Letters from Ireland, MDCCCXXXVII.R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1838 - 436 Seiten |
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... lights the country and the people referred to , it seemed desirable to add to the collection even such a sketch as this , taken recently from the life . Facts , rather than inferences , are adduced : and if it be objected , that too ...
... lights the country and the people referred to , it seemed desirable to add to the collection even such a sketch as this , taken recently from the life . Facts , rather than inferences , are adduced : and if it be objected , that too ...
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... , as I watched the sun's westward progress , that splendid reflexion which renders a sun - set at sea so glorious , suddenly appeared ; a stream of light seemed to descend perpendicularly from the flaming orb , 6 LETTER I.
... , as I watched the sun's westward progress , that splendid reflexion which renders a sun - set at sea so glorious , suddenly appeared ; a stream of light seemed to descend perpendicularly from the flaming orb , 6 LETTER I.
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Charlotte Elizabeth. light seemed to descend perpendicularly from the flaming orb , still high above the horizon , and to settle on the wave beneath in a body of effulgence —it was like a carpet of silver tissue interspersed with ...
Charlotte Elizabeth. light seemed to descend perpendicularly from the flaming orb , still high above the horizon , and to settle on the wave beneath in a body of effulgence —it was like a carpet of silver tissue interspersed with ...
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... to the very keel below me , and kindling into diamond brilliancy the gushes of foam from our paddle wheels . How exquisitely expressive of my sensations was the next verse- And as I mark the line of light that strays 8 LETTER I.
... to the very keel below me , and kindling into diamond brilliancy the gushes of foam from our paddle wheels . How exquisitely expressive of my sensations was the next verse- And as I mark the line of light that strays 8 LETTER I.
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Charlotte Elizabeth. And as I mark the line of light that strays Along the cool wave tow'rd the burning west , I long to tread that golden path of rays , And think ' twould lead to some bright isle of rest . ' Rest ! ' that word ...
Charlotte Elizabeth. And as I mark the line of light that strays Along the cool wave tow'rd the burning west , I long to tread that golden path of rays , And think ' twould lead to some bright isle of rest . ' Rest ! ' that word ...
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Seite 10 - Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries — No more I weep.
Seite 208 - I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick : but I will destroy the fat and the strong ; I will feed them with judgment.
Seite 215 - Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God. Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Seite 10 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people...
Seite 30 - God's word, branded with a name that expresses a direct and total contrariety to Christ and his gospel, and expressly marked for a final destruction distinct from all other visitations of the divine vengeance, while the only way of escape from that impending doom is opened to its subjects in a proclamation from heaven, " Come out of her, my people ; be ye not partakers of her sins, that ye receive not of her plagues...
Seite 281 - God has always a sufficient reason for removing us hence, he willeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live ;' it is his delight to impart life, not to inflict death.
Seite 214 - And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women.
Seite 346 - On Lough Neagh's bank, as the fisherman strays, When the clear cold eve's declining, He sees the round towers of other days In the wave beneath him shining...
Seite 362 - ... way so narrow, so confined. De Rosen's burst of angry contempt was equally natural, when, on seeing the mighty fortress, to reduce which he had been sent on a long and difficult march, he swore he would make his soldiers fetch it to him, stone by stone. No perusal of the history, no description, however vivid and minute, can give you an adequate idea of the wonders of that eight months' defence, but see the place, and you will be constrained to exclaim, " Surely this was the Lord's doing, and...