The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, المجلد 34 |
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الصفحة 174
I found , as usual , that there was the least pretension where there was the most
acknowledged title to respect . I was particularly struck , for instance , with the
family of a nobleman of high rank , consisting of several sons and daughters .
I found , as usual , that there was the least pretension where there was the most
acknowledged title to respect . I was particularly struck , for instance , with the
family of a nobleman of high rank , consisting of several sons and daughters .
الصفحة 204
... luxurious and rude , and sets before us the genuine sights and sounds and
smells of the country , with all the magic and grace of Elysium . His subject has
the disadvantage of being mythological ; and in this respect , as well as on
account of ...
... luxurious and rude , and sets before us the genuine sights and sounds and
smells of the country , with all the magic and grace of Elysium . His subject has
the disadvantage of being mythological ; and in this respect , as well as on
account of ...
الصفحة 243
The Bill relates only to endowa ments connected with education ; but its
provisions are equally applicable to all charities whatever ; and it will most
probably be extended to them , when it has been adopted with respect to ·
education . 1 .
The Bill relates only to endowa ments connected with education ; but its
provisions are equally applicable to all charities whatever ; and it will most
probably be extended to them , when it has been adopted with respect to ·
education . 1 .
الصفحة 249
We grant , too , that habits of decent respect for the outward ordinances of
religion , the ceremonial of a particular church , may be formed at a very tender
age . But we cannot imagine that the nice points on which Churchmen and
Sectaries ...
We grant , too , that habits of decent respect for the outward ordinances of
religion , the ceremonial of a particular church , may be formed at a very tender
age . But we cannot imagine that the nice points on which Churchmen and
Sectaries ...
الصفحة 270
... and solid acquirements with the more feminine and ornamental
accomplishments , so as to ensure to her young Friends an opportunity of
acquiring an Education , in every respect liberal and PARK - HOUSE ,
CROYDON .
... and solid acquirements with the more feminine and ornamental
accomplishments , so as to ensure to her young Friends an opportunity of
acquiring an Education , in every respect liberal and PARK - HOUSE ,
CROYDON .
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الصفحة 194 - O for a beaker full of the warm South, Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, And purple-stained mouth; That I might drink, and leave the world unseen, And with thee fade away into the forest dim...
الصفحة 148 - He now hurried forth, and hastened to his old resort, the village inn. But it, too, was gone. A large, rickety wooden building stood in its place, with great gaping windows, some of them broken and mended with old hats and petticoats, and over the door was painted, "The Union Hotel, by Jonathan Doolittle.
الصفحة 145 - For a long while he used to console himself, when driven from home, by frequenting a kind of perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village which held its sessions on a bench before a small inn, designated by a rubicund portrait of His Majesty George the Third.
الصفحة 146 - Rip Van Winkle ! Rip Van Winkle!" At the same time, Wolf bristled up his back, and giving a low growl, skulked to his master's side, looking fearfully down into the glen. Rip now felt a vague apprehension stealing over him. He looked anxiously in the same direction and perceived a strange figure slowly toiling up the rocks, and bending under the weight of something he carried on his back. He was surprised to see any human being in this lonely and unfrequented place ; but supposing it to be some one...
الصفحة 150 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
الصفحة 194 - Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown : Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears amid the alien corn...
الصفحة 150 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
الصفحة 144 - Whoever has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
الصفحة 147 - ... round. Their dress, too, was of a different fashion from that to which he was accustomed. They all stared at him with equal marks of surprise, and, whenever they cast their eyes upon him, invariably stroked their chins. The constant recurrence...
الصفحة 146 - On a level spot in the centre was a company of odd-looking personages playing at nine-pins. They were dressed in a quaint outlandish fashion : some wore short doublets, others jerkins, with long...