for all knowledge ; with an ear straining after dreamy music that died away and would not come near to her ; with a blind, unconscious yearning for something that would link together the wonderful impressions of this mysterious life, and give her soul a sense of home in it.
Page 112 - On the banks of the Teche, are the towns of St. Maur and St. Martin. There the long-wandering bride shall be given again to her bridegroom, There the long-absent pastor regain his flock and his sheepfold. Beautiful is the land, with its prairies and forests of fruit-trees...
Page 455 - Howe'er you come to know it, answer me : Though you untie the winds and let them fight Against the churches ; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up ; Though bladed corn be lodg'd and trees blown down ; Though castles topple on their warders...
Page 330 - Shylock, we would have moneys :" — you say so ; You, that did void your rheum upon my beard, And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold : moneys is your suit. What should I say to you ? Should I not say, " Hath a dog money ? is it possible A cur can lend three thousand ducats...
Page 408 - I also leave to the beneficence of my country my adopted daughter, Horatia Nelson Thompson; and I desire she will use in future the name of Nelson only. 'These are the only favours I ask of my king and country, at this moment when I am going to fight their battle. May God bless my king and country, and all those I hold dear! My relations it is needless to mention: they will, of course, be amply provided for.
Page 140 - visits the sins of the fathers upon the children even to the third and fourth generations of them that hate him...
Page 601 - There is no sense of ease like the ease we felt in those scenes where we were born, where objects became dear to us before we had known the labour of choice, and where the outer world seemed only an extension of our own personality : we accepted and loved it as we accepted our own sense of existence and our own limbs.
Page 330 - About my moneys and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well, then, it now appears you need my help. Go to, then ; you come to me, and you say, Shylock, we would have moneys...