Letters from the South, المجلدات 1-2Haprer & Bros., 1835 |
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الصفحة 39
... as it is not customary to dress fine at the Springs , or elsewhere : those who do , are apt to be taken for blacklegs , or horse - jockeys . Good by . LETTER V. DEAR FRANK , ENTERING " Ould Virginia , LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH . 39.
... as it is not customary to dress fine at the Springs , or elsewhere : those who do , are apt to be taken for blacklegs , or horse - jockeys . Good by . LETTER V. DEAR FRANK , ENTERING " Ould Virginia , LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH . 39.
الصفحة 68
... springs up , and , like an inspired Pythia , in breeches , foretels that this city must be one of the greatest of the day . Then the diminutive present , like little Tom Thumb , is swallowed up by the great red cow of the future ; -the ...
... springs up , and , like an inspired Pythia , in breeches , foretels that this city must be one of the greatest of the day . Then the diminutive present , like little Tom Thumb , is swallowed up by the great red cow of the future ; -the ...
الصفحة 88
... spring of the finest water in the world ( except the waters of Helicon ) bubbles from a rock of freestone close by ; the house is exceedingly comfortable ; and the prospect of the long valley to the west , as it gradually faded , and ...
... spring of the finest water in the world ( except the waters of Helicon ) bubbles from a rock of freestone close by ; the house is exceedingly comfortable ; and the prospect of the long valley to the west , as it gradually faded , and ...
الصفحة 93
... Springs . Now Goody Ashfield , for her part , don't care for fine things , not she ; but then she can't bear to see some people take upon themselves , and pretend to be better or more genteel than other people . Then Madam Grundy , if ...
... Springs . Now Goody Ashfield , for her part , don't care for fine things , not she ; but then she can't bear to see some people take upon themselves , and pretend to be better or more genteel than other people . Then Madam Grundy , if ...
الصفحة 97
... spring from thoughtlessness of the past , and careless- ness of the future . Their intervals of leisure are precious ; for to those who labour hard , idleness is perfect enjoyment ; and to swing upon a gate all day , is a luxury of ...
... spring from thoughtlessness of the past , and careless- ness of the future . Their intervals of leisure are precious ; for to those who labour hard , idleness is perfect enjoyment ; and to swing upon a gate all day , is a luxury of ...
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الصفحة 12 - Save base authority from others' books. • These earthly godfathers of heaven's lights, That give a name to every fixed star, Have no more profit of their shining nights, Than those that walk, and wot not what they are.
الصفحة 181 - You may believe me, my dear Patsy, when I assure you, in the most solemn manner, that, so far from seeking this appointment, I have used every endeavor in my power to avoid it, not only from my unwillingness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of its being a trust too great for my capacity...
الصفحة 182 - I shall feel no pain from the toil or danger of the campaign; my unhappiness will flow from the uneasiness I know you will feel from being left alone. I therefore beg that you will summon your whole fortitude and pass your time as agreeably as possible. Nothing will give me so much sincere satisfaction as to hear this, and to hear it from your own pen.
الصفحة 10 - Kettell ; that indeed he allowed equally to be distributed, and that was halfe a pint of wheat, and as much barley boyled with water for a man a day, and this having fryed some 26.
الصفحة 181 - I am now set down to write to you on a subject, which fills me with inexpressible concern, and this concern is greatly aggravated and increased, when I reflect upon the uneasiness I know it will give you. It has been determined in Congress, that the whole army raised for the defence of the American cause shall be put under my care, and that it is necessary for me to proceed immediately to Boston to take upon me the command of it.
الصفحة 182 - I should return. That was the case. It was utterly out of my power to refuse this appointment without exposing my character to such censures as would have reflected dishonor upon myself, and given pain to my friends. This, I am sure, could not, and ought not, to be pleasing to you, and must have lessened me considerably in my own esteem.
الصفحة 181 - I should enjoy more real happiness in one month with you at home, than I have the most distant prospect of finding abroad, if my stay were to be seven times seven years. But, as it has been a kind of destiny, that has thrown me upon this service, I shall hope that my undertaking it is designed to answer some good purpose.
الصفحة 10 - Thus haue I walkt a wayless way, wilh vncouth pace, Which yet no Christian man did ever trace: But yet I know this not affects the minde, Which eares doth heare; as that which eyes doe finde.
الصفحة 154 - Pythagoras' time, when I was an Irish rat, which I can hardly remember." (As You Like It, Act iii. scene 2.) " Rhyme them to death, as they do rats in Ireland." (Randolph, Jealous Lover, Act v. scene 2.) " Rhyme them to death, as they do Irish rats in drumming tunes.
الصفحة 172 - The second cause of disunion will be found in the slave population of the south. Whenever the misguided, or wilfully malignant zeal of the advocates of emancipation shall institute, as it one day doubtless will, a crusade against the constitutional rights of the...