A Step from the New World to the Old, and Back Again: With Thoughts on the Good and Evil in Both, Volume 1Appleton, 1852 - Europe |
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... thousand vulgar eyes may look upon them , and thus they may become commonplace ; but to thoughtful eyes they will always be the same . The facilities for travel , and consequently the multitudes who are running over every spot of ...
... thousand vulgar eyes may look upon them , and thus they may become commonplace ; but to thoughtful eyes they will always be the same . The facilities for travel , and consequently the multitudes who are running over every spot of ...
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... thousand years , but it has no ancient splendor to boast of . The great fire which for the most part destroyed its antiquities , destroyed masses of squalid build- ings , and obliterated miry streets , and prepared the way for its ...
... thousand years , but it has no ancient splendor to boast of . The great fire which for the most part destroyed its antiquities , destroyed masses of squalid build- ings , and obliterated miry streets , and prepared the way for its ...
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... thousand acres of ground , by ten or twelve thousand streets and alleys ,. and have passed by some three hun- dred thousand human habitations , you may then say that you have completed an outside view of London . And this vast city is ...
... thousand acres of ground , by ten or twelve thousand streets and alleys ,. and have passed by some three hun- dred thousand human habitations , you may then say that you have completed an outside view of London . And this vast city is ...
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... thousand wheels . And then to this dirt is added from day to day dirt and offal from the dwellings , except when the self- respect and good habits of the occupant forbids ; so that at length a vile compost is made , finally , to be ...
... thousand wheels . And then to this dirt is added from day to day dirt and offal from the dwellings , except when the self- respect and good habits of the occupant forbids ; so that at length a vile compost is made , finally , to be ...
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... thousand , the larger proportion of whom are Irish . Pauperism in London arises from moral depravity more than from ... thousand taken into custody , more than thirty thousand were drunk . 76 GIN PALACES . I went one evening in company.
... thousand , the larger proportion of whom are Irish . Pauperism in London arises from moral depravity more than from ... thousand taken into custody , more than thirty thousand were drunk . 76 GIN PALACES . I went one evening in company.
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Page 45 - For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care ; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share.
Page 197 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light ; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
Page 84 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Page 199 - The moon on the east oriel shone Through slender shafts of shapely stone, By foliaged tracery combined; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's hand 'Twixt poplars straight the osier wand In many a freakish knot had twined; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone.
Page 208 - He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know, At first sight, if the bird be flown; But what fair dell or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown.
Page 45 - Beneath those rugged elms, that yew-tree's shade, Where heaves the turf in many a mould'ring heap, Each in his narrow cell for ever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
Page 227 - Bold Saxon ! to his promise just, Vich-Alpine has discharged his trust. This murderous chief, this ruthless man, This head of a rebellious clan, Hath led thee safe, through watch and ward, Far past Clan-Alpine's outmost guard.
Page 142 - Chiefs, graced with scars, and prodigal of blood ; Stern patriots, who for sacred freedom stood ; Just men, by whom impartial laws were given ; And saints, who taught, and led, the way to heaven.
Page 195 - George's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on the donjon tower, So heavily it hung.
Page 184 - With that there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart, A deep and deadly blow ; Who never spake more words than these : " Fight on, my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end ; Lord Percy sees my fall.