Instructive Rambles: In London, and the Adjacent Villages. Designed to Amuse the Mind, and Improve the Understanding of Youth. By Elizabeth HelmeT.N. Longman, and O. Rees; and E. Newbery, 1800 - 284 من الصفحات |
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... formed a bad example for my dependents and do- meftics ; and my profufion and expence " have prevented me doing the leaft fer- " vice to my fellow - creatures ; so that no " one has reafon to lament my fall ; nor " have I claims of ...
... formed a bad example for my dependents and do- meftics ; and my profufion and expence " have prevented me doing the leaft fer- " vice to my fellow - creatures ; so that no " one has reafon to lament my fall ; nor " have I claims of ...
الصفحة 42
... formed , by reading of every hiftoric " circumstance refpecting it . Will you oblige me by relating a few ; it will ❝entertain us as we go along . " 86 " It was first built , I think , Sir , by " William the Conqueror ; but many al ...
... formed , by reading of every hiftoric " circumstance refpecting it . Will you oblige me by relating a few ; it will ❝entertain us as we go along . " 86 " It was first built , I think , Sir , by " William the Conqueror ; but many al ...
الصفحة 65
... formed the refolution that I " alfo would go to fea ; never confidering " that I had no one to recommend me , ' nor yet that I fhould take the curfe of " difobedience with me . - Not to intrude " on your patience , Sir , my aunt at ...
... formed the refolution that I " alfo would go to fea ; never confidering " that I had no one to recommend me , ' nor yet that I fhould take the curfe of " difobedience with me . - Not to intrude " on your patience , Sir , my aunt at ...
الصفحة 83
... the remains of Peter " the architect . " Originally there were houfes on both " fides of the bridge ; which were con- " tinued until the year 1756 , and which " formed - " formed a dark narrow street , dangerous " INSTRUCTIVE RAMBLES . 83.
... the remains of Peter " the architect . " Originally there were houfes on both " fides of the bridge ; which were con- " tinued until the year 1756 , and which " formed - " formed a dark narrow street , dangerous " INSTRUCTIVE RAMBLES . 83.
الصفحة 84
... formed a dark narrow street , dangerous " to paffengers from the number of car- " riages . These houses were mostly inha- " bited by pin - makers --- now I recollect , Mary , I must not neglect to inform you , " that needles were firft ...
... formed a dark narrow street , dangerous " to paffengers from the number of car- " riages . These houses were mostly inha- " bited by pin - makers --- now I recollect , Mary , I must not neglect to inform you , " that needles were firft ...
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الصفحة 179 - ... when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
الصفحة 190 - LIKE as the damask rose you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning of the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done.
الصفحة 191 - E'en such is man ; whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers ; the blossom blasteth ; The flower fades ; the morning hasteth ; The sun sets, the shadow flies ; The gourd consumes; the man he dies...
الصفحة 104 - As by their choice collections may appear Of what is rare in Land, in Sea, in Air, Whilst they (as Homer's Iliad in a nut) A world of wonders in one closet shut. These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen...
الصفحة 104 - As by their choice collections may appear, Of what is rare, in land, in sea in air ; Whilst they (as Homer's Iliad in a nut) A world of wonders in one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both...
الصفحة iii - Let us consider that youth is of no long duration, and that in maturer age, when the enchantments of fancy shall cease, and Phantoms of delight dance no more about us, we shall have no comforts but the esteem of wise men, and the means of doing Good.
الصفحة 178 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...