The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Tom 3J. Limbird, 1824 Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc. |
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... months after the death of any near relative ; and during this period they considered it inauspicious to attempt any enterprise of importance . Bossu , the French critic , arguing from this practice , in his attempt to prove the duration ...
... months after the death of any near relative ; and during this period they considered it inauspicious to attempt any enterprise of importance . Bossu , the French critic , arguing from this practice , in his attempt to prove the duration ...
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... months old . The great Jehovah , full of love , His angels bright did send , To fetch the little harmless dove , To joys that never end , OF LITERATURE , AMUSEMENT , AND INSTRUCTION . SATURDAY ,. 48 The Gatherer . " I am but a Gatherer ...
... months old . The great Jehovah , full of love , His angels bright did send , To fetch the little harmless dove , To joys that never end , OF LITERATURE , AMUSEMENT , AND INSTRUCTION . SATURDAY ,. 48 The Gatherer . " I am but a Gatherer ...
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... MONTH OF JANUARY . ( For the Mirror . ) JANUARY is the name of the first month of the year , according to the computation now used in the west . The word is de- rived from the Latin Januarius , a name given it by the Romans , from Janus ...
... MONTH OF JANUARY . ( For the Mirror . ) JANUARY is the name of the first month of the year , according to the computation now used in the west . The word is de- rived from the Latin Januarius , a name given it by the Romans , from Janus ...
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... months in the house of correction . We can now sport with these supersti- tions . They have ceased to alarm us . but they afford a direful exemplification of the calamities to which human nature may be subjected ; nor can the history of ...
... months in the house of correction . We can now sport with these supersti- tions . They have ceased to alarm us . but they afford a direful exemplification of the calamities to which human nature may be subjected ; nor can the history of ...
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... months , boil it up again gently , and after scumming it well whilst boiling , add three pounds of common salt , three pounds of bay salt , half a pound of sugar , and one or two ounces of salt- petre when cold it will be as good as ...
... months , boil it up again gently , and after scumming it well whilst boiling , add three pounds of common salt , three pounds of bay salt , half a pound of sugar , and one or two ounces of salt- petre when cold it will be as good as ...
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Strona 343 - The isles of Greece, the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung, Where grew the arts of war and peace, Where Delos rose, and Phoebus sprung ! Eternal summer gilds them yet, But all, except their sun, is set.
Strona 343 - The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free, For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.
Strona 138 - And hitting and splitting, And shining and twining, And rattling and battling, And shaking and quaking, And pouring and roaring, And waving and raving...
Strona 373 - The man, whose eye Is ever on himself, doth look on one, The least of nature's works, one who might move The wise man to that scorn which wisdom holds Unlawful, ever.
Strona 228 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Strona 118 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Strona 343 - Place me on Sunium's marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep; There, swan-like, let me sing and die: A land of slaves shall ne'er be mine— Dash down yon cup of Samian wine!
Strona 343 - And where are they? and where art thou, My country? On thy voiceless shore The heroic lay is tuneless now, The heroic bosom beats no more ! And must thy lyre, so long divine, Degenerate into hands like mine?
Strona 116 - Enter not into judgment with thy servant, O LORD; for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Strona 340 - The whole distance, from the place whence we started to our landing on the other side, including the length we were carried by the current, was computed by those on board the frigate at upwards of four English miles ; though the actual breadth is barely one.