The Table Book, Volume 1W. Hone, 1827 |
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... tell - tale to his memory . " Às in the middle ages there were table- books with ivory leaves , this gentleman remarks that , in Chaucer's " Sompnour's Tale , " one of the friars is provided with " A pair of tables all of ivory , And a ...
... tell - tale to his memory . " Às in the middle ages there were table- books with ivory leaves , this gentleman remarks that , in Chaucer's " Sompnour's Tale , " one of the friars is provided with " A pair of tables all of ivory , And a ...
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... tell me that it is necessary to account for the long delay of the following work ; and I can only do it by ad- verting to the circumstances of my life . this be accepted as an apology ? Will I know but little of my family , and that ...
... tell me that it is necessary to account for the long delay of the following work ; and I can only do it by ad- verting to the circumstances of my life . this be accepted as an apology ? Will I know but little of my family , and that ...
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... tell the man to bring the bill ; and I'll pay it and have done with him . ' Besides buyers , every newsman has read- ers at so much each paper per hour . One class stipulates for a journal always at breakfast ; another , that it is to ...
... tell the man to bring the bill ; and I'll pay it and have done with him . ' Besides buyers , every newsman has read- ers at so much each paper per hour . One class stipulates for a journal always at breakfast ; another , that it is to ...
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... telling fortunes at home is very pleasant ; and the variety of " the Sy- bil's Leaves " assists to as frequent oppor- tunities of re - consultation as the most inveterate craver can desire . A lady con- demned by one of the leaves to ...
... telling fortunes at home is very pleasant ; and the variety of " the Sy- bil's Leaves " assists to as frequent oppor- tunities of re - consultation as the most inveterate craver can desire . A lady con- demned by one of the leaves to ...
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... tell of the many extraordinary feats which this diminutive race has per- formed . A fairy once told a man , to whom it appears she was particularly attached , if he went to the top of " Willy - howe " every morning , he would find a ...
... tell of the many extraordinary feats which this diminutive race has per- formed . A fairy once told a man , to whom it appears she was particularly attached , if he went to the top of " Willy - howe " every morning , he would find a ...
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Página 231 - For in this land of Heaven's peculiar grace, The heritage of Nature's noblest race, There is a spot of earth supremely blest, A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest...
Página 449 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 251 - When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson's saw, And birds sit brooding in the snow, And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-whit; Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.
Página 251 - Tu-who, a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow And coughing drowns the parson's saw And birds sit brooding in the snow And Marian's nose looks red and raw, When...
Página 231 - Here woman reigns; the mother, daughter, wife, Strews with fresh flowers the narrow way of life! In the clear heaven of her delightful eye, An angel-guard of loves and graces lie! Around her knees domestic .duties meet, And fireside pleasures gambol at her feet. Where shall that land, that spot of earth be found?
Página 65 - And having dropped the expected bag — pass on. He whistles as he goes, light-hearted wretch, Cold and yet cheerful: messenger of grief Perhaps to thousands, and of joy to some, To him indifferent whether grief or joy.
Página 39 - It was played by six people, three of each sex, who were coupled by lot. A piece of ground was then chosen, and divided into three compartments, of which the middle one was called hell. It was the object of the couple condemned to this division to catch the others, who advanced from the two extremities ; in which case a change of situation took place, and hell was filled by the couple who were excluded by pro -occupation from the other places ; in this
Página 217 - Yet even in transitory life's late day That mingles all my brown with sober gray, Revere the man, whose Pilgrim marks the road And guides the Progress of the soul to God. 'Twere well with most, if books that could engage Their childhood, pleased them at a riper age ; The man approving what had charmed the boy, Would die at last in comfort, peace, and joy, And not with curses on his art who stole The gem of truth from his unguarded soul.
Página 203 - And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you.
Página 65 - Atlantic wave ? Is India free ? and does she wear her plumed And jewelled turban with a smile of peace, Or do we grind her still? The grand debate, The popular harangue, the tart reply, The logic, and the wisdom, and the wit...