Littell's Living Age, Volume 28Living Age Company Incorporated, 1851 - American periodicals |
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... King of Prussia was at that time striving to gather around him , in his newly- founded university , the ablest teachers from all quarters of Germany . Thither , some time pre- viously , had come both Schleiermacher and De Wette ; and ...
... King of Prussia was at that time striving to gather around him , in his newly- founded university , the ablest teachers from all quarters of Germany . Thither , some time pre- viously , had come both Schleiermacher and De Wette ; and ...
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... king , who hated him , and who had desired his fall , was obliged not only to conceal his sentiments , but even to authorize the disposition made by the cardinal in his will of the principal employments and most important places in the ...
... king , who hated him , and who had desired his fall , was obliged not only to conceal his sentiments , but even to authorize the disposition made by the cardinal in his will of the principal employments and most important places in the ...
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... King of Sar- dinia , in Lombardy , in July , 1848. He was be- guiled by a pretended plot for delivering the town of Mantua into his hands , and , with a view of aiding in its execution , was induced to weaken his military position to ...
... King of Sar- dinia , in Lombardy , in July , 1848. He was be- guiled by a pretended plot for delivering the town of Mantua into his hands , and , with a view of aiding in its execution , was induced to weaken his military position to ...
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... King Lear . Duchess of Sutherland , the Honorable Mrs. Norton , In the Dedication of a volume of poems to the alluding to some painful circumstances in her own life , has given a beautiful expression to the same idea : - For they who ...
... King Lear . Duchess of Sutherland , the Honorable Mrs. Norton , In the Dedication of a volume of poems to the alluding to some painful circumstances in her own life , has given a beautiful expression to the same idea : - For they who ...
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... King's Speech into a Presi- of him whose early days have been happy . God dent's Message . There are , however , a few ob- help those in whom this poem awakens no fond re - vious stages of growth which may serve as land- membrances ...
... King's Speech into a Presi- of him whose early days have been happy . God dent's Message . There are , however , a few ob- help those in whom this poem awakens no fond re - vious stages of growth which may serve as land- membrances ...
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Page 244 - The heights by great men reached and kept Were not. attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.
Page 249 - ... any declaration before mentioned shall not extend to any letters patent and grants of privilege for the term of fourteen years or under, hereafter to be made of the sole working or making of any manner of new manufactures within this Realm, to the true and first inventor and inventors of such manufactures, which others at the time of making such letters patents and grants shall not use, so as also they be not contrary to the law nor mischievous to the State, by raising prices of commodities at...
Page 17 - em? To all my foes, dear Fortune, send Thy gifts; but never to my friend: I tamely can endure the first; But this with envy makes me burst.
Page 15 - Certainly the ablest men that ever were, have had all an openness and frankness of dealing, and a name of certainty and veracity: but then they were like horses well managed, for they could tell passing well when to stop or turn; and at such times when they thought the case indeed required...
Page 238 - Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear.
Page 130 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want ! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight : they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard ?
Page 244 - The mighty pyramids of stone That wedge-like cleave the desert airs, When nearer seen, and better known, Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
Page 132 - COME not, when I am dead, To drop thy foolish tears upon my grave, To trample round my fallen head, And vex the unhappy dust thou wouldst not save. There let the wind sweep and the plover cry ; But thou, go by. Child, if it were thine error or thy crime I care no longer, being all unblest : Wed whom thou wilt, but I am sick of Time, And I desire to rest. Pass on, weak heart, and leave me where I lie : Go by, go by.
Page 218 - The tear, down childhood's cheek that flows, Is like the dewdrop on the rose ; When next the summer breeze comes by And waves the bush, the flower is dry.
Page 240 - God grant mine eyes may never behold the like, who now saw above 10,000 houses all in one flame; the noise, and cracking, and thunder of the impetuous flames, the shrieking of women and children, the hurry of people, the fall of towers, houses and churches...