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... measure subsided , he began to reproach himself for his folly , in having
wandered - - as he conceived - so far out of his course . Before retracing his steps
, however , he allowed his gaze to range over the vast and beautiful prospect
spread ...
... measure subsided , he began to reproach himself for his folly , in having
wandered - - as he conceived - so far out of his course . Before retracing his steps
, however , he allowed his gaze to range over the vast and beautiful prospect
spread ...
Page 118
Poor girl ! she was beautiful once ; . so beautiful as to make me , who care little
for the allurements of women , fancy myself enamoured of her . ” Jack Sheppard
again sought his pistol , and was only withheld from levelling it at the thieftaker ' s
...
Poor girl ! she was beautiful once ; . so beautiful as to make me , who care little
for the allurements of women , fancy myself enamoured of her . ” Jack Sheppard
again sought his pistol , and was only withheld from levelling it at the thieftaker ' s
...
Page 187
One of the greatest pleasures of the Spaniards is , to sit in the beautiful summer
evenings , and listen to traditional ballads and tales about the wars of the Moors
and Christians , and the “ buenas andanzas ” and “ grandes hechos , ” the “ good
...
One of the greatest pleasures of the Spaniards is , to sit in the beautiful summer
evenings , and listen to traditional ballads and tales about the wars of the Moors
and Christians , and the “ buenas andanzas ” and “ grandes hechos , ” the “ good
...
Page 194
The Abencerrage thanked him for his generous proposition , which so truly
accorded with his own wishes . He took a large sum of gold , and inclosed it in a
rich coffer , and , on his own part , sent six beautiful horses , superbly
caparisoned ...
The Abencerrage thanked him for his generous proposition , which so truly
accorded with his own wishes . He took a large sum of gold , and inclosed it in a
rich coffer , and , on his own part , sent six beautiful horses , superbly
caparisoned ...
Page 389
Beautiful - oh , how beautiful ! The Turkish fishermen , attired in their picturesque
pe - kôtes were returning home in their light caïques laden with spoil . This dress
is formed of rough blue cloth , — it covers the arms , and sits loosely round the ...
Beautiful - oh , how beautiful ! The Turkish fishermen , attired in their picturesque
pe - kôtes were returning home in their light caïques laden with spoil . This dress
is formed of rough blue cloth , — it covers the arms , and sits loosely round the ...
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Page 87 - Full little knowest thou, that hast not tried, What hell it is in suing long to bide ; To lose good days that might be better spent ; To waste long nights in pensive discontent; To speed to-day, to be put back to-morrow ; To feed on hope ; to pine with fear and sorrow ; To have thy Prince's grace, yet want her peers...
Page 480 - He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear.
Page 272 - Knowledge before — a discovery that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in our philosophy.
Page 135 - Close to those walls where Folly holds her throne, And laughs to think Monroe would take her down, Where o'er the gates, by his famed father's hand Great Gibber's brazen, brainless brothers stand ; One cell there is, conceal'd from vulgar eye, The cave of Poverty and Poetry. Keen hollow winds howl thro' the bleak recess, Emblem of music caus'd by emptiness.
Page 480 - I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My...
Page 609 - And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him : and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand ; then will I slay my brother Jacob.
Page 618 - Rialto shoot along, By night and day, all paces, swift or slow, And round the theatres, a sable throng, They wait in their dusk livery of woe ; But not to them do...
Page 86 - Enchanting vale ! beyond whate'er the Muse Has of Achaia or Hesperia sung! O vale of bliss ! O softly-swelling hills ! On which the Power of Cultivation lies, And joys to see the wonders of his toil.
Page 81 - Remembrance oft shall haunt the shore When Thames in summer wreaths is drest, And oft suspend the dashing oar, To bid his gentle spirit rest!
Page 127 - Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death : but he shall be surely put to death.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 6 |
| Editors | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith |
| Publisher | Richard Bentley, 1839 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Nov 2007 |
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