The universal anthology, a collection of the best literature, with biographical and explanatory notes, ed. by R. Garnett, L. Vallée, A. Brandl. Imperial ed, Volume 19Richard Garnett 1899 |
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... tion figures him as shallow and a trifler ; culture condemns him for pushing his hatred of spiritual falsehood much too seriously ; Christian charity feels constrained to unmask a demon from the depths of the pit . The plain men of the ...
... tion figures him as shallow and a trifler ; culture condemns him for pushing his hatred of spiritual falsehood much too seriously ; Christian charity feels constrained to unmask a demon from the depths of the pit . The plain men of the ...
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... tion not to see them , except they be very great . " There are , as history instructs us , eras of counsel and eras of execution ; the hour when those do best who walk most warily , feeling with patience and sagacity and painstaking for ...
... tion not to see them , except they be very great . " There are , as history instructs us , eras of counsel and eras of execution ; the hour when those do best who walk most warily , feeling with patience and sagacity and painstaking for ...
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... tion at its worst , and the church was the arch - curse and infamy . Say what we will of these answers , they were free from any taint of skepticism . Our lofty new idea of rational freedom as freedom from conviction , and of ...
... tion at its worst , and the church was the arch - curse and infamy . Say what we will of these answers , they were free from any taint of skepticism . Our lofty new idea of rational freedom as freedom from conviction , and of ...
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... tion , who was very beautiful , very rich , and very amiable ; she would have pleased me infinitely , but my age , my situation , and my fortune forbade me to flatter myself with the idea . The nun , however , did not despair ; and when ...
... tion , who was very beautiful , very rich , and very amiable ; she would have pleased me infinitely , but my age , my situation , and my fortune forbade me to flatter myself with the idea . The nun , however , did not despair ; and when ...
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... tion . " Very well , madam ; have you any good affair at present ? " " Yes , sir , I have several , and some of them excellent ; I have a widow suspected of having concealed effects ; another anxious that a contract of marriage drawn ...
... tion . " Very well , madam ; have you any good affair at present ? " " Yes , sir , I have several , and some of them excellent ; I have a widow suspected of having concealed effects ; another anxious that a contract of marriage drawn ...
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Page 61 - And again, he adviseth to circumspection and care, even in the smallest matters, because sometimes, a little neglect may breed great mischief; adding, for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail.
Page 273 - And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware." So turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.
Page 274 - Stop thief ! stop thief ! — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race.
Page 335 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Page 272 - My hat and wig will soon be here, — They are upon the road." The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin...
Page 57 - I therefore filled all the little spaces that occurred between the remarkable days in the calendar with proverbial sentences, chiefly such as inculcated industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth, and thereby securing virtue ; it being more difficult for a man in want to act always honestly, as, to use here one of those proverbs, it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.
Page 96 - Life! I know not what thou art, But know that thou and I must part; And when, or how, or where we met, I own to me's a secret yet...
Page 96 - Life ! we've been long together Through pleasant and through cloudy weather; 'Tis hard. to part when friends are dear — Perhaps 'twill cost a sigh, a tear; — Then steal away, give little warning, Choose thine own time; Say not Good Night, — but in some brighter clime Bid me Good Morning.
Page 271 - Until he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay; And there he threw the Wash about On both sides of the way, Just like unto a trundling mop, Or a wild goose at play. At Edmonton his loving wife From the balcony spied Her tender husband, wondering much To see how he did ride. "Stop, stop, John Gilpin!— Here's the house !" They all at once did cry; "The dinner waits, and we are tired;"— Said Gilpin, "So am I!
Page 270 - His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ! He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig.