The London Magazine, Volume 5Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1826 |
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... ditto ; Lord Althorpe , none ; Mr. Scarlett , two ; the Solicitor General , none ; Mr. Brougham , none ; Mr. Canning , none ; Mr. Denman , none . See what it is to be the Chronicler of one's own glories ! MAY , 1826 . C This is wretched ...
... ditto ; Lord Althorpe , none ; Mr. Scarlett , two ; the Solicitor General , none ; Mr. Brougham , none ; Mr. Canning , none ; Mr. Denman , none . See what it is to be the Chronicler of one's own glories ! MAY , 1826 . C This is wretched ...
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... ditto , on either side , or a sluttish interview , with shoes down at the heel , and hair down about her ears when , whatever might occur , it would be too late for him to back out . Her beauty , her good sense , her carriage , stature ...
... ditto , on either side , or a sluttish interview , with shoes down at the heel , and hair down about her ears when , whatever might occur , it would be too late for him to back out . Her beauty , her good sense , her carriage , stature ...
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... Ditto Marine 100 5 3 15 Ellesmere and Chester . 133 110 Atlas ... 50 5 7 Grand Junction 100 259 Globe 100 141 Huddersfield . 57 22 Guardian . 100 10 16 Kennet and Avon 40 23 Hope 50 5 4 15 Lancaster . 47 40 Imperial 500 50 102 Leeds and ...
... Ditto Marine 100 5 3 15 Ellesmere and Chester . 133 110 Atlas ... 50 5 7 Grand Junction 100 259 Globe 100 141 Huddersfield . 57 22 Guardian . 100 10 16 Kennet and Avon 40 23 Hope 50 5 4 15 Lancaster . 47 40 Imperial 500 50 102 Leeds and ...
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... ditto , ditto 59 54 .... 55 Buenos Ayres ditto , 6 per Cent . .. 61 59 61 Chilian ditto , ditto 48 40 42 " Columbian ditto 1822 , ditto 60 40 45 Ditto ditto 1824 , ditto 593 38 431 Danish ditto , 3 per Cent . 581 .... 551 56 French ...
... ditto , ditto 59 54 .... 55 Buenos Ayres ditto , 6 per Cent . .. 61 59 61 Chilian ditto , ditto 48 40 42 " Columbian ditto 1822 , ditto 60 40 45 Ditto ditto 1824 , ditto 593 38 431 Danish ditto , 3 per Cent . 581 .... 551 56 French ...
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... ditto . When I saw the heavy , shapeless , awkward boots of Liverpool , you may judge of my surprise . But - in Liverpool , the boots are made for the town : the town for the boots ; and both for the atmos- phere , which I take to be ...
... ditto . When I saw the heavy , shapeless , awkward boots of Liverpool , you may judge of my surprise . But - in Liverpool , the boots are made for the town : the town for the boots ; and both for the atmos- phere , which I take to be ...
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Page 564 - He appeared very ambitious to learn to write ; and one of the attornies got a board knocked up at a window on the top of a staircase ; and that was his desk, where he sat and wrote after copies of court and other hands the clerks gave him. He made himself so expert a writer that he took in business, and earned some pence by hackney-writing. And thus by degrees he pushed his faculties, and fell to forms, and, by books that were lent him, became an exquisite entering clerk ; and, by the Same course...
Page 306 - With aching temples on thy hand reclined, Muse on the last farewell I leave behind, Breathe a deep sigh to winds that murmur low, And think on all my love, and all my woe...
Page 348 - Upon a great adventure he was bond, That greatest Gloriana to him gave...
Page 349 - Behind her farre away a Dwarfe did lag, That lasie seemd, in being ever last, Or wearied with bearing of her bag Of needments at his backe. Thus as they past, The day with cloudes was suddeine overcast, And angry Jove an hideous storme of raine Did poure into his Lemans...
Page 531 - But, howsoever thou pursu'st this act, Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught; leave her to heaven, And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge To prick and sting her. Fare thee well at once. The glow-worm shows the matin to be near, And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire; Adieu, adieu, adieu, remember me.
Page 278 - ... if you have incautiously put yourself into a bad and dangerous position, you cannot obtain your enemy's leave to withdraw your troops, and place them more securely ; but you must abide all the consequences of your rashness. And, lastly, we learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable change, and that of persevering in the search of resources.
Page 483 - A TREATISE on DIET; with a view to establish, on practical grounds, a System of Rules for the Prevention and Cure of the Diseases incident to a disordered state of the Digestive Functions. By JA PARIS, MDFRS Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, ice.
Page 268 - The Surrender of Napoleon. Being the Narrative of the Surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board HMS Bellerophon...
Page 564 - His great dexterity was in the art of special pleading, and he would lay snares that often caught his superiors who were not aware of his traps. And he was so fond of success for his clients that, rather than fail, he would set the court hard with a trick...
Page 102 - Paull was his opponent, he found himself in company with two Westminster electors. In the course of conversation, one of them asked the other to whom he meant to give his vote ? When his friend replied, " To Paull, certainly ; for though I think him but a shabby sort of fellow, I would vote for any one rather than that rascal Sheridan !" " Do you know Sheridan ?" asked the stranger. " Not I, Sir," answered the gentleman : " nor should I wish to know him.