The Caxtons: A Family Picture, Volumen1Wm. Blackwood, 1859 |
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... remque , prolemque , Et decus omne . " HORAT . Carmen Saculare . LIBRARY EDITION - IN TWO VOLUMES VOL . I. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCCLIX HAAT TO 3 THEES LAWREN PANASON .12 Y PRINTED BY THE CAXTONS.
... remque , prolemque , Et decus omne . " HORAT . Carmen Saculare . LIBRARY EDITION - IN TWO VOLUMES VOL . I. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCCLIX HAAT TO 3 THEES LAWREN PANASON .12 Y PRINTED BY THE CAXTONS.
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... London , and against the Monster Monopoly of the London Coal Wharfs . " A vein of the finest coal has been discovered on the estates of the celebrated philanthropist , John Jones Tibbets , Esq . This new mine , the Molly Wheal , having ...
... London , and against the Monster Monopoly of the London Coal Wharfs . " A vein of the finest coal has been discovered on the estates of the celebrated philanthropist , John Jones Tibbets , Esq . This new mine , the Molly Wheal , having ...
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... London , I dare say . He often comes over to dine and sleep , re- turning the next morning . His energy is wonderful— and contagious . Can you imagine that he has actually stirred up the flame of my vanity , by constantly poking at the ...
... London , I dare say . He often comes over to dine and sleep , re- turning the next morning . His energy is wonderful— and contagious . Can you imagine that he has actually stirred up the flame of my vanity , by constantly poking at the ...
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... more than Jack does a gold mine , or I do the library of the London Museum . A time will come when people will think that as idle a decoration as leaves and scalps . " " Brother , " said the Captain , " there 888 THE CAXTONS :
... more than Jack does a gold mine , or I do the library of the London Museum . A time will come when people will think that as idle a decoration as leaves and scalps . " " Brother , " said the Captain , " there 888 THE CAXTONS :
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... London to - night . " " And return to - morrow ? " " I know not when , " said my uncle , gloomily ; and he was silent for some moments . At length , leaning less lightly on my arm , he continued " Young man , you have pleased me . I ...
... London to - night . " " And return to - morrow ? " " I know not when , " said my uncle , gloomily ; and he was silent for some moments . At length , leaning less lightly on my arm , he continued " Young man , you have pleased me . I ...
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amongst answered asked Austin Author Blackwood's Magazine bless brother brow called Captain Roland Caxton CHAPTER child cried Crown Octavo door drew earwigs Edition eyes face fancy Fanny Trevanion father Fcap felt fortune garden gentleman GEORGE HENRY LEWES Greek hand happy head heard heart heaven honour hurdy-gurdy Keith Johnston Kitty knew Lady Ellinor laugh leave lived London look Lord Rainsforth ma'am member of Parliament mind Miss Trevanion mother nature never once pause Philhellenic Pisistratus poor Primmins Puss in Boots quoth round saffron Savoyard scholar seemed sigh Sir Sedley Beaudesert Sisty smile speak Squills stood STRANGER talk tell thing thought tion took truth turned Uncle Jack Uncle Roland Vivian voice volume walk WILLIAM BLACKWOOD William Caxton window woman word young youth
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Página 193 - Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, Now green in youth, now withering on the ground ; Another race the following spring supplies, They fall successive, and successive rise: So generations in their course decay, So flourish these, when those are past away.
Página 331 - He had, to a morbid excess, that desire to rise which is vulgarly called ambition, but no wish for the esteem or the love of his species; only the hard wish to succeed— not shine, not serve— succeed, that he might have the right to despise a world which galled his self-conceit.
Página 25 - I have narrated, he gave me one far exceeding in value those usually bestowed on children, — it was a beautiful large domino-box in cut ivory, painted and gilt. This domino-box was my delight. I was never weary of playing at dominoes with Mrs. Primmins, and I slept with the box under my pillow. "Ah...
Página 331 - Caxtons.' Passion, in him, comprehended -many of the worst emotions which militate against human happiness. You could not contradict him, but you raised quick choler; you could not speak of wealth, but his cheek paled with gnawing envy. The astonishing natural advantages of this poor boy— his beauty, his readiness, the daring spirit that breathed around him like a fiery atmosphere— had raised his constitutional self-confidence into an arrogance that turned his very claims to admiration into prejudices...
Página 40 - A more lying, round-about, puzzleheaded delusion than that by which we confuse the clear instincts of truth in our accursed system of spelling was never concocted by the father of falsehood.