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The Wandering Islander, Or, The History of Mr. Charles North Charles Henry Wilson Úplné zobrazenie - 1792 |
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Strana 196 - But for the uttering sweetly and properly the conceits of the mind, which is the end of speech, that hath it equally with any other tongue in the world: and is particularly happy in compositions of two or three words together, near the Greek, far beyond the Latin: which is one of the greatest beauties can be in a language.
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Strana 249 - Pigt. let it feed upon the dunghills ; no one would hurt or take it up ; but if any gave them bread or other feeding, such they would know, watch for, and daily follow, whining till they had somewhat given them ; whereupon was raised a proverb, Such an one will follow such an one, and whine as it were an Anthony Pig...
Strana 245 - A very large collection both of ancient and modern MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS, with curious Anecdotes relating to their authors ; written for the most part by Mr. .Wanley, by whom they were amassed...
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Strana 192 - Yes ! the plunderer hath refitted you for his own habitation, and we arc new-moulded for his purposes. Ye Israelites of Egypt! ye wretched inhabitants of this foreign land ! is there no relief for you ? Is there no Hector left for the defence, or rather for the recovery of Troy ? It is thine, О my God, to send us a second Moses.
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Strana 30 - Sela's ftraggling hoft feized on my love ? Yes, thou art feized — I fee thee bound ; I hear thee call ; but, ah ! in vain, I cannot help; no pitying fpirit there to lend its aid. I hear thy name, yes, fure I do ; the breezes tell me thou art there.
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| Názov | The Wandering Islander: Or, the History of Mr. Charles North. In Two Volumes. ... The wandering islander; or, The history of mr. Charles North [by C.H. Wilson] – Zväzok 2, Charles Henry Wilson |
| Autor | Charles Henry Wilson |
| Vydavateľ | J. Ridgway, 1792 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Oxfordská univerzita |
| Digitalizované | 10. júl 2006 |
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