Southey's Common-place Book, Volume 4Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1851 - Anecdotes |
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Page 21
... woman wooing another wife for her husband . — BRUCE , vol . 2. This is an interesting subject , and the circum- stances of these poor savages are very striking for poetry . Monodrama . Florinda addressing her father , Count Julian ...
... woman wooing another wife for her husband . — BRUCE , vol . 2. This is an interesting subject , and the circum- stances of these poor savages are very striking for poetry . Monodrama . Florinda addressing her father , Count Julian ...
Page 46
... woman agree- able to her husband ; bestows honours , and preserves those already acquired ; it frees such as are bewitched ; it renders a man eloquent , constant , agreeable , and amiable ; it helps to regain a lost kingdom , and ac ...
... woman agree- able to her husband ; bestows honours , and preserves those already acquired ; it frees such as are bewitched ; it renders a man eloquent , constant , agreeable , and amiable ; it helps to regain a lost kingdom , and ac ...
Page 88
... woman's heart aright . The hue of burnish'd gold , so bright , That emulates the flame , The gay and gorgeous emblem shines Of power and love and fame . O sovereign beauty , you whose charms To all superior shine ! Whatever colour ...
... woman's heart aright . The hue of burnish'd gold , so bright , That emulates the flame , The gay and gorgeous emblem shines Of power and love and fame . O sovereign beauty , you whose charms To all superior shine ! Whatever colour ...
Page 91
... woman to wait on her . No inquiry was made after her , till she at last found means to convey a let- ter to a confidential friend , by the daughter 3 For this strange history , see Sir Walter Scott's note in loc . ( vol . iv . p . 246 ...
... woman to wait on her . No inquiry was made after her , till she at last found means to convey a let- ter to a confidential friend , by the daughter 3 For this strange history , see Sir Walter Scott's note in loc . ( vol . iv . p . 246 ...
Page 92
... woman told me , " he adds , " that when she served her there , her whole time was devoted to weeping , and wrapping up letters round pieces of cork , bound up with yarn , and throwing them into the sea , to try if any favourable wave ...
... woman told me , " he adds , " that when she served her there , her whole time was devoted to weeping , and wrapping up letters round pieces of cork , bound up with yarn , and throwing them into the sea , to try if any favourable wave ...
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