Prose,Abraham Small. William Brown, printer, 1824 |
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Page 20
... church-yard, — as one generally does in a strange place, — to make acquaintance with the dead, where one knows not a soul living, except by the sign-boards over shops and ale-houses, which are not half so interesting to look upon as ...
... church-yard, — as one generally does in a strange place, — to make acquaintance with the dead, where one knows not a soul living, except by the sign-boards over shops and ale-houses, which are not half so interesting to look upon as ...
Page 32
... church-yard, which overlooks the town and the coast down to Flamborough-head. The night was gathering round the bay, throu gh which the tide was toiling to and fro, and sounding, as it hath sounded since creation, on the beach; — "the ...
... church-yard, which overlooks the town and the coast down to Flamborough-head. The night was gathering round the bay, throu gh which the tide was toiling to and fro, and sounding, as it hath sounded since creation, on the beach; — "the ...
Page 58
... church-yard of which presents the most crowded scene of these vain but affectionate mementos that I have known. Should any of my friends see these pages, and feel A desire — for who would like to be forgotten ?— to have the posthumous ...
... church-yard of which presents the most crowded scene of these vain but affectionate mementos that I have known. Should any of my friends see these pages, and feel A desire — for who would like to be forgotten ?— to have the posthumous ...
Page 61
... church-yard, and took my stand among the multitude of tombs, which being principally white upright stones, black-lettered and sculptured above, presented a singularly chequered appearance on the dark verdure of the ground, the moonlight ...
... church-yard, and took my stand among the multitude of tombs, which being principally white upright stones, black-lettered and sculptured above, presented a singularly chequered appearance on the dark verdure of the ground, the moonlight ...
Page 62
... churchyard around me, — the repose of the dead in their graves, with the restlessness of the surges on the beach, — a trumpet from the Castle sounded the evening-call for the soldiery to repair to their quarters. It was the very music ...
... churchyard around me, — the repose of the dead in their graves, with the restlessness of the surges on the beach, — a trumpet from the Castle sounded the evening-call for the soldiery to repair to their quarters. It was the very music ...
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