The Old Bachelor in the Old Scottish Village. [Essays and Sketches.]Myles Macphail, 1845 - 247 páginas |
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... means , is still from God alone : May he grant it to me , of his grace ! One of my first visits was to the church - yard of my fathers . Ah ! how glad was I to find things unchanged there , save that the graves of my kindred were all ...
... means , is still from God alone : May he grant it to me , of his grace ! One of my first visits was to the church - yard of my fathers . Ah ! how glad was I to find things unchanged there , save that the graves of my kindred were all ...
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... means for keeping ourselves self - contained and independent in our own enjoyment , should the spirit of exclusive circles ever invade this retired hamlet . And then I have my newspapers , too . And , as I am somewhat given to general ...
... means for keeping ourselves self - contained and independent in our own enjoyment , should the spirit of exclusive circles ever invade this retired hamlet . And then I have my newspapers , too . And , as I am somewhat given to general ...
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... mean merely to say that they lay far too much stress on the in- tellectual gratification of hearing clever preaching , compared with the far more important part of Sanctuary duty , namely , prayer and praise . And then every village has ...
... mean merely to say that they lay far too much stress on the in- tellectual gratification of hearing clever preaching , compared with the far more important part of Sanctuary duty , namely , prayer and praise . And then every village has ...
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... means , however , did Johnie like the barn ; and often might you hear the sound of his flail intermit , and see the old thrasher , with his red Kilmarnock on , of a yellow frosty morning , lean out his gun over the half - door , and ...
... means , however , did Johnie like the barn ; and often might you hear the sound of his flail intermit , and see the old thrasher , with his red Kilmarnock on , of a yellow frosty morning , lean out his gun over the half - door , and ...
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... means were scanty ; but her meek economy made them not only sufficient , but almost easy and elegant . She came to live in our Village about the close of the summer just gone by . I saw her first thus : - Passing one day through a small ...
... means were scanty ; but her meek economy made them not only sufficient , but almost easy and elegant . She came to live in our Village about the close of the summer just gone by . I saw her first thus : - Passing one day through a small ...
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answer Antonio Cardo beautiful better body Bremner Bride of Lammermoor brother Bucke Captain character Charlotte Cardo child church-yard cloud cottage Covenanter cried dead death door Dumfries Edinburgh Eildon hills Ernly face father Florence Frederick Hume give gloaming grave green hand harp haste head hear heard heart Heaven Helen Walker hills Hinton Douglas honour hour Irongray Italian Italy Jenkins Julia Romelli kind King Lear kissed lady leave light living look Marli marriage Miss Clement Miss Pearce Miss Romelli moon morning mother nature neighbouring never night once passion poor returned round Scotland Scottish seemed seen Signor Romelli Signora Romelli sister sleep sorrow soul south of Scotland spirit sweet tell thing thou thought Timon of Athens took turned unhappy Vaulpas Village whole wild woman young youth
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Página 80 - And this is in the night. — Most glorious night ! Thou wert not sent for slumber ! let me be A sharer in thy fierce and far delight, — A portion of the tempest and of thee...
Página 47 - Fraught with a transient, frozen shower, If a cloud should haply lower, Sailing o'er the landscape dark, Mute on a sudden is the lark ; But when gleams the sun again O'er the pearl-besprinkled plain. And from behind his watery veil Looks through the thin descending hail ; She mounts, and, lessening to the sight, Salutes the blithe return of light, And high her tuneful track pursues Mid the dim rainbow's scatter'd hues.
Página 171 - Nature seemed In silent contemplation to adore Its Maker. Now and then the aged leaf Fell from its fellows, rustling to the ground, And as it fell bade man think on his end.
Página 60 - Countrymen, My heart doth joy that yet, in all my life, I found no man but he was true to me. I shall have glory by this losing day, More than Octavius and Mark Antony By this vile conquest shall attain unto. So fare you well at once; for Brutus...
Página 214 - Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy GOD chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy GOD, to walk in His ways, and to fear Him. For the LORD thy GOD bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills...
Página 39 - The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Página 57 - Amphytrion to the Stage, I heard him give it his first Reading to the Actors, in which, though it is true he deliver'd the plain Sense of every Period, yet the whole was in so cold, so flat, and unaffecting a manner, that I am afraid of not being believ'd when I affirm it.
Página 214 - And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war^/zV for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains...