The dramatic works of John Ford, with an intr. and notes [by W. Harness?].1831 |
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... LANGUAGE by the ENGLISH STUDENT . By C. F. BECKER , M.D. 8vo . 8s . 6d . " Becker's Grammar is the work of a philologist and philosopher , and we greatly prefer it to any of the theoretical Grammars we have ever seen . Were we now to ...
... LANGUAGE by the ENGLISH STUDENT . By C. F. BECKER , M.D. 8vo . 8s . 6d . " Becker's Grammar is the work of a philologist and philosopher , and we greatly prefer it to any of the theoretical Grammars we have ever seen . Were we now to ...
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... Language , but also a cor- rect notion of the Literature of Italy . By the MARQUIS SPINETO . Third Edition , corrected and enlarged . 12mo . 78 . XIII . An ITALIAN GRAMMAR . Comprising , in small compass , more of what is essentially ...
... Language , but also a cor- rect notion of the Literature of Italy . By the MARQUIS SPINETO . Third Edition , corrected and enlarged . 12mo . 78 . XIII . An ITALIAN GRAMMAR . Comprising , in small compass , more of what is essentially ...
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... language . The plan of the work has been suggested by the Natural History of Selborne , ' by Mr. White ; and it will not suffer from a comparison with that very excellent publication . Young persons of intelligence and education will ...
... language . The plan of the work has been suggested by the Natural History of Selborne , ' by Mr. White ; and it will not suffer from a comparison with that very excellent publication . Young persons of intelligence and education will ...
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... Language by the ENGLISH STU- DENT . By Dr. BECKER . 8vo . 8s . 6d . Were " Becker's Grammar is the work of a philologist and philosopher , and we greatly prefer it to any of the theoretical grammars we have ever seen . we now to begin ...
... Language by the ENGLISH STU- DENT . By Dr. BECKER . 8vo . 8s . 6d . Were " Becker's Grammar is the work of a philologist and philosopher , and we greatly prefer it to any of the theoretical grammars we have ever seen . we now to begin ...
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... language so delicately re- served , that even a woman's quick sense hardly perceives its meaning , till the narrative draws towards a close.- The justice finally done to the ' pure and unflawed ' vir- tues of Spinella - the means by ...
... language so delicately re- served , that even a woman's quick sense hardly perceives its meaning , till the narrative draws towards a close.- The justice finally done to the ' pure and unflawed ' vir- tues of Spinella - the means by ...
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Adur Adurni Amor art thou Aurel Aurelio Auria Banks Benatzi Bian Bianca blood brave canst Cast Castanna creature Cuddy D'Av D'AVOLOS dare devil dost Duke Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair father Fern Fernando Fior Flav folly Frank Fulgoso FUTELLI Genoa gentlemen GIFFORD hath hear heart Heaven hobby-horse honest honour humour husband JOHN FORD Kath lady LADY'S TRIAL Levidolche live lord LOVE'S SACRIFICE madam maid Malfato marriage married Mart master Thorney morrice mother Sawyer MURRAY'S LIST never noble Piero pleasure poor pray prince prithee Raybright ROBERT SOUTHEY SCENE I.-A scurvy shalt sister Somerton soul speak Spin Spinella Spring SUN'S DARLING sweet thee There's thine Thor thou art thou hast Trel TRELCATIO twas Warbeck wife Winnifrede witch WITCH OF EDMONTON woman young youth
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Page 1 - Books that you may carry to the fire, and hold readily in your hand, are the most useful after all.
Page 248 - It may please your grace to understand that witches and sorcerers within these few last years are marvellously increased within your grace's realm. Your grace's subjects pine away, even unto the death ; their colour fadeth, their flesh rotteth, their speech is benumbed, their senses are bereft. I pray God they never practise further than upon the subject.
Page 162 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 245 - Saw. I am dried up With cursing and with madness ; and have yet No blood to moisten these sweet lips of thine. Stand on thy hind-legs up. Kiss me, my Tommy ; And rub away some wrinkles on my brow. By making my old ribs to shrug for joy Of thy fine tricks.
Page 197 - Cause I am poor, deform'd, and ignorant, And like a bow buckled and bent together By some more strong in mischiefs than myself; Must I for that be made a common sink For all the filth and rubbish of men's tongues To fall and run into ? Some call me Witch, And being ignorant, of myself, they go About to teach me how to be one : urging That my bad tongue (by their bad usage made so) Forespeaks their cattle, doth bewitch their corn, Themselves, their servants, and their babes at nurse : This they enforce...
Page 241 - ... snuffling nose is a sign a man is a whoremaster. Just. Come, come; firing her thatch? ridiculous! Take heed, sirs, what you do ; unless your proofs Come better arm'd, instead of turning her Into a witch, you'll prove yourselves stark fools. All.
Page 244 - Flanders mares and coaches ; and huge trains Of servitors, to a French butterfly. Have you not city-witches, who can turn Their husbands...
Page 11 - This is a most delightful book on the most delightful of all studies. We are acquainted with no previous work which bears any resemblance to this, except ' White's History of Selborne,' the most fascinating piece of rural writing and sound English philosophy that ever issued from the press.
Page 220 - Oh, says he, I have not seen my love these seven years:" there's a long cut ! When he comes to her again and embraces her, " Oh, says he, now methinks I am in Heaven;" and that's a pretty step! he that can get up to Heaven in ten days, need not repent his journey ; you may ride a hundred days in a caroch, and be farther off than when you set forth.
Page 198 - Whose blows have lam'd me, drop from the rotten trunk. Abuse me ! beat me! call me hag and witch ! What is the name, where, and by what art learn'd ? What spells, or charms, or invocations, May the thing call'd Familiar...