Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 69W. Blackwood & Sons, 1851 |
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... existence of mountains and rocks of the same for- mation in the higher regions from which it has been brought down . Granite or mica - slate debris in the beds of rivers or the level fields which they occasionally overflow , imply ...
... existence of mountains and rocks of the same for- mation in the higher regions from which it has been brought down . Granite or mica - slate debris in the beds of rivers or the level fields which they occasionally overflow , imply ...
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... existence . " Miss Jemima blushed scarlet . Cer- tainly that deceitful heartless com- pliment justified all her contempt for the male sex ; and yet - such is human blindness - it went far to redeem all mankind in her credulous and too ...
... existence . " Miss Jemima blushed scarlet . Cer- tainly that deceitful heartless com- pliment justified all her contempt for the male sex ; and yet - such is human blindness - it went far to redeem all mankind in her credulous and too ...
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... existence . Every novelist and ro- mance - writer knows this ; there must always be a hero and a heroine ; but two or three heroes and heroines would prove fatal to the interest . Ariosto tried to divide the interest of the reader among ...
... existence . Every novelist and ro- mance - writer knows this ; there must always be a hero and a heroine ; but two or three heroes and heroines would prove fatal to the interest . Ariosto tried to divide the interest of the reader among ...
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... existence . The real is , and ever must be , the only sure foundation of the ideal . Novels are most delight- ful when they approach nearest to what we behold around us in real life , while yet containing a sufficient blending of ...
... existence . The real is , and ever must be , the only sure foundation of the ideal . Novels are most delight- ful when they approach nearest to what we behold around us in real life , while yet containing a sufficient blending of ...
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... existence was then unknown . Be- fore the anniversary returned of the day that witnessed the nuptials of James and Magdalene , all these apparently impos- sible events were in an active state of progression . " Miss Strickland has ...
... existence was then unknown . Be- fore the anniversary returned of the day that witnessed the nuptials of James and Magdalene , all these apparently impos- sible events were in an active state of progression . " Miss Strickland has ...
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Page 425 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 549 - See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Page 497 - All are scattered now and fled, Some are married, some are dead ; And when I ask, with throbs of pain, "Ah ! when shall they all meet again...
Page 504 - The little bird sits at his door in the sun, Atilt like a blossom among the leaves, And lets his illumined being o'errun With the deluge of summer it receives; His mate feels the eggs beneath her wings, And the heart in her dumb breast flutters and sings; He sings to the wide world and she to her nest, — In the nice ear of Nature which song is the best?
Page 236 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any Intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by Law within this Realm: And I do solemnly swear, That I never will exercise any Privilege to which I am or may become entitled, to disturb or weaken the Protestant Religion or Protestant Government in the United Kingdom...
Page 497 - Forever — never! Never — forever!" There groups of merry children played, There youths and maidens dreaming strayed; O precious hours! O golden prime, And affluence of love and time! Even as a miser counts his gold, Those hours the ancient timepiece told, — "Forever — never! Never — forever!
Page 496 - Then the master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand ; And, at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see ! she stirs ! She starts ! she moves ! she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel! And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound She leaps into the ocean's arms!
Page 497 - Halfway up the stairs it stands, And points and beckons with its hands From its case of massive oak, Like a monk, who, under his cloak, Crosses himself, and sighs, alas ' With sorrowful voice to all who pass, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever...
Page 425 - ... whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit ; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect ; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 496 - Thou, too, sail on, O ship of State ! Sail on, O Union, strong and great ! Humanity, with all its fears, With all its hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate...