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To the Most Illustrious Prince James Earl of Arran in Scotland , son of the Most Noble Prince James Duke of Chastel le Heraut , Prince Gover * we In our last set of anecdotes were engaged 20 [ July Historical Anecdotes .
To the Most Illustrious Prince James Earl of Arran in Scotland , son of the Most Noble Prince James Duke of Chastel le Heraut , Prince Gover * we In our last set of anecdotes were engaged 20 [ July Historical Anecdotes .
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The chair was filled by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , who was supported by Sir James Mackintosh , Sir Francis Burdett , the Rev. Mr Crabbe , Mr Thomas Moore , Dr Lindsay , and several other distinguished individuals .
The chair was filled by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , who was supported by Sir James Mackintosh , Sir Francis Burdett , the Rev. Mr Crabbe , Mr Thomas Moore , Dr Lindsay , and several other distinguished individuals .
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Sir James Mackintosh then proposed the great national poet of Ireland - that nation of Europe among whom eloquence and wit were most spontaneous . Mr Walter Scott was then proposed , and afterwards Mr George Crabb and the bards of ...
Sir James Mackintosh then proposed the great national poet of Ireland - that nation of Europe among whom eloquence and wit were most spontaneous . Mr Walter Scott was then proposed , and afterwards Mr George Crabb and the bards of ...
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( By James Hogg . ) † How lovely is this wilder'd scene , As twilight from her vaults so blue Steals soft o'er Teviot's mountains green , To sleep embalmed in midnight dew . All hail ye hills , whose lowering height Like shadows scoops ...
( By James Hogg . ) † How lovely is this wilder'd scene , As twilight from her vaults so blue Steals soft o'er Teviot's mountains green , To sleep embalmed in midnight dew . All hail ye hills , whose lowering height Like shadows scoops ...
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James's party having been crushed , Ireland was treated as a conquered country , that merited nothing but chastisement and scorn . This was not the policy of the English king ; it was that of the English whigs , the framers of the Bill ...
James's party having been crushed , Ireland was treated as a conquered country , that merited nothing but chastisement and scorn . This was not the policy of the English king ; it was that of the English whigs , the framers of the Bill ...
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الصفحة 322 - Rip's story was soon told, for the whole twenty years had been to him but as one night. The neighbors stared when they heard it. Some were seen to wink at each other and put their tongues in their cheeks ; and the self-important man in the cocked hat, who, when the alarm was over, had returned to the field, screwed down the corners of his mouth and shook his head, upon which there was a general shaking of the head throughout the assemblage. It was determined, however, to take the opinion of old Peter...
الصفحة 318 - ... of buttons down the sides, and bunches at the knees. He bore on his shoulder a stout keg, that seemed full of liquor, and made signs for Rip to approach and assist him with the load.
الصفحة 320 - ... at the poor man's perplexities. What was to be done? the morning was passing away, and Rip felt famished for want of his breakfast. He grieved to give up his dog and gun; he dreaded to meet his wife; but it would not do to starve among the mountains. He shook his head, shouldered the rusty firelock, and, with a heart full of trouble and anxiety, turned his steps homeward.
الصفحة 322 - Half-moon ; being permitted in this way to revisit the scenes of his enterprise, and keep a guardian eye upon the river and the great city called by his name.
الصفحة 316 - Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound. If left to himself, he would have whistled life away in perfect contentment ; but his wife kept continually dinning in his ears about his idleness, his carelessness, and the ruin he was bringing on his family.
الصفحة 101 - tis better to be lowly born, And range with humble livers in content, Than to be perk'd up in a glistering grief, And wear a golden sorrow.
الصفحة 316 - ... about it went wrong, and would go wrong in spite of him. His fences were continually falling to pieces; his cow would either go astray or get among...
الصفحة 319 - On waking, he found himself on the green knoll whence he had first seen the old man of the glen. He rubbed his eyes — it was a bright sunny morning. The birds were hopping and twittering among the bushes, and the eagle was wheeling aloft, and breasting the pure mountain breeze. "Surely," thought Rip, "I have not slept here all night.
الصفحة 320 - At length he reached to where the ravine had opened through the cliffs to the amphitheatre; but no traces of such opening remained. The rocks presented a high impenetrable wall, over which the torrent came tumbling in a sheet of feathery foam, and fell into a broad deep basin, black from the shadows of the surrounding forest.
الصفحة 320 - There was, as usual, a crowd of folk about the door, but none that Rip recollected. The very character of the people seemed changed. There was a busy, bustling, disputatious tone about it, instead of the accustomed phlegm and drowsy tranquillity.