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... hundred medals to be struck in gold , silver , and copper , in honour of one hundred individuals of all nations , who have contributed to the civilization and improvement of mankind . British and American Commissioners are now em ...
... hundred medals to be struck in gold , silver , and copper , in honour of one hundred individuals of all nations , who have contributed to the civilization and improvement of mankind . British and American Commissioners are now em ...
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... hundred tons , six hundred miles from the sea , and receiving on the north the waters of the Ottawa , L'Achigan , the St. Maurice , the Batiscan , the St. Anna , and the Jacques Cartier ; and on the south the Chambley , the Ganaska ...
... hundred tons , six hundred miles from the sea , and receiving on the north the waters of the Ottawa , L'Achigan , the St. Maurice , the Batiscan , the St. Anna , and the Jacques Cartier ; and on the south the Chambley , the Ganaska ...
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dred livres ; a sum equal to twelve thousand and five hundred livres of our money , and of far higher value on account of the depreciation of specie since that period . ADELPHI THEATRE . - Among the pantomines produced with the. all his ...
dred livres ; a sum equal to twelve thousand and five hundred livres of our money , and of far higher value on account of the depreciation of specie since that period . ADELPHI THEATRE . - Among the pantomines produced with the. all his ...
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... hundred and fifty plaits which adhered to her own head , two hundred and fifty braids more , the produce of other scalps ; and these were formed into an edifice , at once so elegant and so weighty , that she could have wished for a ...
... hundred and fifty plaits which adhered to her own head , two hundred and fifty braids more , the produce of other scalps ; and these were formed into an edifice , at once so elegant and so weighty , that she could have wished for a ...
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... hundred and eighty miles from Quebec ; the river is , here , two miles broad , and navigable for vessels of three hundred tons burden . Provisions are , in general , cheap in Lower Canada ; but house rent , European goods , and servants ...
... hundred and eighty miles from Quebec ; the river is , here , two miles broad , and navigable for vessels of three hundred tons burden . Provisions are , in general , cheap in Lower Canada ; but house rent , European goods , and servants ...
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Page 178 - Sometimes a distant sail, gliding along the edge of the ocean, would be another theme of idle speculation. How interesting this fragment of a world, hastening to rejoin the great mass of existence!
Page 179 - When every worldly maxim arrayed itself against him; when blasted in fortune, and disgrace and danger darkened around his name, she loved him the more ardently for his very sufferings. If, then, his fate could awaken the sympathy even of his foes, what must have been the agony of her, whose whole soul was occupied by his image? Let those tell who have had the portals of the tomb suddenly closed between them and the being they most loved on earth — who have sat at its threshold, as one shut out...
Page 179 - ... roof. But could the sympathy and kind offices of friends have reached a spirit so shocked and driven in by horror, she would have experienced no want of consolation, for the Irish are a people of quick and generous sensibilities. The most delicate and cherishing attentions were paid her by families of wealth and distinction.
Page 19 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Page 178 - At sea everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar to prevent their being washed off by the waves.
Page 285 - And when he was asked the reason of so committing this trust, he answered to this effect : — that there was no absolute certainty in human affairs ; but, for his part, he found less corruption in such a body of citizens than in any other order or degree of mankind...
Page 48 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er, or rarely, been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Page 18 - As he carried it on, he showed what he wrote to both of us, and we now and then gave a correction, or a word or two of advice ; but it was wholly of his own writing. When it was done, neither of us thought it would succeed. We showed it to Congreve ; who, after reading it over, said, it would either take greatly, or be damned confoundedly.
Page 178 - What sighs have been wafted after that ship ! what prayers offered up at the deserted fireside of home! How often has the...
Page 179 - ... always shy and silent. Even when fortunate, she scarcely breathes it to herself; but when otherwise, she buries it in the recesses of her bosom, and there lets it cower and brood among the ruins of her peace With her the desire of the heart has failed. The great charm of existence is at an end. She neglects all the cheerful exercises •which gladden the spirits', quicken the...