Memoirs of a Water Drinker, Bände 1-2Saunders and Otley, 1837 |
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... never seen before nor since . Spiffard's gait was as singular as his physiog- nomy . His step was long , slow , and slouching ; and although he bore his head erect ( as most short people do ) he walked with his body bent a little ...
... never seen before nor since . Spiffard's gait was as singular as his physiog- nomy . His step was long , slow , and slouching ; and although he bore his head erect ( as most short people do ) he walked with his body bent a little ...
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... never coddles his calculation , the phi- losopher whose transparent draught never discolours the object he contemplates - will he , take such a leap in the dark ! The cold - blooded sage whose cup can never excuse a despe- rate act ...
... never coddles his calculation , the phi- losopher whose transparent draught never discolours the object he contemplates - will he , take such a leap in the dark ! The cold - blooded sage whose cup can never excuse a despe- rate act ...
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... never does so for the purpose of warning from evil as I do now . " Then with a firm and dignified air he continued . " Sirr , it is the besetting sin of our profession --- the efforts we make exhaust us , and we fly to stimulants for ...
... never does so for the purpose of warning from evil as I do now . " Then with a firm and dignified air he continued . " Sirr , it is the besetting sin of our profession --- the efforts we make exhaust us , and we fly to stimulants for ...
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... never walk here , and look on these rivers , this bay and those shores , but I think over the days of my youth . I traverse again in triumph those heights . " And he pointed to Long Island . " I marched proudly , driving before me the ...
... never walk here , and look on these rivers , this bay and those shores , but I think over the days of my youth . I traverse again in triumph those heights . " And he pointed to Long Island . " I marched proudly , driving before me the ...
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... never produced one good actor . How long is it since you came to this coun- try ? " Five and twenty years . " " Then you must have come when you were six months old or less . " " Less , sir . Not an hour old . I am guilty of being born ...
... never produced one good actor . How long is it since you came to this coun- try ? " Five and twenty years . " " Then you must have come when you were six months old or less . " " Less , sir . Not an hour old . I am guilty of being born ...
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actor admiration Allen appeared attention aunt battle of Trenton Beaglehole beautiful Cadwallader called Captain John Smith Captain Smith cause character companions Cooke's Davenport death delight Doctor door dress duty Emma Portland Epsom eyes face fard father fear feelings felt gentleman George Frederick Cooke hand happy harpsichord heard Henry Johnson hero Hilson hoax honour hope husband intemperance knew lady laugh Littlejohn looked Lord Anson Macbeth marriage mean mind Miss Atherton mother nature never New-York night passed person physician play poor reader received scene seen Shakspeare sick silent sirr sister smile Spif Spiff Spiffard-town stage stood suffer switchel tell theatre thing thought told Tontine took tragedian Trowbridge Trusty truth turned uncle uncon unhappy vice voice walk watchman water-drinker wife Williams wine wish woman words Yankee young youth Zebediah Spiffard
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Seite 3 - Do you hear, let them be well used, for they are the abstract and brief chronicles of the time : after your death you were better have a bad epitaph than their ill report while you live.
Seite 83 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Seite 45 - Fair laughs the Morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly riding o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes: Youth on the prow and Pleasure at the helm : Regardless of the sweeping Whirlwind's sway, That hushed in grim repose expects his evening prey.
Seite 106 - Set honour in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently, For let the gods so speed me as I love The name of honour more than I fear death.
Seite 73 - In the corrupted currents of this world Offence's gilded hand may shove by justice, And oft 'tis seen the wicked prize itself Buys out the law...
Seite 45 - You have among you many a purchased slave, Which, like your asses and your dogs and mules, You use in abject and in slavish parts, Because you bought them...
Seite 215 - Indeed, it is a strange-disposed time ; But men may construe things after their fashion, Clean from the purpose of the things themselves.
Seite 45 - Would to God a like spirit miylit diffuse, itself generally into the minds of the. people of this country! But I despair of seeing it. Some petitions were presented to the Assembly, at its last session, for the abolition of Slavery ; but they could scarcely obtain a reading. To set the slaves afloat at once would, I really believe, be productive of much inconvenience and mischief; but by degrees it certainly might and assuredly ought to be effected, and that, too, by legislative authority.
Seite 73 - Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth. And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion.
Seite 159 - Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.