The Splendid Advantages of Being a WomanLovell, Adam, Wesson, 1876 - 362 страници |
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... Belonging to neither sex , it is the pest and reproach of both . And all because of its beauty . A man has a privilege to be ugly , and though it be true 66 99 enough , as Madame de Stael wittily observed THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING UGLY . II.
... Belonging to neither sex , it is the pest and reproach of both . And all because of its beauty . A man has a privilege to be ugly , and though it be true 66 99 enough , as Madame de Stael wittily observed THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING UGLY . II.
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Charles James Dunphie. 66 99 enough , as Madame de Stael wittily observed to Curran , that " he should not abuse his privilege " -as Curran did most outrageously , —it were better that a man should be ugly as Thersites than that being ...
Charles James Dunphie. 66 99 enough , as Madame de Stael wittily observed to Curran , that " he should not abuse his privilege " -as Curran did most outrageously , —it were better that a man should be ugly as Thersites than that being ...
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... observe how beneficial is the operation of that law in either sphere . The gracious rains beautify and fertilize the earth . We discern their delightful and salu- tary influence in the freshness and brilliancy of the landscape , in the ...
... observe how beneficial is the operation of that law in either sphere . The gracious rains beautify and fertilize the earth . We discern their delightful and salu- tary influence in the freshness and brilliancy of the landscape , in the ...
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... with his chimney - pot hat , his hideous coat , and his execrable trousers ? From top to toe he is , as already observed , a collection of cylinders . The costume of the British army was once very hand- 4 THE DECAY OF THE PICTURESQUE . 49.
... with his chimney - pot hat , his hideous coat , and his execrable trousers ? From top to toe he is , as already observed , a collection of cylinders . The costume of the British army was once very hand- 4 THE DECAY OF THE PICTURESQUE . 49.
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... observe how superbly he tossed his nose in the air , how daintily he turned over the leaves of his drowsy ser- mon , how authoritatively he ... observed many tum- bles through life , but I have invariably noticed that 54 ERRATIC ESSAYS .
... observe how superbly he tossed his nose in the air , how daintily he turned over the leaves of his drowsy ser- mon , how authoritatively he ... observed many tum- bles through life , but I have invariably noticed that 54 ERRATIC ESSAYS .
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Страница 268 - Falsely luxurious, will not man awake; And, springing from the bed of sloth, enjoy The cool, the fragrant, and the silent hour, To meditation due and sacred song ? For is there aught in sleep can charm the wise? To lie in dead oblivion, losing half The fleeting moments of too short a life; Total extinction of th
Страница 151 - Yes, to smell pork ; to eat of the habitation which your prophet the Nazarite conjured the devil into. I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you, walk with you, and so following ; but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor pray with you.
Страница 51 - Tumultuous grandeur crowds the blazing square, The rattling chariots clash, the torches glare. Sure scenes like these no troubles e'er annoy ; Sure these denote one universal joy.
Страница 128 - She, of whose soul, if we may say, 'twas gold, Her body was the electrum, and did hold Many degrees of that ; we understood Her by her sight ; her pure, and eloquent blood Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought, That one might almost say, her body thought...
Страница 341 - Nor fear'd the chief th' unequal fight to try, Who sought no more than on his foe to die. But this bold lord, with manly strength...
Страница 20 - Aside for ever: it may be a sound — A tone of music — summer's eve — or spring — A flower — the wind — the ocean — which shall wound, Striking the electric chain wherewith we are darkly bound...
Страница 355 - Not poppy, nor mandragora, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep Which thou ow'dst yesterday.
Страница 18 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Страница 360 - Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deafning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly," death itself awakes ? Can'st thou, O partial sleep ! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Страница 215 - Nature never set forth the earth in so rich tapestry as divers poets have done, neither with so pleasant rivers, fruitful trees, sweet-smelling flowers, nor whatsoever else may make the too much loved earth more lovely. Her world is brazen, the poets only deliver a golden.