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... person of a very bad character , a troublesome gueft , or one we defired to get rid of , upon his leaving my houfe , I ever took care to lend him a rid- ing coat , or a pair of boots , or fometimes an horse of small value , and I always ...
... person of a very bad character , a troublesome gueft , or one we defired to get rid of , upon his leaving my houfe , I ever took care to lend him a rid- ing coat , or a pair of boots , or fometimes an horse of small value , and I always ...
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... person may not be acquainted with this primæval paftime , it may be neceffary to observe , that the company at this play plant them- felves in a ring upon the ground , all , ex- cept one who ftands in the middle , whofe business it is ...
... person may not be acquainted with this primæval paftime , it may be neceffary to observe , that the company at this play plant them- felves in a ring upon the ground , all , ex- cept one who ftands in the middle , whofe business it is ...
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... of us from fome malicious person about us , were that day fet out for London . He could neither difcover the tendency , nor the author of thefe , but whatever they they might be , or whoever might have broached them 150 THE VICAR OF.
... of us from fome malicious person about us , were that day fet out for London . He could neither difcover the tendency , nor the author of thefe , but whatever they they might be , or whoever might have broached them 150 THE VICAR OF.
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... person on horseback , whom I remembered to have feen at the ' Squire's , and he affured me , that if I followed them to the races , which were but thirty miles farther , I might depend upon overtaking them ; for he had feen them dance ...
... person on horseback , whom I remembered to have feen at the ' Squire's , and he affured me , that if I followed them to the races , which were but thirty miles farther , I might depend upon overtaking them ; for he had feen them dance ...
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... person who drove it , and one of the company , as the rest of the players were to follow the enfuing day . Good company upon the road , fays the proverb , is the shortest cut , I therefore entered into con- verfation with the poor ...
... person who drove it , and one of the company , as the rest of the players were to follow the enfuing day . Good company upon the road , fays the proverb , is the shortest cut , I therefore entered into con- verfation with the poor ...
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Page 79 - I condemn ; Taught by that power that pities me, I learn to pity them. But from the mountain's grassy side A guiltless feast I bring ; A scrip with herbs and fruits supplied, And water from the spring. Then, pilgrim, turn, thy cares forego, All earth-born cares are wrong ; Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long.
Page 182 - AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF A MAD DOG. Good people all, of every sort, Give ear unto my song, And if you find it wondrous short, It cannot hold you long. In Islington there was a man, Of whom the world might say, That still a godly race he ran Whene'er he went to pray. A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes; The naked every day he clad, When...
Page 42 - Besides, as it was kept with the utmost neatness, the dishes, plates, and coppers, being well scoured, and all disposed in bright rows on the shelves, the eye was agreeably relieved, and did not want richer...
Page 83 - But let a maid thy pity share, Whom love has taught to stray : Who seeks for rest, but finds despair Companion of her way. " My father liv'd beside the Tyne, A wealthy lord was he : And all his wealth was mark'd as mine, He had but only me. " To win me from his tender arms, Unnumber'd suitors came ; Who prais'd me for imputed charms, And felt or feign'da flame.
Page 183 - Whene'er he went to pray. A kind and gentle heart he had, To comfort friends and foes ; The naked every day he clad, When he put on his clothes. And in that town a dog was found, As many dogs there be, Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound, And curs of low degree.
Page 122 - ... commission; and the next morning I perceived his sisters mighty busy in fitting out Moses for the fair; trimming his hair, brushing his buckles, and cocking his hat with pins. The business of the toilet being over, we had at last the satisfaction of seeing him mounted upon the colt, with a deal box before him to bring home groceries in. He had on a coat made of that cloth they call thunder and lightning, which, though grown too short, was much too good to be thrown away.
Page 81 - The crackling faggot flies. But nothing could a charm impart To soothe the stranger's woe; For grief was heavy at his heart, And tears began to flow. His rising cares the Hermit spied, With answering care opprest : " And whence, unhappy youth," he cried, " The sorrows of thy breast ? " From better habitations spurn'd, Reluctant dost thou rove?
Page 80 - Around, in sympathetic mirth, Its tricks the kitten tries, The cricket chirrups in the hearth, • The crackling fagot flies.
Page 81 - Alas ! the joys that fortune brings Are trifling, and decay; And those who prize the paltry things, More trifling still than they. " And what is friendship but a name, A charm that lulls to sleep : A shade that follows wealth or fame, But leaves the wretch to weep?
Page 85 - Twas Edwin's self that press'd. « Turn, Angelina, ever dear, My charmer, turn to see Thy own, thy long-lost Edwin here, ^ ^ Restored to love and thee. « Thus let me hold thee to my heart, And every care resign ; And shall we never, never part, My life — my all that's mine? « No, never from this hour to part, We'll live and love so true; The sigh that rends thy constant heart, Shall break thy Edwin's too.