Ardent: A Tale of Windsor Forest, in the Nineteenth Century ; Dedicated to the Memory of His Most Gracious Majesty, George the Fourth, المجلد 4Chappel, 1832 |
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الصفحة 88
... punished her meddling spark . She summoned a crew of her own dingy hue , This man to reward for his labour ; Both clergy and law she together did draw , And bid them the knight well belabour . O , woman uncivil ! you'll go to the devil ...
... punished her meddling spark . She summoned a crew of her own dingy hue , This man to reward for his labour ; Both clergy and law she together did draw , And bid them the knight well belabour . O , woman uncivil ! you'll go to the devil ...
الصفحة 99
... punished . Did Ardent know all , he would think I was mad in earnest , but he now only suspects me to be occasionally deranged . Ha , ha , ha ! I laugh for company , and now I will sing for company one of those foolish songs that have ...
... punished . Did Ardent know all , he would think I was mad in earnest , but he now only suspects me to be occasionally deranged . Ha , ha , ha ! I laugh for company , and now I will sing for company one of those foolish songs that have ...
الصفحة 107
... punished , and , as he has a large family , he will take care of them , and you must fight your own battles . If you will be a Quixote and run your head against windmills , you must meet with the blows you had reason to expect ; nothing ...
... punished , and , as he has a large family , he will take care of them , and you must fight your own battles . If you will be a Quixote and run your head against windmills , you must meet with the blows you had reason to expect ; nothing ...
الصفحة 108
... punished , but , as it is , I will not recant for any man or for any law in the land . Good God ! stand in a white sheet for speaking the truth , and hold a tallow - candle in my hand , lighted , too , as I suppose , to read my ...
... punished , but , as it is , I will not recant for any man or for any law in the land . Good God ! stand in a white sheet for speaking the truth , and hold a tallow - candle in my hand , lighted , too , as I suppose , to read my ...
الصفحة 111
... punishing the innocent for high crimes and misdemeanors , do , in fact , protect the guilty great . It is a relic of ancient barbarism , as much so as the law of the Druids , when in existence , who destroyed men as sacri- fices , under ...
... punishing the innocent for high crimes and misdemeanors , do , in fact , protect the guilty great . It is a relic of ancient barbarism , as much so as the law of the Druids , when in existence , who destroyed men as sacri- fices , under ...
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action Æsop affair Aimwell appeared attended beauty become brother burlesque called calomel cause CHAPTER character choly church clergy client commenced concubinage conduct consequence counsel court deceased defendant deserving Divine Divine Providence doubt Drinkhard ecclesiastical court endeavour expected favour feelings folly foolish songs Foresight former gentlemen give grave Guildford happy happy valley heard heart hero honour horse human immorality individual influence injury Ireland Yard Joseph jury justice lady lady's late Lawyer Rapine learned friend living longer lord lost lover mankind manner melan ment merits Messalina mind mistress moral mother nature never occasion opinion painful parties passions person poor present principle proving punishment racter reason Reigate religion respectable retributive justice Reverend Rhymer ruin sense society sorry speaking the truth thing thought tion true unhappy vices village virtue Windsor Forest wisdom woman worthy young Freelove
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الصفحة 181 - When lovely woman stoops to folly, And finds, too late, that men betray, What charm can soothe her melancholy, What art can wash her guilt away ? The only art her guilt to cover, To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover, And wring his bosom, is— to die.
الصفحة 229 - Delphos, either for the oracle's sake, or for the sake of the wise men that frequently that place. But when he came thither, he found matters to be quite otherwise than he expected and so far from deserving the reputation they had in the world for piety and wisdom that he found them proud, avaricious and hereupon delivered his opinion of them under this fable: this fable: "I find...
الصفحة 227 - ... the fable of the Eagle and the Beetle: A Hare that was hard put to't by an Eagle, took Sanctuary in a Ditch with a Beetle. The Beetle Interceded for the Hare: The Eagle Flapt off the former, and Devoured the other. The Beetle took this for an Affront to Hospitality, as well as to...
الصفحة 229 - I find the Curiosity that brought me hither to be much the Case of People at the Seaside, that we see something come Hulling toward them a great way off at Sea and take it at first to be some Mighty Matter, but upon Driving nearer and nearer the Shore, it proves at last to be only a heap of Weeds and Rubbish.
الصفحة 237 - ... off. They fought it out, till they were e'en glad to lie down and take breath. In which instant a fox passing that way, and finding how the case stood with the two combatants, seized upon the fawn for his own use, and so very fairly scampered away with him. The lion and the bear saw the whole action, but not being in condition to rise and hinder it, they passed this reflection...
الصفحة 229 - ... over one hundred years. It is difficult to decipher because the paper is brittle, tears easily and is somewhat discolored. It is by Sir Roger L'Estrange, Kt., London, 1708. It will transpose but little of the descriptive matter, using the language of the author, which will appear queer. When Aesop had taken almost the whole tour of Greece he went to Delphos, either for the oracle's sake, or for the sake of the wise men that frequently that place. But when he came thither, he found matters to...
الصفحة 38 - By minds to fame unknown. 2 But soon or late the time will come, Though long it seem deferred, When loudest talkers shall be dumb, And silent doers heard. Then shall a meed surpassing fame To lowly worth be given, Whose toil hath sought with humble aim To guide the soul to heaven.
الصفحة 228 - Beetle watch'd her still and shew'd the same Trick once again. Whereupon the Eagle made her appeal to Jupiter, who gave her leave to lay her next Course of Eggs in his own Lap. But the Beetle found out a way to make Jupiter rise from his Throne...
الصفحة 238 - Tis the fate of all Gotham quarrels, when fools go together by the ears, to have knaves run away with the stakes.
الصفحة 155 - Bacon," says the learned D'Israeli in his Curiosities of Literature, "has justly observed, that men of learning require inventories of their knowledge, as rich men have schedules of their estates . . . ." Men of renown have followed the same course, and their names are still hallowed by posterity. They collected the sweets as lively bees hovering over the beautiful and fragrant flowers,