The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, Τόμος 1David Douglas, Castle street, 1883 |
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Σελίδα 70 - Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, That spread his lustrous coil; Built up its idle door. Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea,
Σελίδα 193 - in the pit when the tanner died. That was the way he "put her through."— "There! " said the Deacon, "naow she'll dew." Do ! I tell you, I rather guess She was a wonder, and nothing less ! Colts grew horses, beards turned gray, Deacon and deaconess dropped away, Children and
Σελίδα 192 - It ran a hundred years to a day, And then, of a sudden, it—ah, but stay, I "11 tell you what happened without delay, Frightening people out of their wits,— Scaring the parson into fits, Have you ever heard of that, I say ? Seventeen hundred and fifty-five,
Σελίδα 192 - Seventeen hundred and fifty-five, Georgius Secundus was then alive,— Snuffy old drone from the German hive ; That was the year when Lisbon-town Saw the earth open and gulp her down, And Braddock's army was done so brown, Left without a scalp to its crown. It was on the terrible earthquake-day That the Deacon
Σελίδα 193 - Settler's ellum,"— But lasts like iron for things like these ; Last of its timber,—they couldn't sell 'em, Never an axe had seen their chips, And the wedges flew from between their lips, Their blunt ends frizzled like celery-tips ; Step and prop.iron, bolt and screw, Steel of the finest, bright and blue;
Σελίδα 71 - her lap forlorn ! From thy dead lips a clearer note is born Than ever Triton blew from wreathed horn ! While on mine ear, it rings Through the deep caves of thought I
Σελίδα 237 - O hearts that break and give no sign Save whitening lip and fading tresses, Till death pours out his cordial wine Slow-dropped from Misery's crushing presses,— If singing breath or echoing chord To every hidden pang were given, What endless melodies were poured, As sad as earth, as sweet as heaven I
Σελίδα 194 - as strong as the fore, And spring and axle and hub encore. And yet, as a whole, it is past a doubt In another hour it will be worn out! This morning the parson takes a drive. First of November, 'Fifty-five
Σελίδα 206 - Honors are silly toys, I know, And titles are but empty names ;— I would, perhaps, be Plenipo,— But only near St. James ;— I 'm very sure I should not care To fill our Gubernator's chair. Jewels are baubles ; 'tis a sin
Σελίδα 239 - said, in her pretty, still way,—" If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes "— I don't remember what King Ahasuerus did or said when Esther got just to that point of her soft humble