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... LORD BYRON . The church of Hucknal , where the family vault of the Byrons is , presents an unsightly object in a most secluded village , to which one has access by most vile roads , about three miles distant from Newstead Abbey . It is ...
... LORD BYRON . The church of Hucknal , where the family vault of the Byrons is , presents an unsightly object in a most secluded village , to which one has access by most vile roads , about three miles distant from Newstead Abbey . It is ...
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... LORD BYRON , FROM AN UNINHA- BITED ISLAND IN THE ADRIATIC SEA . Lord Byron , during his residence at Venice , made frequent sea ex- cursions , and one of those trips in- volved him in circumstances of no small peril . The privilege of ...
... LORD BYRON , FROM AN UNINHA- BITED ISLAND IN THE ADRIATIC SEA . Lord Byron , during his residence at Venice , made frequent sea ex- cursions , and one of those trips in- volved him in circumstances of no small peril . The privilege of ...
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... Lord Byron smiled when he saw his companions turn pale : never- theless , it was by no means a laugh- ing matter , as vessels very rarely approached this spot . They had plenty of fowling - pieces , shot , and fishing - tackle , and ...
... Lord Byron smiled when he saw his companions turn pale : never- theless , it was by no means a laugh- ing matter , as vessels very rarely approached this spot . They had plenty of fowling - pieces , shot , and fishing - tackle , and ...
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... Lord Byron liber- ally rewarded him , and on their re- turn to Venice , he purchased for the Cyclops a boat , as a memorial of that remarkable event , of which the latter was justly proud . - Court Journal . BRASS . ( From " The Brazen ...
... Lord Byron liber- ally rewarded him , and on their re- turn to Venice , he purchased for the Cyclops a boat , as a memorial of that remarkable event , of which the latter was justly proud . - Court Journal . BRASS . ( From " The Brazen ...
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... Byron , Lord , deliverance Epigram , defined 286 Irish loyalty 63 of 129 Ernest Rockenheim 111 Irving , Washington 37 , 166 Byron , Lord , family vault Cachemire shawls 93 Essentials of a humourist 86 Isabella , to , 110 Caffrarian ...
... Byron , Lord , deliverance Epigram , defined 286 Irish loyalty 63 of 129 Ernest Rockenheim 111 Irving , Washington 37 , 166 Byron , Lord , family vault Cachemire shawls 93 Essentials of a humourist 86 Isabella , to , 110 Caffrarian ...
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Sida 163 - ... of the more esteemed class ; and Burns, who delighted in the amusement their discourse afforded, seems to have looked forward with gloomy firmness to the possibility of himself becoming one day or other a member of their itinerant society. In his poetical works, it is alluded to so often, aa perhaps to indicate that he considered the consummation as not utterly impossible.
Sida 65 - Then anon the air began to wax clear and the sun to shine fair and bright, the which was right in the Frenchmen's eyes and on the Englishmen's backs. When the Genoese were assembled together and began to approach, they made a great leap and cry to abash the Englishmen, but they stood still and stirred not for all that.
Sida 50 - Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine : and thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
Sida 56 - The little of these vegetables that was used, was formerly imported from Holland and Flanders. Queen Catherine, when she wanted a salad, was obliged to despatch a messenger thither on purpose.
Sida 298 - All perishable ! like the electric fire, But strike the frame, and, as they strike, expire ; Incense too pure a bodied flame to bear, Its fragrance charms the sense, and blends with air.
Sida 213 - I have taken a piece of a whole cannon, whereof the end was burst, and filled it three quarters full of water, stopping and screwing up the broken end, as also the touchhole, and making a constant fire under it ; within twenty-four hours it burst, and made a great crack...
Sida 158 - Passaic meanders through margins of green, So transparent its waters, its surface serene. He rived the green hills, the wild woods he laid low ; He taught the pure stream in rough channels to flow ; He rent the rude rock, the steep precipice gave, And hurled down the chasm the thundering wave.
Sida 297 - Th' expressive glance — whose subtle comment draws Entranced attention, and a mute applause ; Gesture that marks, with force and feeling fraught, A sense in silence, and a will in thought; Harmonious speech, whose pure and liquid tone Gives verse a music, scarce confess'd its own ; As light from...
Sida 213 - I have seen the water run like a constant fountain stream, forty feet high ; one vessel of water, rarified by fire, driveth up forty of cold water. And a man that tends the work is but to turn two cocks, that, one vessel of water being consumed, another begins to force and refill with cold water, and so successively; the fire being tended and kept constant, which the self-same person may likewise abundantly perform in the interim between the necessity of turning the said cocks.
Sida 258 - I am to have my utmost wishes, command that, for the future, the Company of Cobblers shall take place of the Company of Shoemakers.