Reminiscences of Fifty YearsD. Appleton, 1871 - 390 páginas |
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Página 126 - Manners are of more importance than laws. Upon' them, in a great measure, the laws depend. The law touches us but here and there, and now and then. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. They give their whole form and colour to our lives. According to their quality, they aid morals, they supply them, or they totally destroy them.
Página 198 - Forward, the Light Brigade ! Charge for the guns ! " he said : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade...
Página 198 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them...
Página 391 - In this series of Romances are included the famous novels of LOUISA MUHLBACH. Since the time when Sir Walter Scott produced so' profound a sensation in the reading-world, no historical novels have achieved a success so great as those from the pen of LOUISA MOHLBACH.
Página 344 - During the years of scarcity at the end of the last and beginning of the present century...
Página 391 - JOSEPH II. AND HIS COURT. By Louisa Muhlbach. 4. FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS COURT. By Louisa Muhl-bach. 5. BERLIN AND SANS-SOUCI; or, FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FRIENDS. By Louisa Muhlbach. 6. THE MERCHANT OF BERLIN. By Louisa Muhlbach. 7. FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FAMILY. By Louisa Muhlbach. 8. HENRY VHI.
Página 166 - That's true, sir, but don't be in sic (such) a hurry. Wed, sir, just look up aboon (above) yer heed, and this is by far the best of a' the kingdoms ; that, sir, aboon is Heeven.