Notes and QueriesOxford University Press, 1876 |
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Pàgina 6
... instance may be admissible . I know a man who cares little for any wine and greatly dis- likes sherry , yet was asked by a friend to go down with him to the Docks to advise on the purchase of some . Out of mere courtesy , when asked to ...
... instance may be admissible . I know a man who cares little for any wine and greatly dis- likes sherry , yet was asked by a friend to go down with him to the Docks to advise on the purchase of some . Out of mere courtesy , when asked to ...
Pàgina 13
... instance is given of the submersion in the lake of a portion only of the force led by Ochus ( Artaxerxes III . ) against Nectanebo II . , the last native King of Egypt , the ultimate success of which expedition signally ful- filled the ...
... instance is given of the submersion in the lake of a portion only of the force led by Ochus ( Artaxerxes III . ) against Nectanebo II . , the last native King of Egypt , the ultimate success of which expedition signally ful- filled the ...
Pàgina 15
... instance of this occurs in the epitaph in Bolsover Church , Derbyshire , to the memory of Sir Charles Cavendish , who died in 1617- " Charles Cavendish to his Sons . Sonnes , seek not me among these polished stones , Those only hide ...
... instance of this occurs in the epitaph in Bolsover Church , Derbyshire , to the memory of Sir Charles Cavendish , who died in 1617- " Charles Cavendish to his Sons . Sonnes , seek not me among these polished stones , Those only hide ...
Pàgina 21
... instance occurs to me that I think may be worth a note in " N. & Q. " seeing that it comprised several important original papers , such as some letters of Sir Robert Peel on the House of Lords and Sir Robert Walpole ; Me- moranda by the ...
... instance occurs to me that I think may be worth a note in " N. & Q. " seeing that it comprised several important original papers , such as some letters of Sir Robert Peel on the House of Lords and Sir Robert Walpole ; Me- moranda by the ...
Pàgina 25
... instance , the words coroner , onion , vault , Wednes- day , which are pronounced " crowner " ( this form of the word is fast going out of use ) , “ inian , " Elizabeth , then respectively aged four , three , and 5th S. V. JAN . 8 , '76 ...
... instance , the words coroner , onion , vault , Wednes- day , which are pronounced " crowner " ( this form of the word is fast going out of use ) , “ inian , " Elizabeth , then respectively aged four , three , and 5th S. V. JAN . 8 , '76 ...
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Pàgina 137 - Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not express'd in fancy ; rich, not gaudy ; For the apparel oft proclaims the man, And they in France of the best rank and station Are most select and generous, chief in that.
Pàgina 439 - And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. The keeper of the prison...
Pàgina 106 - And unto this he frames his song ; Then will he fit his tongue To dialogues of business, love, or strife, But it will not be long Ere this be thrown aside, And with new joy and pride The little actor cons another part, Filling from time to time his
Pàgina 123 - Rules to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy-days begin. EASTER-DAY, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the twenty-first day of March, and if the full moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after.
Pàgina 219 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Pàgina 384 - But the Sensitive Plant, which could give small fruit Of the love which it felt from the leaf to the root. Received more than all; it loved more than ever. Where none wanted but it, could belong to the giver...
Pàgina 30 - E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires. For thee, who, mindful of th' unhonour'd dead, Dost in these lines their artless tale relate; If chance, by lonely Contemplation led, Some kindred spirit shall inquire thy fate, — Haply some hoary-headed swain may say, Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn Brushing with hasty steps the dews away, To meet the sun upon the upland lawn...
Pàgina 322 - Thou art the King of glory, 0 Christ; thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
Pàgina 44 - Millions of Spirits for his fault amerced* Of Heaven, and from eternal splendours flung For his revolt; yet faithful how they stood, Their glory withered: as when Heaven's fire Hath scathed the forest oaks, or mountain pines, With singed top their stately growth though bare Stands on the blasted heath.
Pàgina 30 - Hark ! how the sacred calm, that breathes around, Bids every fierce tumultuous passion cease ; In still small accents whispering from the ground, A grateful earnest of eternal peace.