Memories of Half a Century: A Record of FriendshipsSmith, 1908 - 362 σελίδες |
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Memories of Half a Century: A Record of Friendships Rudolf Chambers Lehmann Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2016 |
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affectionately Agassiz American amongst asked Barry Cornwall beautiful Biarritz Boston called Charles Dickens Chorley Cockburn coloured course dear delightful dined dinner Edinburgh England father feel Forster Frank Buckland French friends G. H. Lewes Gad's Hill GAD'S HILL PLACE George George Eliot give Hallé hand hear heard heart hope James Payn kind Knebworth lady Landseer Lehmann LEHMANN,-I letter Lewes live London look Lord Houghton Lytton Martha Miss morning mother negroes never night Nina papa Payn play pleasant poor Procter remember ROBERT BROWNING Robert Chambers round sailors Saturday seemed Sir Alexander Cockburn slavery slaves speak story STREET Sunday talk tell Theodore Parker thing thought to-day to-morrow told took town walk WARWICK CRESCENT wife Wilkie Collins woman words write written wrote yesterday
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Σελίδα 216 - ... hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled through the British ranks. Myers was killed; Cole...
Σελίδα 217 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. ' ' No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order...
Σελίδα 217 - No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm weakened the stability of their order, their flashing eyes were bent on the dark columns in their front, their measured tread shook the ground, their dreadful volleys swept away the head of every formation, their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill.
Σελίδα 216 - Such a gallant line, issuing from the midst of the smoke, and rapidly separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's heavy masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled through the British ranks. Myers was...
Σελίδα 338 - Like clouds that rake the mountain-summits, Or waves that own no curbing hand, How fast has brother followed brother, From sunshine to the sunless land! Yet I, whose lids from infant slumber Were earlier raised, remain to hear A timid voice, that asks in whispers, ' Who next will drop and disappear...
Σελίδα 217 - The pirate crew had stopped the leak, and cut away and unshipped the broken foremast, and were stepping a new one, when they saw the huge ship bearing down in full sail. Nothing easier than to slip out of her way could they get the foresail to draw ; but the time was short, the deadly intention manifest, the coming destruction swift.
Σελίδα 321 - A saintly shape of fame, to cheer the right And steel each wavering glance. I write of one, While with dim eyes I think of three ; Who weeps not others fair and brave as he ? Ah, when the fight is won, Dear Land, whom triflers now make bold to scorn (Thee ! from whose forehead Earth awaits her morn), How nobler shall the sun Flame in thy sky, how braver breathe thy air, That thou bred'st children who for thee could dare And die as thine have done!
Σελίδα 83 - While Memory watches o'er the sad review, Of joys that faded like the morning dew...
Σελίδα 29 - I used to see him in those early, unforgotten days ; a neat figure of a cheerful plumpness, very small feet and hands, a full brown beard, a high and rounded forehead, a small nose not naturally intended to support a pair of large spectacles, behind which his eyes shone with humour and friendship; not by any means the sort of man imagination would have pictured as the creator of Count Fosco and the inventor of the terrors of Armadale and the absorbing mystery of The Moonstone.
Σελίδα 90 - Respected Chief standing up in the centre. I don't know what it looked like most — a battlefield — an impossible tableau — a gigantic picnic. There was one very pretty girl in full dress lying down on her side all night, and holding on to one leg of my table. So I read Nickleby and the Trial. From the beginning to the end they didn't lose one point, and they ended with a great burst of cheering.