The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient, Medieval and Modern, with Biographical and Explanatory Notes, Volume 16Clarke Company, limited, 1890 - Anthologies |
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... Esmond's Friends and Foes • Advice from Fifty Years ' Experience Adventures of Gil Blas Enters into Dr. Sangrado's Service Adventure of the Recovered Ring Becomes the Archbishop's Favorite Gets into a Dilemma The Nature of the Soul ...
... Esmond's Friends and Foes • Advice from Fifty Years ' Experience Adventures of Gil Blas Enters into Dr. Sangrado's Service Adventure of the Recovered Ring Becomes the Archbishop's Favorite Gets into a Dilemma The Nature of the Soul ...
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... the Rônins ; and his tomb still remains to be seen with those of the forty - seven comrades . This is the end of the story of the forty - seven Rônins . ESMOND'S FRIENDS AND FOES . By W. M. THACKERAY . 156 THE FORTY - SEVEN RÔNINS .
... the Rônins ; and his tomb still remains to be seen with those of the forty - seven comrades . This is the end of the story of the forty - seven Rônins . ESMOND'S FRIENDS AND FOES . By W. M. THACKERAY . 156 THE FORTY - SEVEN RÔNINS .
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... ESMOND'S FRIENDS AND FOES . By W. M. THACKERAY . 19 [ WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY , English novelist and humorist , was born in Calcutta , India , July 19 , 1811 , and died ... Esmond felt his whole face ESMOND'S FRIENDS AND FOES . 157.
... ESMOND'S FRIENDS AND FOES . By W. M. THACKERAY . 19 [ WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY , English novelist and humorist , was born in Calcutta , India , July 19 , 1811 , and died ... Esmond felt his whole face ESMOND'S FRIENDS AND FOES . 157.
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... Esmond felt his whole face flush , and his heart throbbing , as that dear lady beheld him once more . The rest of the prayers were speedily over ; Mr. Esmond did not hear them ; nor did his mistress , very likely , whose hood went more ...
... Esmond felt his whole face flush , and his heart throbbing , as that dear lady beheld him once more . The rest of the prayers were speedily over ; Mr. Esmond did not hear them ; nor did his mistress , very likely , whose hood went more ...
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... Esmond ever been for a moment jealous of this fellow ? " Give us thy hand , Tom Tusher , " he said . The Chaplain made him a very low and stately bow . " I am charmed to see Captain Esmond , " says he . " My Lord and I have read the ...
... Esmond ever been for a moment jealous of this fellow ? " Give us thy hand , Tom Tusher , " he said . The Chaplain made him a very low and stately bow . " I am charmed to see Captain Esmond , " says he . " My Lord and I have read the ...
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Adrianople alguazil ANTHONY HAMILTON began brother called Cardinal de Noailles Castlewood Chikara creatures cried dear death earth Esmond eyes face father fear followed gave gentlemen Gil Blas give hand happy hara kiri head hear heart Heaven honor Hylas island janizaries Jeronimus Jesper John Bull JONATHAN SWIFT Katt king king of Sweden knew Kôtsuké no Suké Kuranosuké lady letters live looked Lord Strutt madam manner Manon master means mind Montanus morning mother nature never night o'er observed occasion pain pasha passion Peg Woffington perceived persons Philonous pleasure poor prince queen Ramen reason replied RICHARD GARNETT Rônins round savage seemed sense Sir Roger Soaper soon soul spirit Squire Sullen sword Takumi no Kami tell things thought thousand tion told took Triplet turn whole wife Woffington words young
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Page 208 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shaft glorify me.
Page 85 - In happy climes, the seat of innocence, Where nature guides and virtue rules, Where men shall not impose for truth and sense The pedantry of courts and schools: There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts.
Page 291 - FATHER of all! in every age, In every clime adored, By saint, by savage, and by sage, Jehovah, Jove, or Lord ! Thou great First Cause, least understood, Who all my sense confined To know but this, that Thou art good, And that myself am blind...
Page 45 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Page 356 - Boastful and rough, your first son is a squire; The next a tradesman, meek, and much a liar; Tom struts a soldier, open, bold, and brave; Will sneaks a scrivener, an exceeding knave: Is he a Churchman?
Page 361 - KNOW then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man. Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, A being darkly wise, and rudely great : With too much knowledge for the sceptic side, With too much weakness for the stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest; In doubt to deem himself a god, or beast; In doubt his mind or body to prefer...
Page 168 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 275 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Page 85 - There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire and of arts, The good and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and noblest hearts. " Not such as Europe breeds in her decay ; Such as she bred when fresh and young, When heavenly flame did animate her clay, By future poets shall be sung. " Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day ; Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Page 61 - ... of the quorum. The whole parish followed the corpse with heavy hearts and in their mourning suits; the men in frieze, and the women in riding-hoods. Captain Sentry, my master's nephew, has taken possession of the Hall-house, and the whole estate. When my old master saw him, a little before his death, he shook him by the hand, and wished him joy of the estate. which was falling to him, desiring him only to make...
Page 361 - Go, wondrous creature ! mount where Science guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides ; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct old Time, and regulate the Sun ; Go, soar with Plato to th...