The New Monthly Magazine and HumoristHenry Colburn, 1837 |
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... poor devils who ascend for bread , there are numbers who earn theirs by means equally dangerous and disagreeable . We have no right to accuse the Romans of brutality , on the score of their gladiatorial shows , when we force our hungry ...
... poor devils who ascend for bread , there are numbers who earn theirs by means equally dangerous and disagreeable . We have no right to accuse the Romans of brutality , on the score of their gladiatorial shows , when we force our hungry ...
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... poor sufferer ! It is a pity she did not land his Highness on the moon to look for his lost Sovereignty and his no , there , twenty Astolfos could not have served him . All ballooning voyages , it might be said , are not thus pur ...
... poor sufferer ! It is a pity she did not land his Highness on the moon to look for his lost Sovereignty and his no , there , twenty Astolfos could not have served him . All ballooning voyages , it might be said , are not thus pur ...
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... poor father was with me . Something by the road - side frightened the off- horse , and away we went - down the hill at full speed - set the other horse off with him , and we thought - thought we should be dashed to pieces . " " And how ...
... poor father was with me . Something by the road - side frightened the off- horse , and away we went - down the hill at full speed - set the other horse off with him , and we thought - thought we should be dashed to pieces . " " And how ...
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... poor Cuthbert , who , to keep up the simile of the pigeons , was as happy as any squeaker in the world to be crammed after Sniggs's fashion , however coarsely the aliment was supplied . " Set the men , Sniggs , " said Cuthbert , when ...
... poor Cuthbert , who , to keep up the simile of the pigeons , was as happy as any squeaker in the world to be crammed after Sniggs's fashion , however coarsely the aliment was supplied . " Set the men , Sniggs , " said Cuthbert , when ...
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... poor father and I were going in a post - chaise just by the place where there is now a sort of castle in imitation of Severndroog , and something by the road- side frightened the off - horse , and away he went ; this frightened the ...
... poor father and I were going in a post - chaise just by the place where there is now a sort of castle in imitation of Severndroog , and something by the road- side frightened the off - horse , and away he went ; this frightened the ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
admiration Almack's Amine appeared arms beautiful better Biggleswade Blue Knight Blundell Brandyball breakfast called Captain character Crabtree cried Cuthbert daughter dear death dinner door eau de Cologne exclaimed eyes fair Fanny father fear feeling gentleman give Grummel Grumps guilders hand Harriet head hear heard heart Heaven Hobbleday honour hope Hyacinth Jack Abbott jump Jim Crow King Lady Imogen Lady Ravelgold Little Pedlington live Longbrain look Lord matter mind Miss Julia Wriggles morning mother Mynheer Poots never night party Peppercorn perhaps person Philip poor present racter Radical replied round Rummins scene smile Sniggs Snoxell soon Squigs Strut suppose sure tell theatre thee thing thou thought Tippleton Tom Smith took Tremlet Triton turned Vivian Grey voice Waddle Whigs whole wife wish word Yawkins young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 132 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain-light of all our day, Are yet a master-light of all our seeing...
Seite 515 - He grasped the mane with both his hands. And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more.
Seite 277 - Of poor dear Dr. Goldsmith there is little to be told, more than the papers have made public. He died of a fever, made, I am afraid, more violent by uneasiness of mind. His debts began to be heavy, and all his resources were exhausted. Sir Joshua is of opinion that he owed not less than two thousand pounds. Was ever poet so trusted before...
Seite 207 - Such an act, That blurs the grace and blush of modesty; Calls virtue, hypocrite; takes off the rose From the fair forehead of an innocent love, And sets a blister there"; makes marriage vows As false as dicers...
Seite 586 - He has the most extraordinary genius of a boy I ever saw. He was reading a poem to his mother when I went in. I made him read on : it was the description of a shipwreck. His passion rose with the storm. He lifted his eyes and hands. 'There's the mast gone,' says he; 'crash it goes ! — they will all perish ! ' After his agitation, he turns to me. 'That is too melancholy,' says he; 'I had better read you something more amusing.
Seite 147 - ALL love, at first, like generous wine, Ferments and frets until 'tis fine ; But, when 'tis settled on the lee, And from th' impurer matter free, Becomes the richer still the older, And proves the pleasanter the colder.
Seite 277 - When Goldsmith was dying, Dr. Turton said to him, 'Your pulse is in greater disorder than it should be, from the degree of fever which you have: is your mind at ease?' Goldsmith answered it was not.
Seite 586 - How do you know that?" said the other. " Why, don't you remember," answered the little Virtuoso, " that ' Seven Roman cities strove for Homer dead, Through which the living Homer begged his bread...
Seite 11 - Caution, not to make our moves too hastily. This habit is best acquired by observing strictly the laws of the game, such as, " If you touch a piece, " you must move it somewhere; if you set it down,
Seite 585 - Dr Adam, to whom I owed so much, never failed to remind me of my obligations when I had made some figure in the literary world. He was, indeed, deeply imbued with that fortunate vanity which alone could induce a man who has arms to pare and burn a muir, to submit to the yet more toilsome task of cultivating youth.