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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... in the capital . Here every thing seemed to favor his hopes . The army of
invasion was assembling in the north , and a 1 * 1847 . ] Charles Edward , the
Pretender .
... in the capital . Here every thing seemed to favor his hopes . The army of
invasion was assembling in the north , and a 1 * 1847 . ] Charles Edward , the
Pretender .
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Small as his army was , Charles Edward resolved to lose no time in commencing
active operations , for he knew that every thing depended upon the beginning ,
and that one successful blow would go farther than a thousand declarations .
Small as his army was , Charles Edward resolved to lose no time in commencing
active operations , for he knew that every thing depended upon the beginning ,
and that one successful blow would go farther than a thousand declarations .
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Every thing now wore the aspect of a surprise ; sudden alarms , exaggerated
reports , hope and fear prevailing by turns , each transition equally sudden and
equally extreme ; counsels uncertain , and varying with every new tale ; the ill ...
Every thing now wore the aspect of a surprise ; sudden alarms , exaggerated
reports , hope and fear prevailing by turns , each transition equally sudden and
equally extreme ; counsels uncertain , and varying with every new tale ; the ill ...
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Thus far every thing had succeeded even beyond his warmest hopes ; and as he
paced his paternal halls of Holyrood , the cries of the crowd below compelled him
from time to time to show himself at the window , and he could hear the distant ...
Thus far every thing had succeeded even beyond his warmest hopes ; and as he
paced his paternal halls of Holyrood , the cries of the crowd below compelled him
from time to time to show himself at the window , and he could hear the distant ...
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An old cannon , too much shattered to be loaded with any thing but powder , but
which the Highlanders looked upon with a sort of blind veneration , was their only
artillery . The English army , though nearly equal in number , was drawn up in a ...
An old cannon , too much shattered to be loaded with any thing but powder , but
which the Highlanders looked upon with a sort of blind veneration , was their only
artillery . The English army , though nearly equal in number , was drawn up in a ...
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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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