The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Том 2Wiley and Halsted, 1821 |
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give some sufficient name , as an authority for the facts which he asserts ; or in defect of this , to furnish proof of his having had the means of knowing them personally . On this occasion , however , Mr. Chalmers has thought proper ...
give some sufficient name , as an authority for the facts which he asserts ; or in defect of this , to furnish proof of his having had the means of knowing them personally . On this occasion , however , Mr. Chalmers has thought proper ...
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... facts to which we allude , are two - they are of public notoriety , and , as we believe , of decisive character . a 1st . That when dangers thickened around Andrè , and when Sir Henry Clinton , under the direction of better heads than ...
... facts to which we allude , are two - they are of public notoriety , and , as we believe , of decisive character . a 1st . That when dangers thickened around Andrè , and when Sir Henry Clinton , under the direction of better heads than ...
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... fact which in " olden times " led to the belief , that salt , in any quantity , or under any modification , was destructive of vege- table life ; and which - in the progress of the opinion - even in- duced the conquerors of the earth to ...
... fact which in " olden times " led to the belief , that salt , in any quantity , or under any modification , was destructive of vege- table life ; and which - in the progress of the opinion - even in- duced the conquerors of the earth to ...
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... fact admitted , as well by Mr. Parke as by Mr. Silvestre , that its operation was most ac- tive and certain on soils abounding in vegetable food ( as boggy or marshy land ) we are authorized to conclude , that it is not merely a ...
... fact admitted , as well by Mr. Parke as by Mr. Silvestre , that its operation was most ac- tive and certain on soils abounding in vegetable food ( as boggy or marshy land ) we are authorized to conclude , that it is not merely a ...
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... facts which are only supported by such testimony , must ever be received with distrust , and the bare - faced boastings of this class of men , during the late war , are too recent in our memories , not to bring with them the ...
... facts which are only supported by such testimony , must ever be received with distrust , and the bare - faced boastings of this class of men , during the late war , are too recent in our memories , not to bring with them the ...
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Страница 188 - Ah, poor man, Rip Van Winkle was his name, but it's twenty years since he went away from home with his gun, and never has been heard of since,— his dog came home without him; but whether he shot himself, or was carried away by the Indians, nobody can tell. I was then but a little girl.
Страница 188 - ... dreading the tyranny of Dame Van Winkle. Whenever her name was mentioned, however, he shook his head, shrugged his shoulders, and cast up his eyes ; which might pass either for an expression of resignation to his fate or joy at his deliverance. He used to tell his story to every stranger that arrived at Mr. Doolittle's hotel.
Страница 187 - The name of the child, the air of the mother, the tone of her voice, all awakened a train of recollections in his mind. "What is your name, my good woman?
Страница 182 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country. Every change of season, every change of weather, indeed, every hour of the day, produces some change in the magical hues and shapes of these mountains, and they are regarded by all the good wives, far and near, as perfect barometers. When...
Страница 186 - The very village was altered; it was larger and more populous. There were rows of houses which he had never seen before, and those which had been his familiar haunts had disappeared.
Страница 86 - Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts, whose truth was proven Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven, To tell the world their worth...
Страница 185 - His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling. They quaffed the liquor in profound silence and then returned to their game.
Страница 187 - Rip was equally at a loss to comprehend the question ; when a knowing, self-important old gentleman, in a sharp cocked hat, made his way through the crowd, putting them to the right and left with his elbows as he passed, and planting himself before Van Winkle, with one arm akimbo, the other resting on his cane, his keen eyes and sharp hat penetrating, as it were, into his very soul, demanded in an austere tone, " what brought him to the election with a gun on his shoulder, and a mob at hia heels,...
Страница 197 - O'er untravelled seas to roam, — Yet lives the blood of England in our veins ! And shall we not proclaim That blood of honest fame, Which no tyranny can tame By its chains...
Страница 291 - Eftsoones they heard a most melodious sound, Of all that mote delight a daintie eare, Such as attonce might not on living ground, Save in this Paradise, be heard elsewhere : Right hard it was for wight which did it heare, To read what manner musicke that mote bee ; For all that pleasing is to living eare Was there consorted in one harmonee ; Birdes, voices, instruments, windes, waters, all agree ; The joyous birdes, shrouded in chearefull shade, Their notes unto the voice attempred sweet ; Th...