The Letters of the British SpyJ. & J. Harper, 1899 - 260 sider |
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... voice of devotion and deep feeling with which she was accustomed to read the consolatory volume aloud . A little incident exhibits a touch of heroism in her not unworthy to be related . A thunderstorm came 12 BIOGRAPHY OF.
... voice of devotion and deep feeling with which she was accustomed to read the consolatory volume aloud . A little incident exhibits a touch of heroism in her not unworthy to be related . A thunderstorm came 12 BIOGRAPHY OF.
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... voice . This contrast struck the young observer , then not more than six years of age , with so much force , that he describes the scene as fresh before him to the present moment , and as giving him an early impression of the superiour ...
... voice . This contrast struck the young observer , then not more than six years of age , with so much force , that he describes the scene as fresh before him to the present moment , and as giving him an early impression of the superiour ...
Side 31
... voice , his enunciation was distinct and clear , and his language astonishingly copious , correct and appropriate . A still better point than these for forming a young mind , was the candour and moderation of his way of thinking ...
... voice , his enunciation was distinct and clear , and his language astonishingly copious , correct and appropriate . A still better point than these for forming a young mind , was the candour and moderation of his way of thinking ...
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... voice , sweet and musical in conversation , grew loud and harsh , his articula- tion rapid , indistinct and imperfect . With these advantages and defects , such as they were , he was to begin the competitions of the bar in a part of the ...
... voice , sweet and musical in conversation , grew loud and harsh , his articula- tion rapid , indistinct and imperfect . With these advantages and defects , such as they were , he was to begin the competitions of the bar in a part of the ...
Side 81
... voice of contemporaries , and in regard to his eloquence , only joined in a general acclaim . ' These observations are exceeding our limits , or we might remark it as somewhat curious , that the " action " which Demosthenes has been ...
... voice of contemporaries , and in regard to his eloquence , only joined in a general acclaim . ' These observations are exceeding our limits , or we might remark it as somewhat curious , that the " action " which Demosthenes has been ...
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adieu admiration alluvion America amusement appearance argument beautiful believe Bladensburg British Spy Buffon cause celebrated censure character continent court dear Demosthenes doubt draco volans earth east eastern coast edition effect eloquence eminent fancy favour feel fluid genius gentleman hand hearers heart heaven HENRY GLASSFORD BELL HISTORY honour interest J. G. LOCKHART JOHN GALT judgment letters light literary look lord Verulam manner ment miles mind moral motion mountains nature never Novel ocean opinion orator passages passion Patrick Henry PAUL CLIFFORD perhaps person political Portrait present reader reason REGINA MARIA ROCHE remarks Richmond Robert Boyle scene seems sketch speaker spirit Stereotyped style sublime suppose talents taste Theodorus Bailey theory thing THOMAS MOORE thought tion truth venerable Virginia voice vols western whole Wirt Wirt's writer young youth
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Side 220 - Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air. Some village Hampden that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood; Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood. Th...
Side 200 - This grew speedily to an excess ; for men began to hunt more after words than matter, and more after the choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works with tropes and figures, than after the weight of matter, worth of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention, or depth of judgment.
Side 187 - Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.
Side 220 - Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire, Hands that the rod of empire might have...
Side 194 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood; (Loose his beard and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air...
Side 250 - Evidence of the Truth of the Christian Religion derived from the Literal Fulfilment of Prophecy, particularly as Illustrated by the History of the Jews, and the Discoveries of Recent Travellers.
Side 250 - Sir Edward Seaward's Narrative of his Shipwreck, and consequent Discovery of certain Islands in the Caribbean Sea.
Side 73 - ... objects of science and taste, so classed and arranged as to produce their finest effect. On one side, specimens of sculpture set out, in such order, as to exhibit at a coup...
Side 83 - ... we find her shivering at midnight on the winter banks of the Ohio and mingling her tears with the torrents that froze as they fell.