Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 7Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith Richard Bentley, 1840 |
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... Valentine Vox , " 59 , 203 , 309 , 422 , 541 , 634 Lions of Modern Babylon , 80 Mr. Macaw , 89 Mr. Nibble , 153 Mr. Trickett Donks , 805 by Alfred Crowquill , Mr. Foxe Varnish , An impudent Monkey , China , the real State of the Case ...
... Valentine Vox , " 59 , 203 , 309 , 422 , 541 , 634 Lions of Modern Babylon , 80 Mr. Macaw , 89 Mr. Nibble , 153 Mr. Trickett Donks , 805 by Alfred Crowquill , Mr. Foxe Varnish , An impudent Monkey , China , the real State of the Case ...
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... Montium custos nemorumque Virgo . - Hor . lib . iii . ** Arcas , preserving an old oak by watering its roots , had the nymph who resided in it bestowed on him in marriage . STANLEY THORN . BY THE AUTHOR OF VALENTINE vox . 58 THE OAK .
... Montium custos nemorumque Virgo . - Hor . lib . iii . ** Arcas , preserving an old oak by watering its roots , had the nymph who resided in it bestowed on him in marriage . STANLEY THORN . BY THE AUTHOR OF VALENTINE vox . 58 THE OAK .
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... VALENTINE vox . " CHAPTER 1 . Portrays , with other features of importance , the early characteristics of our hero . To those who had not the honour of being extremely intimate with Alderman Thorn , it will be necessary to explain that ...
... VALENTINE vox . " CHAPTER 1 . Portrays , with other features of importance , the early characteristics of our hero . To those who had not the honour of being extremely intimate with Alderman Thorn , it will be necessary to explain that ...
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Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith. O George Grukshante The Elopement STANLEY THORN . 66 BY THE AUTHOR OF VALENTINE vox.
Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith. O George Grukshante The Elopement STANLEY THORN . 66 BY THE AUTHOR OF VALENTINE vox.
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... VALENTINE vox . " CHAPTER IV . Stanley has an interview with Ripstone , and upsets his nerves altogether . WHEN Stanley had summoned the servants with due promptitude and violence , he left the room , and such restoratives as were imme ...
... VALENTINE vox . " CHAPTER IV . Stanley has an interview with Ripstone , and upsets his nerves altogether . WHEN Stanley had summoned the servants with due promptitude and violence , he left the room , and such restoratives as were imme ...
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Amelia appeared arms beautiful Blueskin called Captain Catesby Chat Moss church Colin Colonel course curaçoa dear delight Doctor Dee door Everard Digby exclaimed eyes face father fear feel Felskopf felt Garnet gentleman GEORGE CRUIKSHANK girl give glass Guy Fawkes hair hand happy head heard heart Heaven honour horse hour Hugh de Boves Humphrey Chetham Jack Jack Sheppard Jonathan Wild knew lady laugh live look Lord master mind Miss morning never night Numps O'Dowd observed Oldcorne once Paddy Palethorpe passed person poor pounds priest pursuivant Radcliffe rejoined replied returned Ripstone round scarcely scene seemed seen smile soon spirit STANLEY THORN stood sure tell thing thought tion took Tshuktshi turned VALENTINE vox Viviana voice walked Walton Watty William Radcliffe window wish word young
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Page 581 - A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales, that from ye blow, A momentary bliss bestow, As waving fresh their gladsome wing, My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring.
Page 280 - What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore / Will silent be; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return.
Page 256 - THERE are no colours in the fairest sky So fair as these. The feather, whence the pen Was shaped that traced the lives of these good men, Dropped from an Angel's wing.
Page 556 - And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art, That readest this brief psalm, As one by one thy hopes depart, Be resolute and calm. O fear not in a world like this, And thou shalt know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
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Page 378 - The arm'd rhinoceros, or the Hyrcan tiger; Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble: or be alive again, And dare me to the desert with thy sword ; If trembling I inhabit then, protest me The baby of a girl.
Page 288 - Victory; and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after Victory be the predominant feature in the British Fleet. For myself, individually, I commit my life to Him, who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To him I resign myself and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Page 280 - Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of its folk, this pious morn?
Page 256 - Oh could we copy their mild virtues, then What joy to live, what blessedness to die! Methinks their very names shine still and bright ; Apart — like glow-worms on a summer night; Or lonely tapers when from far they fling A guiding ray; or seen — like stars on high, Satellites burning in a lucid ring Around meek Walton's heavenly memory.
Page 275 - wide awake" In an instant ; for, when only decently drunk, Nothing sobers a man so completely as