The Essays of Elia, Τόμος 1G.P. Putnam, 1851 |
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... knew it , —a magnificent relic ! What altera- tions may have been made in it since , I have had no opportunities of verifying . Time , I take for granted , has not freshened it . No wind has resuscitated the face of the sleeping waters ...
... knew it , —a magnificent relic ! What altera- tions may have been made in it since , I have had no opportunities of verifying . Time , I take for granted , has not freshened it . No wind has resuscitated the face of the sleeping waters ...
Σελίδα 8
... knew not what he did , when he begat thee , like spring , gentle offspring of blustering winter : -only unfortunate in thy ending , which should have been mild , conciliatory , swan - like.- Much remains to sing . Many fantastic shapes ...
... knew not what he did , when he begat thee , like spring , gentle offspring of blustering winter : -only unfortunate in thy ending , which should have been mild , conciliatory , swan - like.- Much remains to sing . Many fantastic shapes ...
Σελίδα 32
... knew also , thou most assuredly wouldst never turn over one leaf of the illustrious folio : —what but the mere spirit of contradiction , and childish love of getting the better of thy friend ? Then , worst cut of all ! to transport it ...
... knew also , thou most assuredly wouldst never turn over one leaf of the illustrious folio : —what but the mere spirit of contradiction , and childish love of getting the better of thy friend ? Then , worst cut of all ! to transport it ...
Σελίδα 41
... knew Sarah Battle many of the best years of it- t - saw her take out her snuff - box when it was her turn to play ; or snuff a candle in the middle of a game ; or ring for a servant till it was fairly over . She never MRS . BATTLE'S ...
... knew Sarah Battle many of the best years of it- t - saw her take out her snuff - box when it was her turn to play ; or snuff a candle in the middle of a game ; or ring for a servant till it was fairly over . She never MRS . BATTLE'S ...
Σελίδα 44
... knew her to forfeit a rubber ( a guinea stake ) , because she would not take advantage of the turn - up knave , which would have given it her , but which she must have claimed by the disgraceful tenure of declaring " two for his heels ...
... knew her to forfeit a rubber ( a guinea stake ) , because she would not take advantage of the turn - up knave , which would have given it her , but which she must have claimed by the disgraceful tenure of declaring " two for his heels ...
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admired April Fool beauty Benchers better Bo-bo Bridget character CHARLES LAMB child CHRIST'S HOSPITAL comedy common confess countenance cousin day's pleasuring dear dreams Elgin marble Elia ESSAYS OF ELIA face fancy fear feel gentle gentleman give Gladmans grace guests hand hath head heard heart Hertfordshire honor hour humor imagination impertinent Inner Temple kind knew lady less lived look Malvolio manner Margate matter mind moral morning nature never night occasion once passed passion person play pleasant pleasure poor present pretty Quakers reason remember ROBERT WILLIAM ELLISTON scarce scene seemed seen sense sight Sir Philip Sydney smile sometimes sort speak spirit sure sweet taste tender theatre thee thing thou thought tion told true truth walk watchet whist young younkers youth
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Σελίδα 114 - What wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head; The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine; The nectarine and curious peach Into my hands themselves do reach; Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.
Σελίδα 157 - The ears of Ho-ti tingled with horror. He cursed his son, and he cursed himself that ever he should beget a son that should eat burnt pig. Bo-bo, whose scent was wonderfully sharpened since morning, soon raked out another pig, and fairly rending it asunder, thrust the lesser half by main force into the fists of Ho-ti, still shouting out, 'Eat, eat, eat the burnt pig, father, only taste — O Lord!
Σελίδα 159 - Thus this custom of firing houses continued, till in process of time, says my manuscript, a sage arose, like our Locke, who made a discovery, that the flesh of swine, or indeed of any other animal, might be cooked (burnt, as they called it) without the necessity of consuming a whole house to dress it. Then first began the rude form of a gridiron. Roasting by the string, or spit, came in a century or two later, I forget in whose dynasty. By such slow degrees, concludes the manuscript, do the most...
Σελίδα 84 - Like one, that on a lonesome road Doth walk in fear and dread, And having once turned round walks on, And turns no more his head ; Because he knows, a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread.
Σελίδα 27 - I behold like a Spanish great galleon, and an English man-of-war ; Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare with the English man-ofwar, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Σελίδα 83 - Moon, thou climb'st the skies; How silently, and with how wan a face; What, may it be that even in...
Σελίδα 158 - Bo-bo was strictly enjoined not to let the secret escape, for the neighbors would certainly have stoned them for a couple of abominable wretches, who could think of improving upon the good meat which God had sent them. Nevertheless, strange stories got about. It was observed that Ho-ti's cottage was burnt down now more frequently than ever. Nothing but fires from this time forward.
Σελίδα 158 - ... rending it asunder, thrust the lesser half by main force into the fists of Ho-ti, still shouting out, "Eat, eat, eat the burnt pig, father, only taste, — O Lord," — with suchlike barbarous ejaculations, cramming all the while as if he would choke.
Σελίδα 83 - COME, sleep ; O sleep ! the certain knot of peace, The baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, The poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, The indifferent judge between the high and low ; With shield of proof, shield me from out the prease Of those fierce darts despair at me doth throw.
Σελίδα 159 - The judge, who was a shrewd fellow, winked at the manifest iniquity of the decision: and when the court was dismissed, went privily and bought up all the pigs that could be had for love or money. In a few days his Lordship's town house was observed to be on fire.