The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volumen46Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1855 |
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... portrays as falling with peculiar force on the eldest and youngest members of a
house . He had not grown over - bearing and presumptuous on the strength of his
actual importance in the family , nor riotous and unmanageable in disposition ...
... portrays as falling with peculiar force on the eldest and youngest members of a
house . He had not grown over - bearing and presumptuous on the strength of his
actual importance in the family , nor riotous and unmanageable in disposition ...
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... dark or light ; she shall be tall or short , plump or thin , as it suits her , but she
must have a forehead and a mouth that can be trusted . Her head may fall short of
universal knowledge , but her heart shall be warm and true , a temperate zone .
... dark or light ; she shall be tall or short , plump or thin , as it suits her , but she
must have a forehead and a mouth that can be trusted . Her head may fall short of
universal knowledge , but her heart shall be warm and true , a temperate zone .
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There was a hesitancy and a falling short of perfect satisfaction when he had
finished tracing the resemblance between her and the ideal woman . She was his
sister , and he could think of improvements on this style of being which she ...
There was a hesitancy and a falling short of perfect satisfaction when he had
finished tracing the resemblance between her and the ideal woman . She was his
sister , and he could think of improvements on this style of being which she ...
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And yet , perhaps , we look upon this season of the year too coldly . It has its joys
. The cold without drives us to seek within the pleasant fire - side , social pipe ,
and jovial friend . And then the snow , so beautiful ! — falling down so soft , and ...
And yet , perhaps , we look upon this season of the year too coldly . It has its joys
. The cold without drives us to seek within the pleasant fire - side , social pipe ,
and jovial friend . And then the snow , so beautiful ! — falling down so soft , and ...
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There is a wine which Laprian they call ; Soon as the seals from the rich
hogshead fall , Violets and roses mix their lovely scent , And hyacinth , in one rich
fragrance blent . ' There was the Corinthian , Naxian , Bibline , Scia PISCATOR ...
There is a wine which Laprian they call ; Soon as the seals from the rich
hogshead fall , Violets and roses mix their lovely scent , And hyacinth , in one rich
fragrance blent . ' There was the Corinthian , Naxian , Bibline , Scia PISCATOR ...
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Página 25 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Página 624 - Ye who love a nation's legends, Love the ballads of a people, That like voices from afar off Call to us to pause and listen, Speak in tones so plain and childlike, Scarcely can the ear distinguish Whether they are sung or spoken...
Página 625 - Hiawatha!" And the rabbit from his pathway Leaped aside, and at a distance Sat erect upon his haunches, Half in fear and half in frolic, Saying to the little hunter, "Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!" But he heeded not, nor heard them, For his thoughts were with the red deer^ On their tracks his eyes were fastened, Leading downward to the river, To the ford across the river, And as one in slumber walked he.
Página 625 - There he waited till the deer came, Till he saw two antlers lifted, Saw two eyes look from the thicket, Saw two nostrils point to windward, And a deer came down the pathway, Flecked with leafy light and shadow.
Página 623 - And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter?
Página 528 - Some might lament that I were cold, As I when this sweet day is gone, Which my lost heart, too soon grown old, Insults with this untimely moan ; They might lament — for I am one Whom men love not — and yet regret, Unlike this day, which, when the sun Shall on its stainless glory set, Will linger, though enjoyed, like joy, in memory yet ODE TO THE WEST WIND.
Página 396 - Ye are furrowed all o'er; Strength of my youth, All your vigor is gone; Thoughts of my youth, Your gay visions are flown.
Página 112 - There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl The feast of reason and the flow of soul...
Página 263 - Who gave the ball, or paid the visit last; One speaks the glory of the British queen, And one describes a charming Indian screen; A third interprets motions, looks, and eyes; At every word a reputation dies. Snuff, or the fan, supply each pause of chat, With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.
Página 20 - We resolve to have nothing more to do with it ; for "there is a point beyond which forbearance ceases to be a virtue," and we conceive that point to be thirty-two degrees above zero 4 at the very least.