Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography, Heraldry, History, Language, Literature, Natural History, Topography, &c. Selected from Original Letters and Documents Addressed During the Year ... to the PublisherG. Willis, 1855 |
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... honour and courage , without appearing in the least disconcerted , mildly replied , Doctor , I had rather take the lie of you a thousand times , than physic once . ' " ' THE DODO . - Current Notes , vol . iii . p . 82. It is true I ...
... honour and courage , without appearing in the least disconcerted , mildly replied , Doctor , I had rather take the lie of you a thousand times , than physic once . ' " ' THE DODO . - Current Notes , vol . iii . p . 82. It is true I ...
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... honoured God , As history records . " * But from the unexpected and extraordinary successes of the pretender and his followers , we may reasonably expect that the people of that far distant land will , ere long , have a more perfect ...
... honoured God , As history records . " * But from the unexpected and extraordinary successes of the pretender and his followers , we may reasonably expect that the people of that far distant land will , ere long , have a more perfect ...
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... honour ultimately acquitted , yet the investi- gation brought forward so many circumstances by no means creditable to his discretion , that it was with an ill grace the rejoicings of his friends , of whom Scott was one of the most ...
... honour ultimately acquitted , yet the investi- gation brought forward so many circumstances by no means creditable to his discretion , that it was with an ill grace the rejoicings of his friends , of whom Scott was one of the most ...
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... honoured name of Charles Fox by some of the most beau- Jan. 3 . H. SIR , -The gallant , but not very courteous General ... honour to be , your obedient servant , Jan. 3 . SENEX . AN INEDITED LETTER OF SIR WALTER SCOTT . Addressed to ...
... honoured name of Charles Fox by some of the most beau- Jan. 3 . H. SIR , -The gallant , but not very courteous General ... honour to be , your obedient servant , Jan. 3 . SENEX . AN INEDITED LETTER OF SIR WALTER SCOTT . Addressed to ...
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... honour of Saturn , whose saturnalia were celebrated from the 17th , to the 21st of December , the period of the winter solstice ; the lighted tapers , the saturnalitia , or presents given , and the entertainment of the domes- tics on a ...
... honour of Saturn , whose saturnalia were celebrated from the 17th , to the 21st of December , the period of the winter solstice ; the lighted tapers , the saturnalitia , or presents given , and the entertainment of the domes- tics on a ...
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Página 76 - But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering.
Página 6 - And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
Página 61 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Página 72 - God be thanked for books. They are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.
Página 72 - No matter how poor I am ; no matter though the prosperous of my own time will not enter my obscure dwelling. If...
Página 45 - ... letters, in the same manner as the hours of the day are marked upon the ordinary dial-plate. They then fixed one of the needles on each of these plates in such a manner that it could move round without impediment, so as to touch any of the four and twenty letters.
Página 36 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Página 32 - Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, That abundance of waters may cover thee? Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, And say unto thee, Here we are?
Página 45 - If he had a mind to write any thing to his friend, he directed his needle to every letter that formed the words which he had occasion for, making a little pause at the end of every word or sentence, to avoid confusion. The friend, in the...
Página 61 - This stratagem to' amuse our foes, To make an hon'rable retreat, And wave a total sure defeat : For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain.