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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... wish it may not prove worse than a fool's errand , for I should be sorry to hear of your coming to any mishap , -you have always been a good mistress to me , and I cannot help wishing you would have no more to do with this same Lawyer ...
... wish it may not prove worse than a fool's errand , for I should be sorry to hear of your coming to any mishap , -you have always been a good mistress to me , and I cannot help wishing you would have no more to do with this same Lawyer ...
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... wishes and his own happiness ; his prospects more or less blasted by the singu- larity of the adventure , the incidents of which became more and more intricate every day ; with a woman for an antagonist , of the most unbridled ...
... wishes and his own happiness ; his prospects more or less blasted by the singu- larity of the adventure , the incidents of which became more and more intricate every day ; with a woman for an antagonist , of the most unbridled ...
الصفحة 37
... wish , but would rather conciliate the affair than go on with the action . Such was the state of Ardent's mind , indicating some new adventure , exploit , or enterprise , wor- thy of commemoration , if it was only as a warning to others ...
... wish , but would rather conciliate the affair than go on with the action . Such was the state of Ardent's mind , indicating some new adventure , exploit , or enterprise , wor- thy of commemoration , if it was only as a warning to others ...
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... wish he had been now living to receive this humble tribute of his praise ; for , on finding his cause not an honour- able one , he gradually yielded the merits to the most deserving this saved Ardent . But we will now give the speech of ...
... wish he had been now living to receive this humble tribute of his praise ; for , on finding his cause not an honour- able one , he gradually yielded the merits to the most deserving this saved Ardent . But we will now give the speech of ...
الصفحة 77
... wish or intention to conceal the fact that it was himself who did the mighty deed , the source of the present action . He had been teazed and tantalized by the lady herself through the glass- door , looking on the lawn and flower ...
... wish or intention to conceal the fact that it was himself who did the mighty deed , the source of the present action . He had been teazed and tantalized by the lady herself through the glass- door , looking on the lawn and flower ...
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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,