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... means of accounting for mysterious phenomena you are glad to seize upon explanations that at another moment would be little satisfactory . Walter Isaid to himself that the madman of Kinloch Houran the monomaniac , must possess these ...
... means of accounting for mysterious phenomena you are glad to seize upon explanations that at another moment would be little satisfactory . Walter Isaid to himself that the madman of Kinloch Houran the monomaniac , must possess these ...
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... means a few days , that means you have come for your boxes , or to see your mother , or to know her wishes respecting the new furniture of the banqueting hall . Shall it be mediæval or renaissance ? If you ask my advice- " 7 " I do ; of ...
... means a few days , that means you have come for your boxes , or to see your mother , or to know her wishes respecting the new furniture of the banqueting hall . Shall it be mediæval or renaissance ? If you ask my advice- " 7 " I do ; of ...
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... means a great deal . It has all been made by sugar , or some equally laudable production . " " And Mr. Williamson - no , it is not distinguished as names go - has daughter , Lord Erradeen ? " " a " I believe so , Miss Herbert . " " How ...
... means a great deal . It has all been made by sugar , or some equally laudable production . " " And Mr. Williamson - no , it is not distinguished as names go - has daughter , Lord Erradeen ? " " a " I believe so , Miss Herbert . " " How ...
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... means of amusement opened to him . He suffered Captain Underwood to discourse to him about the turf ; about horses , of which the young man knew nothing ; about the way in which both pleasure and profit might be secured , instead of the ...
... means of amusement opened to him . He suffered Captain Underwood to discourse to him about the turf ; about horses , of which the young man knew nothing ; about the way in which both pleasure and profit might be secured , instead of the ...
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... means of keeping horses . And the football club belonged to the previous ages , with which he now feit so little con- rection . Therefore , it happened after a time , notwithstanding the charm of his rank , that Sloebury felt itself in ...
... means of keeping horses . And the football club belonged to the previous ages , with which he now feit so little con- rection . Therefore , it happened after a time , notwithstanding the charm of his rank , that Sloebury felt itself in ...
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Página 434 - Methinks I hear Antony call; I see him rouse himself To praise my noble act; I hear him mock The luck of Caesar, which the gods give men To excuse their after wrath: husband, I come: Now to that name my courage prove my title! I am fire and air; my other elements I give to baser life.
Página 408 - Works of imagination excel by their allurement and delight; by their power of attracting and detaining the attention. That book is good in vain, which the reader throws away. He only is the master, who keeps the mind in pleasing captivity...
Página 496 - The difference between the most dissimilar characters, between a philosopher and a common street porter, for example, seems to arise not so much from nature, as from habit, custom, and education. When they came into the world, and for the first six or eight years of their existence, they were perhaps very much alike, and neither their parents nor playfellows could perceive any remarkable difference.
Página 317 - His was the spell o'er hearts Which only Acting lends, — The youngest of the sister Arts, Where all their beauty blends : For ill can Poetry express Full many a tone of thought sublime, And Painting, mute and motionless. Steals but a glance of time. But by the mighty actor brought, IJlusion's perfect triumphs come, — Verse ceases to be airy thought, And Sculpture to be dumb.
Página 492 - ... giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry ; but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal rambles, I sometimes keep a sharp look-out in suspicious places; and though nobody can be more sceptical than I am in such matters, yet it often takes an effort of philosophy to shake off these idle terrorS.
Página 496 - And thus the certainty of being able to exchange all that surplus part of the produce of his own labour, which is over and above his own consumption, for such parts of the produce of other men's labour...
Página 489 - Of any passion, thus innate and irresistible, the existence may reasonably be doubted. Human characters are by no means constant; men change by change of place, of fortune, of acquaintance ; he who is at one time a lover of pleasure, is at another a lover of money. Those indeed who attain any excellence commonly spend life in one pursuit ; for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.
Página 492 - Beings, All but a scattered few, live out their time, Husbanding that which they possess within, And go to the grave, unthought of.
Página 489 - After his oracle Dr. Johnson, my friend Sir Joshua Reynolds denies all original genius, any natural propensity of the mind to one art or science rather than another. Without engaging in a metaphysical or rather verbal dispute, I know, by experience, that from my early youth I aspired to the character of an historian.
Página 491 - In my infant and boyish days, too. I owed much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity, and superstition.