The Edinburgh Literary Journal: Or, Weekly Register of Criticism and Belles Lettres, Volume 1Ballantyne, 1829 - Great Britain Vol. 2 includes "The poet Shelley--his unpublished work, T̀he wandering Jew'" (p. 43-45, [57]-60) |
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... give those that deserve it the best chance of remunera- ting their respective proprietors , both now and after- wards . We shall say a few words upon each , and shall endeavour to point out all the substantially good articles it ...
... give those that deserve it the best chance of remunera- ting their respective proprietors , both now and after- wards . We shall say a few words upon each , and shall endeavour to point out all the substantially good articles it ...
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... give it as our opinion that the object has been achieved . The " Sou- venir " is distinguished both by external elegance and intellectual superiority . Several of the engravings have never been surpassed . " The Sisters , " from a ...
... give it as our opinion that the object has been achieved . The " Sou- venir " is distinguished both by external elegance and intellectual superiority . Several of the engravings have never been surpassed . " The Sisters , " from a ...
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... give them a certain degree of control , and that they may live in the eye of the public in the most enviable of all lights - as guardians of its amusements and directors of its tastes . The consequence is , they are all bustle and ...
... give them a certain degree of control , and that they may live in the eye of the public in the most enviable of all lights - as guardians of its amusements and directors of its tastes . The consequence is , they are all bustle and ...
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... give some extracts from it . And , in truth , little else is ever attempted . Sir Nor is he situated as most authors are , of inferior Walter finds a new book in cover , and gives it a fair popularity , who may be aware that they ...
... give some extracts from it . And , in truth , little else is ever attempted . Sir Nor is he situated as most authors are , of inferior Walter finds a new book in cover , and gives it a fair popularity , who may be aware that they ...
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... give Sir Walter Scott all praise , that from these he has ever stood at a distance . But it will not do to affect the same tone of philosophical indifference in regard to those momentous questions which so deeply affect man- kind , and ...
... give Sir Walter Scott all praise , that from these he has ever stood at a distance . But it will not do to affect the same tone of philosophical indifference in regard to those momentous questions which so deeply affect man- kind , and ...
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Page 176 - Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear ; Thou art sweet as the smile when fond lovers meet, And soft as their parting tear — Jessy ! ALTHO' thou maun never be mine, Altho...
Page 203 - Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us ; and let us run with patience the race which is set before us...
Page 251 - Is it so?" reflecting on the alliance which had placed the Stewart family on the throne; "then God's will be done. It came with a lass, and it will go with a lass.
Page 177 - As to the statement of what a man can or will eat, either as to quality or quantity, I am afraid it would be quite incredible ; in fact, there is nothing in the way of fish or meat, from whatever animal, however putrid or unwholesome, but they will devour with impunity, and the quantity only varies from what they have, to what they can get. I have repeatedly seen a Yakut or a Tongouse devour forty pounds of meat in a day.
Page 4 - Gardens, where flings the bridge its airy span, And Nature makes her happy home with man; Where many a gorgeous flower is duly fed With its...
Page 4 - And forests, where beside his leafy hold The sullen boar hath heard the distant horn, And whets his tusks against the gnarled thorn; Palladian palace with its storied halls; Fountains, where Love lies listening to their falls...
Page 261 - The tiger had laid himself down beside his whelps. He was a beautiful animal, of great size and strength ; and his limbs, being stretched out at their full length, displayed his immense power of muscle. A double row of great teeth stood far enough apart to show his large red tongue, from which the white foam fell in large drops. All at once, another roar was heard at a distance, and the tiger immediately rose and answered it with a mournful howl. At the same instant, our Indians uttered a shriek,...
Page 160 - ... reduced him to a state of almost infantile dependence on those around him, and subjected him ever after to a most abstemious regimen, he bore with the most dignified fortitude and tranquillity. The malady which broke his health and constitution for the rest of his existence, happily impaired neither any of the faculties of his mind, nor the characteristic vigour and activity of his understanding, which enabled him to rise superior to the misfortune. As soon as his strength was sufficiently re-established,...
Page 4 - And fields and marshes wide, Such as nor voice, nor lute, nor wind, nor bird, The soul ever stirred ; Unlike and far sweeter than them all. Sad Aziola! from that moment I Loved thee and thy sad cry.
Page 40 - Things that seemed strange to me. He was a man of gloomy mood, And few his converse sought; But, it was said, in solitude His conscience with him wrought. And there, before his mental eye, Some hideous vision brought There was not one in all the house Who did not fear his frown, Save I, a little careless child, Who gamboled up and down, And often peeped into his room, And plucked him by the gown. I was an orphan and alone, — My father was his brother, And...