Change of Air; Or, The Diary of a Philosopher in Pursuit of Health and Recreation Illustrating the Beneficial Influence of Bodily Exercise, Change of Scene, Pure Air and Temporary Relaxation as Antidotes to the Wear and Tear of Education and AvocationHighley, 1831 - 300 páginas |
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... ENGLISH MALADY , " about which so much was written a century ago . And why should it predominate in London so much more than in Paris ? The reason is obvious : —In London , business is almost the only pleasure — in Paris , pleasure is ...
... ENGLISH MALADY , " about which so much was written a century ago . And why should it predominate in London so much more than in Paris ? The reason is obvious : —In London , business is almost the only pleasure — in Paris , pleasure is ...
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... English atmosphere in preventing the slightest intrusion of the cheerful , but embrowning rays of Phoebus . In short , no mad dog can have a greater dread of water , than has a modern fine lady of the solar beams . So much does this ...
... English atmosphere in preventing the slightest intrusion of the cheerful , but embrowning rays of Phoebus . In short , no mad dog can have a greater dread of water , than has a modern fine lady of the solar beams . So much does this ...
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... English . It is by the brain , or organ of intellect , that man is distin- guished and raised above all other animals . The nerves of sense , by which impressions are conveyed to this organ , are not so acute in the lord of the creation ...
... English . It is by the brain , or organ of intellect , that man is distin- guished and raised above all other animals . The nerves of sense , by which impressions are conveyed to this organ , are not so acute in the lord of the creation ...
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... English fleet at the moment of invasion ; for , of what use would steam be , if the invaders had possession of the sea , and could choose their own time and place of landing ? But , while the English fleet is superior , steam cannot ...
... English fleet at the moment of invasion ; for , of what use would steam be , if the invaders had possession of the sea , and could choose their own time and place of landing ? But , while the English fleet is superior , steam cannot ...
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... English intercourse , or rather English money , has paved its streets , and even placed some flags along their sides - lighted its lamps - spread carpets on its floors - silver forks on its tables ―nay , constructed water - closets in ...
... English intercourse , or rather English money , has paved its streets , and even placed some flags along their sides - lighted its lamps - spread carpets on its floors - silver forks on its tables ―nay , constructed water - closets in ...
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Página 12 - He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake...
Página 12 - tis true, this god did shake : His coward lips did from their colour fly, And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world Did lose his lustre : I did hear him groan : Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas, it cried ' Give me some drink, Titinius,
Página 21 - Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche — the thunderbolt of snow ! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How Earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below.
Página 254 - Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see, My heart untravell'd fondly turns to thee ; Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain, And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
Página 2 - Twas his the vast and trackless Deep to rove : Alternate change of Climates has he known, And felt the fierce extremes of either zone, Where polar Skies congeal th...
Página 44 - No, never shall I lose the trace Of what I've felt in this bright place. And, should my spirit's hope grow weak, Should I, oh God, e'er doubt thy power, This mighty scene again I'll seek, At the same calm and glowing hour, And here, at the sublimest shrine That Nature ever rear'd to Thee, Rekindle all that hope divine, And feel my immortality ! EXTRACT II.
Página 94 - It fills the mind with new ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues longest in action without being tired.
Página 94 - Now, in travelling we multiply events, and innocently. We set out, as it were, on our adventures ; and many are those that occur to us, morning, noon, and night. The day we come to a place which we have long heard and read off — as in Italy we do continually — it is an era in our lives ; and from that moment the very name calls up a picture.
Página 94 - Would he who sat in a corner of his library, poring over books and maps, learn more or so much in the time, as he who, with his eyes and his heart open, is receiving impressions all day long from the things themselves...
Página 61 - Hector first of Troy. As from some mountain's craggy forehead torn, A rock's round fragment flies, with fury borne, (Which from the stubborn stone a torrent rends) Precipitate the pond'rous...