Autobiographic sketchesA. & C. Black, 1862 |
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... called his Britannic Majesty's Oceans ( viz . , the Atlantic and Pacific ) in the quality of midshipman , until Waterloo in one day put an extinguisher on that whole generation of midshipmen , by extinguishing all further call for their ...
... called his Britannic Majesty's Oceans ( viz . , the Atlantic and Pacific ) in the quality of midshipman , until Waterloo in one day put an extinguisher on that whole generation of midshipmen , by extinguishing all further call for their ...
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... not , however , in any spirit that could be called anger . The feeling which fell upon me was a shuddering horror , as upon a first glimpse of the truth that I was in a world of evil and THE AFFLICTION OF CHILDHOOD . 7.
... not , however , in any spirit that could be called anger . The feeling which fell upon me was a shuddering horror , as upon a first glimpse of the truth that I was in a world of evil and THE AFFLICTION OF CHILDHOOD . 7.
Side 8
... called ) commence with mortality . Yet , in fact , I knew little more of mortality than that Jane had disappeared . She had gone away ; but , perhaps , she would come back . Happy interval of heaven - born igno- rance ! Gracious ...
... called ) commence with mortality . Yet , in fact , I knew little more of mortality than that Jane had disappeared . She had gone away ; but , perhaps , she would come back . Happy interval of heaven - born igno- rance ! Gracious ...
Side 9
... called in English ) which , amongst the great masters of painting in Italy , surrounded the heads of Christ and of distinguished saints . + " The astonishment of science : " - Her medical attendants were Dr Percival , a well - known ...
... called in English ) which , amongst the great masters of painting in Italy , surrounded the heads of Christ and of distinguished saints . + " The astonishment of science : " - Her medical attendants were Dr Percival , a well - known ...
Side 29
... called the sorcerer's flower , † and bore a part , perhaps , in this horrid ritual of fear ; carry it to that stone which mimics the outline of a heathen altar , and once was called the sorcerer's altar ; † then , bending your knee ...
... called the sorcerer's flower , † and bore a part , perhaps , in this horrid ritual of fear ; carry it to that stone which mimics the outline of a heathen altar , and once was called the sorcerer's altar ; † then , bending your knee ...
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accident Aladdin amongst ancient army Bagenal Harvey beauty believe belonging Birmingham bishop brother called Castlebar character child circumstances connected death doubt Dublin England English Enniscorthy expression eyes fact fancied feelings female French Gorey Greek Greenhay happened heard heart Holyhead honour horses hour human intellectual interest Ireland Irish Killala king knew known Knutsford Lady Carbery Laxton less London looked Lord Altamont Lord Cornwallis Lord Massey Lord Monboddo Lord Westport Manchester means Meantime ment miles mind mode moral morning mother mysterious nature never Northamptonshire occasion once original party passion perhaps person present rank reader rebels regarded road Roman royal Schreiber secret seemed sense servants sister society solitude sometimes spirit suddenly supposed things thought tion town travelling truth United Irishmen vast Vinegar Hill Westport House Wexford whilst whole word young Ziph
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Side 417 - Stood on my feet: about me round I saw Hill, dale, and shady woods, and sunny plains, And liquid lapse of murmuring streams; by these Creatures that lived and moved, and walked or flew; Birds on the branches warbling; ~a.ll things smiled; With fragrance and with joy my heart o'erflowed.
Side 163 - Again the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them ; and saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Side 118 - BELSHAZZAR the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem ; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
Side 118 - Witch. WHEN shall we three meet again, In thunder, lightning, or in rain ? 2 Witch.
Side 163 - Thence to the gates cast round thine eye, and see What conflux issuing forth, or entering in : Prsetors, proconsuls to their provinces Hasting, or on return, in robes of state, Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power...
Side 24 - All men come into this world alone ; all leave it alone. Even a little child has a dread, whispering consciousness, that, if he should be summoned to travel into God's presence, no gentle nurse will be allowed to lead him by the hand, nor mother to carry him in her arms, nor little sister to share his trepidations.
Side 12 - The weather was dry, the sky was cloudless, the blue depths seemed the express types of infinity; and it was not possible for eye to behold, or for heart to conceive, any symbols more pathetic of life and the glory of life.
Side 122 - Even the articulate or brutal sounds of the globe must be all so many languages and ciphers that somewhere have their corresponding keys — have their own grammar and syntax ; and thus the least things in the universe must be secret mirrors to the greatest.
Side 126 - At length all is over : the redoubt has been recovered ; that which was lost is found again ; the jewel which had been made captive is ransomed with blood. Crimsoned with glorious gore, the wreck of the conquering party is relieved, and at liberty to return.
Side 126 - A strong party has volunteered for the service ; there is a cry for somebody to head them ; you see a soldier step out from the ranks to assume this dangerous leadership ; the party moves rapidly forward ; in a few minutes it is swallowed up from your eyes in clouds of smoke ; for one half-hour, from behind these clouds, you receive hieroglyphic...