The life and times of James Catnach ... ballad mongerReeves and Turner, 1878 - 432 pages |
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... mind . " Now this is modest ; he is actually surprised that his parents are at all grieved at the idea of getting rid of such a scoundrel , and well he might be . " I lived as servant in Cadogan Place , And never thought this would be ...
... mind . " Now this is modest ; he is actually surprised that his parents are at all grieved at the idea of getting rid of such a scoundrel , and well he might be . " I lived as servant in Cadogan Place , And never thought this would be ...
Page xiv
... minds of posterity . Then follows his farewell to father and mother , and an impudent expression of confidence that his crime will be forgiven in heaven , an idea , by - the - by , which is reported to have been confirmed by the ...
... minds of posterity . Then follows his farewell to father and mother , and an impudent expression of confidence that his crime will be forgiven in heaven , an idea , by - the - by , which is reported to have been confirmed by the ...
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... mind , indifferent to worldly fame , which characterised the architects of our cathedrals and abbeys , would seem to have descended on our ballad - writers ; and we must be thankful , therefore , to be able to embalm and hand down to ...
... mind , indifferent to worldly fame , which characterised the architects of our cathedrals and abbeys , would seem to have descended on our ballad - writers ; and we must be thankful , therefore , to be able to embalm and hand down to ...
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... mind , although in most other respects , morally and socially , the very opposite of each other . During the partnership of these two men , the respective trades of chemist and bookseller were carried on by them ; and when Mr. Davison ...
... mind , although in most other respects , morally and socially , the very opposite of each other . During the partnership of these two men , the respective trades of chemist and bookseller were carried on by them ; and when Mr. Davison ...
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... mind for the worst , and the downward course would seem to have been the only way open to him . From bad to worse , and from one extreme to the other , he rapidly drifted . The loose and irregular manner in which he had existed was ...
... mind for the worst , and the downward course would seem to have been the only way open to him . From bad to worse , and from one extreme to the other , he rapidly drifted . The loose and irregular manner in which he had existed was ...
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Page 414 - Arms and Armour, in Antiquity and the Middle Ages; also a Descriptive Notice of Modern Weapons. Translated from the French of MP LACOMBE, and with a Preface, Notes, and One Additional Chapter on Arms and Armour in England, by CHARLES BOUTELL, MA, Author of "English Heraldry.
Page 244 - I confess for myself that (with no great delinquencies to answer for) I am glad for a season to take an airing beyond the diocese of the strict conscience, — not to live always in the precincts of the law-courts, — but now and then, for a dream-while or so, to imagine a world with no meddling restrictions — to get into recesses, whither the hunter cannot follow me — -Secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost prove, While yet there was no fear of Jove.
Page 211 - That at this rate they have conveyed upwards of fourteen passengers. " 3. That their weight, including engine, fuel, water, and attendants, may be under three tons. " 4. That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable inclination with facility and safety.
Page 45 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 37 - You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will cling 'round it still.
Page 78 - In contempt of our said Lord the King and his laws, to the evil example of all others in the like case offending, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown and dignity.
Page 211 - That, as they admit of greater breadth of tyre than other carriages, and as the roads are not acted on so injuriously as by the feet of horses in common draught, such carriages will cause less wear of roads than coaches drawn by horses.
Page 31 - I passed ; for it is impossible that any thing should be universally tasted and approved by a multitude, though they are only the rabble of a nation, which hath not in it some peculiar Aptness to please and gratify the mind of man.