The wanderer: or, A collection of original tales and essays, Nide 1 |
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Sivu 5
... felt , that such moments , as , I then enjoyed , were the dearest pleasures of a con- templative mind : it is in solitude , surrounded by the sublime objects of nature , when all her beau- ties smile upon us , and when her grandeur ...
... felt , that such moments , as , I then enjoyed , were the dearest pleasures of a con- templative mind : it is in solitude , surrounded by the sublime objects of nature , when all her beau- ties smile upon us , and when her grandeur ...
Sivu 11
... felt , for all . " And , as a bird each fond endearment tries , " To tempt her new - fledg'd offspring to the skies " He try'd each art , reprov'd each dull delay , " Allur'd to brighter worlds , and led the way . " Beside the bed where ...
... felt , for all . " And , as a bird each fond endearment tries , " To tempt her new - fledg'd offspring to the skies " He try'd each art , reprov'd each dull delay , " Allur'd to brighter worlds , and led the way . " Beside the bed where ...
Sivu 18
... felt the possession of superior faculties , boasted in thy strength , and imagined thyself immortal ; but where art thou now ? Is all laid with thee in the narrow house ? Not even a name left behind ? Nothing but a poor perishable ...
... felt the possession of superior faculties , boasted in thy strength , and imagined thyself immortal ; but where art thou now ? Is all laid with thee in the narrow house ? Not even a name left behind ? Nothing but a poor perishable ...
Sivu 20
... felt the bed gently heave under me : being , at that moment , neither asleep nor awake , my drowsy faculties were scarcely sensible of its reality , although the violent flutterings of my heart , and the high beat of my pulse ...
... felt the bed gently heave under me : being , at that moment , neither asleep nor awake , my drowsy faculties were scarcely sensible of its reality , although the violent flutterings of my heart , and the high beat of my pulse ...
Sivu 24
... felt alive to all her glowing beauties ; the mirky gloom of darkness was filed , with all her host of imaginary dangers ; and the bright god of day , once more benignant , smiled upon the earth . I arose , and descended to the breakfast ...
... felt alive to all her glowing beauties ; the mirky gloom of darkness was filed , with all her host of imaginary dangers ; and the bright god of day , once more benignant , smiled upon the earth . I arose , and descended to the breakfast ...
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Abdallah able acquainted adventure affection Agra Ahmedabad amidst amongst amusement Andalusia appeared ardour Arrah arrived beams beautiful beheld blooming Bombay bosom captain cavern CHARLES FOTHERGILL charms contemplate countenance dare dark daugh dear death degree delight desolated wilderness dreadful dulcinea earth endeavour eternal eyes favoured fear female finer feelings flowers Frederick gentleman girl gloom glowing grief happiness heart heav'n Hibernian Hindoos honour hope hour human imagination immortal bard India Indian shore interesting JAMES WALLIS Jasus Julia labour luxuriant mankind manner Matlock melan melancholy mighty mind neral never night o'er object once painful Parsees passions Persian language person pleasure possessed present render scarcely scene shade shew silent smiled soft solitude soon sorrow soul stood storms suffered Surat sweet tears thee thou thought tion trees ture Tyburn unfortunate vast vice WANDERER whilst wretched youth
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Sivu 78 - In shape and gesture proudly eminent, " Stood like a tower; his form had yet not lost " All her original brightness, nor appear'd " Less than Arch-Angel ruin'd, and th' excess " Of glory obscur'd ! as when the sun new risen " Looks through the horizontal misty air " Shorn of hi* beams, or from behind the moon.
Sivu 7 - And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; " Careless their merits or their faults to scan, " His pity gave ere charity began. " Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, " And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side;
Sivu 6 - he was, to all the country dear, " And passing rich with forty pounds a-year; " Remote from towns he ran his godly race, " Nor ere had chang'd, nor wish'd to change, his place; " Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for pow'r,
Sivu 183 - I cannot tell what you and other men " Think of this life ; but, for my single self, " I had as lief not be, as live to be " In awe of such a thing as I myself. " I was born free as Caesar ; so were you: • " We both have fed as well j and we can both " Endure the winter's cold as well as he.
Sivu 7 - Claim'd kindred there, and had his claims allow'd; " The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, " Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away, " Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Sivu 6 - By doctrines fashion'd to the varying hour; ** Far other aims his heart had learn'd to prize, " More bent to raise the wretched than to rise. " His house was known to all the vagrant train;
Sivu 130 - O curse of marriage, " That we can call these delicate creatures ours, " And not their appetites! I had rather be a toad» " And live upon the vapour of a dungeon, "Than keep a corner in the thing
Sivu 123 - Teach nothing but to name his tools. " But, when he pleas'd to shew't, his speech " In loftiness of sound was rich ; "A Babylonish dialect, " Which learned pedants much affect : " It was a party-colour'd dress " Of patch'd and pieball'd languages: " 'Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, " Like fustian heretofore on satin:
Sivu 95 - Withal, as large a charter as the wind, " To blow on whom I please ; for so fools have: " And they that are most galled with my folly, " They most must laugh.'