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... first appeared in the Periodicals , under the title of the " Diary of a Blasé : " the title was a bad one , as I did not write up to the character ; I have , therefore , for want of a better name , simply called it a 66 PREFACE . V.
... first appeared in the Periodicals , under the title of the " Diary of a Blasé : " the title was a bad one , as I did not write up to the character ; I have , therefore , for want of a better name , simply called it a 66 PREFACE . V.
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Frederick Marryat. of a better name , simply called it a 66 Diary on the Continent ; " and I men- tion this , that I may not be accused of having intentionally deceived . F. M.anga DIARY ON THE CONTINENT . OLLA PODRIDA . DIARY ON vi PREFACE ...
Frederick Marryat. of a better name , simply called it a 66 Diary on the Continent ; " and I men- tion this , that I may not be accused of having intentionally deceived . F. M.anga DIARY ON THE CONTINENT . OLLA PODRIDA . DIARY ON vi PREFACE ...
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... better off ? Instead of the wholesome frosts of olden days , purifying the air and the soil , and bracing up our nerves , what have we but the influenza , which lasts us for four months , and the spasmodic cough which fills up the ...
... better off ? Instead of the wholesome frosts of olden days , purifying the air and the soil , and bracing up our nerves , what have we but the influenza , which lasts us for four months , and the spasmodic cough which fills up the ...
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... better will it be for his purse and for his temper . April 19 . It has been assumed as an axiom that every one in this world is fond of power . During our passage in the track - schuyt I had an evi- dence to the contrary , for as we ...
... better will it be for his purse and for his temper . April 19 . It has been assumed as an axiom that every one in this world is fond of power . During our passage in the track - schuyt I had an evi- dence to the contrary , for as we ...
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... better to go to bed instead of writing nonsense , in which opinion most of my readers may coincide with me , in stalked three young men who were considerably the worse for potation . There is a great deal of character in inebriety - at ...
... better to go to bed instead of writing nonsense , in which opinion most of my readers may coincide with me , in stalked three young men who were considerably the worse for potation . There is a great deal of character in inebriety - at ...
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Стр. 72 - There is an old adage, that when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
Стр. 280 - It yearns me not if men my garments wear; Such outward things dwell not in my desires. But if it be a sin to covet honour, I am the most offending soul alive.
Стр. 91 - He is the chief of the ways of God : he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
Стр. 91 - He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Стр. 6 - Oh ! ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower, But 'twas the first to fade away. I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, • But when it came to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die...
Стр. 155 - And that a young woman in love always looks "Like Patience on a monument, Smiling at Grief.
Стр. 133 - No more, no more, oh ! never more on me The freshness of the heart shall fall like dew...
Стр. 229 - The cat made no objections, took to them kindly, and gradually all the kittens were taken away, and the cat nursed the two puppies only. Now, the first curious fact was, that the two puppies nursed by the cat were, in a fortnight, as active, forward, and playful, as .kittens would have been : they had the use of their legs...
Стр. 52 - Indian ink, and driving away every musquito which came near it ; this he continued for upwards of two hours, regardless of himself, until the keeper returned. It was really a beautiful sight, and causing much reflection. Here was a monster, whose bulk exceeded that of the infant by at least ten thousand times, acknowledging that the image of his Maker, even in its lowest degree of perfection, was divine ; silently proving the truth of the sacred announcement, that God hath "given to man dominion...
Стр. 229 - The cat gave them her tail to play with, and they were always in motion : they very soon ate meat, and long before the others they were fit to be removed. This was done, and the cat became very inconsolable. She prowled about the house, and on the second day of tribulation fell in with the little spaniel, who was nursing the other three puppies. " Oh ho ! " says puss, putting up her back, "it is you who have stolen my children." "No," replied the spaniel, with a snarl ; " they are my own flesh and...