The North American Review, Volumen64Vols. 227-230, no. 2 include: Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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If you knew what kind of suppers he has been living upon of late , you would call
that a seast . Besides , if you were to make any unusual preparation , it might
excite suspicion ; so make haste , and come and take your place at table . ” “ At
table ...
If you knew what kind of suppers he has been living upon of late , you would call
that a seast . Besides , if you were to make any unusual preparation , it might
excite suspicion ; so make haste , and come and take your place at table . ” “ At
table ...
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time , after walking all night , he came out upon a point whence he could see the
kind of chase in which the soldiers pursued the mountaineers , driving them
before them and keeping up a constant fire from their muskets , as if the poor ...
time , after walking all night , he came out upon a point whence he could see the
kind of chase in which the soldiers pursued the mountaineers , driving them
before them and keeping up a constant fire from their muskets , as if the poor ...
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... with health or the want of it . One brave effort of that kind he made , in giving up
the stimulating drinks of all kinds to which he had resorted for relief , — an
abstinence in which he persevered to the last ; but generally , in this instance , as
...
... with health or the want of it . One brave effort of that kind he made , in giving up
the stimulating drinks of all kinds to which he had resorted for relief , — an
abstinence in which he persevered to the last ; but generally , in this instance , as
...
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But Dr . Johnson ' s works of various kinds , excellent and instructive as they are ,
will be more or less esteemed as the ... Addison , too , he says , has left a great
reputation of this kind , and Bolingbroke ' s superiority to all others cannot be ...
But Dr . Johnson ' s works of various kinds , excellent and instructive as they are ,
will be more or less esteemed as the ... Addison , too , he says , has left a great
reputation of this kind , and Bolingbroke ' s superiority to all others cannot be ...
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Next in order is Adam Smith , who is represented in Croker ' s Boswell , the main
characteristic of which is a brave neglect of dates and all kinds of precision , as
having come in conflict with Johnson , when the latter was on bis Northern tour .
Next in order is Adam Smith , who is represented in Croker ' s Boswell , the main
characteristic of which is a brave neglect of dates and all kinds of precision , as
having come in conflict with Johnson , when the latter was on bis Northern tour .
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Página 419 - A made a finer end, and went away an it had been any christom child. A parted even just between twelve and one, even at the turning o' the tide. For after I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with flowers, and smile upon his fingers...
Página 408 - And brier-roses, dwelt among; All beside was unknown waste, All was picture as he passed. Wiser far than human seer, Yellow-breeched philosopher ! Seeing only what is fair, Sipping only what is sweet, Thou dost mock at fate and care, Leave the chaff, and take the wheat.
Página 410 - T is mine, my children's and my name's. How sweet the west wind sounds in my own trees! How graceful climb those shadows on my hill! I fancy these pure waters and the flags Know me, as does my dog: we sympathize; And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil." Where are these men? Asleep beneath their grounds: And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer...
Página 216 - Stick to your aim ; the mongrel's hold will slip, But only crowbars loose the bulldog's grip...
Página 407 - Uprose the merry Sphinx, And crouched no more in stone; She melted into purple cloud, She silvered in the moon; She spired into a yellow flame; She flowered in blossoms red; She flowed into a foaming wave: She stood Monadnoc's head. Thorough a thousand voices Spoke the universal dame; "Who telleth one of my meanings Is master of all I am.
Página 188 - Walker's Key to the Classical Pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and Scripture Proper Names.
Página 405 - It is a pleasant air, but a barren soil ; and there are very few instances of those who have added to their patrimony by any thing they have reaped from thence. Poetry and gaming which usually go together are alike in this too, that they seldom bring any advantage but to those who have nothing else to live on.
Página 453 - Conway to General Gates, he says, " Heaven has determined to save your country, or a weak general and bad counselors would have ruined it" ' " I am, sir, your humble servant,
Página 271 - CYCLOPEDIA OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. A Selection of the choicest productions of English Authors, from the earliest to the present time. Connected by a Critical and Biographical History. Forming two large imperial octavo volumes of TOO pages each, double column letter press ; with upwards of 300 elegant Illustrations.
Página 369 - CIVILE," as Lucan expresses it. Why could not faction find other advocates? But among the uncertainties of the human state, we are doomed to number the instability of friendship.
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| Título | The North American Review, Volumen64 Volúmenes181-183 de American periodical series, 1800-1850 Library of American civilization |
| Editores | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge |
| Editor | O. Everett, 1847 |
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