Lives of Celebrated WomenBrown & Taggard, 1860 - 352 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 37
... mind remained inactive ; but with returning health it broke forth in a manner that excited alarm . " In conversation , ” savs her mother , " her sallies of wit were dazzling : she composed and wrote incessantly , or rather would have ...
... mind remained inactive ; but with returning health it broke forth in a manner that excited alarm . " In conversation , ” savs her mother , " her sallies of wit were dazzling : she composed and wrote incessantly , or rather would have ...
الصفحة 38
... mind teeming with recollections of what she had read , and imagination of old castles , & c . " Per- haps it was under the influence of feelings thus sug- gested that she composed the following " STANZAS . " O for the pinions of a bird ...
... mind teeming with recollections of what she had read , and imagination of old castles , & c . " Per- haps it was under the influence of feelings thus sug- gested that she composed the following " STANZAS . " O for the pinions of a bird ...
الصفحة 40
... mind was as lasting as her life . The sudden change from life and animation to the still unconsciousness of death , for a time almost paralyzed her . The first thing that aroused her to a sense of what was going on about her , was the ...
... mind was as lasting as her life . The sudden change from life and animation to the still unconsciousness of death , for a time almost paralyzed her . The first thing that aroused her to a sense of what was going on about her , was the ...
الصفحة 41
... mind should produce fatal conse- quences . As I seated myself by her , she raised ner speaking eyes to mine with a mournful , inquiring gaze , and , as she read the anguish which I could not couceal , she turned away with a look of ...
... mind should produce fatal conse- quences . As I seated myself by her , she raised ner speaking eyes to mine with a mournful , inquiring gaze , and , as she read the anguish which I could not couceal , she turned away with a look of ...
الصفحة 42
... mind ; Earth , thou hast nothing pure and high , The soaring , struggling soul to bind . Impatient of its long delay , The pin oned spirit fain would roam , And leave this crumbling house of clay , To seek , above , its own bright home ...
... mind ; Earth , thou hast nothing pure and high , The soaring , struggling soul to bind . Impatient of its long delay , The pin oned spirit fain would roam , And leave this crumbling house of clay , To seek , above , its own bright home ...
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الصفحة 59 - I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in the province; it always appeared a most iniquitous scheme to me to fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have.
الصفحة 74 - Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people ? And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
الصفحة 77 - O yes; it is the glorious fourth of July — God bless it — God bless you all." In the course of the day he said, " It is a great and glorious day.
الصفحة 75 - My feelings are not those of pride or ostentation upon the occasion. "They are solemnized by a sense of the obligations, the important trusts, and numerous duties connected with it. That you may be enabled to discharge them with honor to yourself, with justice and impartiality to your country, and with satisfaction to this great people, shall be the daily prayer of your "AA...
الصفحة 55 - You cannot be, I know, nor do I wish to see you, an inactive spectator but, if the sword be drawn, I bid adieu to all domestic felicity, and look forward to that country, where there are neither wars nor rumors of war, in a firm belief, that, through the mercy of its King, we shall both rejoice there together.
الصفحة 35 - The little isles that deck thy breast, And calmly on thy bosom rest, How often, in my childish glee, I've sported round them, bright and free ! Could I but see thee once again, My own, my beautiful Champlain!
الصفحة 63 - I went to bed about twelve, and rose again a little after one. I could no more sleep than if I had been in the engagement; the rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize a scene to us of which we could form scarcely any conception. About six, this morning, there was quiet. I rejoiced in a few hours
الصفحة 48 - She gave one more look, two or three short fluttering breaths, and all was over — her spirit was with its God — not a struggle or groan preceded her departure. Her father just came in time to witness her last breath.
الصفحة 136 - Miss Reynolds told the doctor of all our rapturous exclamations on the road. He shook his scientific head at Hannah, and said, " She was a silly thing." When our visit was ended, he called for his hat, (as it rained) to attend us down a very long entry to our coach, and not Rasselas could have acquitted himself more en cavalier.
الصفحة 152 - I saw that nothing but hostilities would ensue ; so I made eleven more of these agreeable visits ; and as I improved in the art of canvassing, had better success. Miss...