Instructive Rambles: In London, and the Adjacent Villages. Designed to Amuse the Mind, and Improve the Understanding of Youth. By Elizabeth Helme |
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... young minds sufficiently to make them the more readily peruse the annals of their country ; as I have generally observed that children , when possessed of what they consider amusing information ; read history the more willingly ; and ...
... young minds sufficiently to make them the more readily peruse the annals of their country ; as I have generally observed that children , when possessed of what they consider amusing information ; read history the more willingly ; and ...
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... young , " replied Mr. Richardfon , " and their parents , if they " have any , very blameable to suffer them " to lead fo vagabond a life , as they are " both of an age to be rendered serviceable " ́in fome way or other . " " Poor things ...
... young , " replied Mr. Richardfon , " and their parents , if they " have any , very blameable to suffer them " to lead fo vagabond a life , as they are " both of an age to be rendered serviceable " ́in fome way or other . " " Poor things ...
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... young man , what age are you , " and where did you learn to play ? " " I am thirteen , " returned the boy , bow- ing , " and fifter's ten , an pleafe you . I " learned to play from my father , who , " when his work was done , used to ...
... young man , what age are you , " and where did you learn to play ? " " I am thirteen , " returned the boy , bow- ing , " and fifter's ten , an pleafe you . I " learned to play from my father , who , " when his work was done , used to ...
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... young innocents " Edward the Fifth , and his brother the Duke of York , victims of their re- " morfelefs uncle Richard . - In the reign " of James the First , Sir Thomas Over- " bury was poisoned there ; whose mur- 66 derers , at least ...
... young innocents " Edward the Fifth , and his brother the Duke of York , victims of their re- " morfelefs uncle Richard . - In the reign " of James the First , Sir Thomas Over- " bury was poisoned there ; whose mur- 66 derers , at least ...
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... " their native woods , all flee at the roaring " of the lion , " The keeper , who had been obfervant to Mr. Richardfon's difcourfe , faid , " I will " tell " tell the young gentleman and lady a " circumstance 48 INSTRUCTIVE RAMBLES .
... " their native woods , all flee at the roaring " of the lion , " The keeper , who had been obfervant to Mr. Richardfon's difcourfe , faid , " I will " tell " tell the young gentleman and lady a " circumstance 48 INSTRUCTIVE RAMBLES .
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Page 179 - ... when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind. When I read the several dates of the tombs, of" some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contemporaries, and make our appearance together.
Page 190 - LIKE as the damask rose you see, Or like the blossom on the tree, Or like the dainty flower of May, Or like the morning of the day, Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done.
Page 191 - E'en such is man ; whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers ; the blossom blasteth ; The flower fades ; the morning hasteth ; The sun sets, the shadow flies ; The gourd consumes; the man he dies...
Page 104 - As by their choice collections may appear Of what is rare in Land, in Sea, in Air, Whilst they (as Homer's Iliad in a nut) A world of wonders in one closet shut. These famous Antiquarians that had been Both gardeners to the Rose and Lily Queen...
Page 104 - As by their choice collections may appear, Of what is rare, in land, in sea in air ; Whilst they (as Homer's Iliad in a nut) A world of wonders in one closet shut ; These famous Antiquarians that had been Both...
Page iii - Let us consider that youth is of no long duration, and that in maturer age, when the enchantments of fancy shall cease, and Phantoms of delight dance no more about us, we shall have no comforts but the esteem of wise men, and the means of doing Good.
Page 178 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tomb-stone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow...