The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 9Joseph Shackell, 1832 |
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... Young , that a blackbird , and also a linnet , have been observed to become white in con- sequence of fright , in the same way as the human hair has been known to be- come grey in a single night through grief . That food , however ...
... Young , that a blackbird , and also a linnet , have been observed to become white in con- sequence of fright , in the same way as the human hair has been known to be- come grey in a single night through grief . That food , however ...
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... young and old - but particularly the young , who do not regard any of the rest of the Daft Days with half so much interest . In the town of Fife , which being quite secluded from other places , maintains old customs with considerable ...
... young and old - but particularly the young , who do not regard any of the rest of the Daft Days with half so much interest . In the town of Fife , which being quite secluded from other places , maintains old customs with considerable ...
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... young nobleman when he en- tered and saw his friend Giuseppe in the prison . The evidence against him was by no means clear ; and the worst feature in his case appeared that he could give no satisfactory account of himself , and knew no ...
... young nobleman when he en- tered and saw his friend Giuseppe in the prison . The evidence against him was by no means clear ; and the worst feature in his case appeared that he could give no satisfactory account of himself , and knew no ...
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... young nobleman raise his hand , some thing glittered in it like steel - it de- scended , and Carlo reeled and fell back upon the pavement . ' Guiseppe ! ' he exclaimed , as he fell . The other stoop- ed down ; and , gazing on his face ...
... young nobleman raise his hand , some thing glittered in it like steel - it de- scended , and Carlo reeled and fell back upon the pavement . ' Guiseppe ! ' he exclaimed , as he fell . The other stoop- ed down ; and , gazing on his face ...
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... young man , if you do not wish to be , every one of you , exterminated ; might as well as right is with the peo- ple . To this demand the officer re- plied by retiring a step or two , and snapping a pistol at the young man . Fortunately ...
... young man , if you do not wish to be , every one of you , exterminated ; might as well as right is with the peo- ple . To this demand the officer re- plied by retiring a step or two , and snapping a pistol at the young man . Fortunately ...
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Page 277 - But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
Page 488 - I dreamed, and behold, I saw a man clothed with rags, standing in a certain place, with his face from his own house, a book in his hand, and a great burden upon his back. I looked, and saw him open the book, and read therein; and, as he read, he wept, and trembled; and, not being able longer to contain, he brake out with a lamentable cry, saying, What shall I do?
Page 230 - When all is done, (he concludes,) human life is at the greatest and the best but like a froward child, that must be played with and humoured a little to keep it quiet, till it falls asleep, and then the care is over.
Page 181 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Page 397 - I no sooner (saith he) come into the library, but I bolt the door to me, excluding lust, ambition, avarice, and all such vices, whose nurse is idleness, the mother of ignorance, and melancholy...
Page 101 - And thick and loud the swinking crowd at every stroke pant " ho ! " Leap out, leap out, my masters ; leap out and lay on load ! Let's forge a goodly anchor— a bower thick and broad ; For a heart of oak is hanging on every blow, I bode, And I see the good ship riding, all in a perilous road — The low reef roaring on her lee — the roll of ocean...
Page 334 - I envy no quality of the mind or intellect in others; not genius, power, wit, or fancy; but, if I could choose what would be most delightful, and I believe, most useful to me, I should prefer a firm religious belief to every other blessing; for it makes life a discipline of goodness — creates new hopes, when all earthly hopes vanish; and throws over the decay, the destruction of existence, the most gorgeous of all lights; awakens life even in death, and from corruption and decay calls up beauty...
Page 490 - Now I saw in my dream that just as they had ended this talk they drew near to a very miry slough that was in the midst of the plain; and they, being heedless, did both fall suddenly into the bog. The name of the slough was Despond.
Page 345 - Add to this, the inimitable roll of her eyes, and her grey hairs, which by good fortune stood directly upright, and 'tis impossible to imagine a more delightful spectacle. She had embellished all this with considerable magnificence, which made her look as big again as usual; and I should have thought her one of the largest things of God's making if my Lady St. John had not displayed all her charms in honour of the day.
Page 452 - Whosoever hath any thing fixed in his person that doth induce contempt, hath also a perpetual spur in himself to rescue and deliver himself from scorn.