The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 63;Volume 136William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1927 |
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... fire and the tumult of the wind in the trees they heard far away , for the first time on that dreadful night , a long wailing scream . Straight up and the second door after the schoolroom , ' said Laura breathlessly as Stuart rushed ...
... fire and the tumult of the wind in the trees they heard far away , for the first time on that dreadful night , a long wailing scream . Straight up and the second door after the schoolroom , ' said Laura breathlessly as Stuart rushed ...
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... fire to life , and she went away . A few minutes later she stood before him , dressed and neat , with a cup of tea in her hand . 6 ' You'll feel better after that , ' she said cheerfully . She was one of those who fight best in retreat ...
... fire to life , and she went away . A few minutes later she stood before him , dressed and neat , with a cup of tea in her hand . 6 ' You'll feel better after that , ' she said cheerfully . She was one of those who fight best in retreat ...
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... fire- Does she hear the wail Of the wind - hear the gale Rise ever higher ? Does she hear the cry Of the gulls , as they fly ? Does their clamour of screaming Break through the deep Of her trance - like sleep- Trouble her dreaming ? Is ...
... fire- Does she hear the wail Of the wind - hear the gale Rise ever higher ? Does she hear the cry Of the gulls , as they fly ? Does their clamour of screaming Break through the deep Of her trance - like sleep- Trouble her dreaming ? Is ...
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... fire was kindled with dried rushes and the scrub of the desert . Round the fire the Arabs squatted , smoking in silence . A few yards apart , his shoes of scarlet leather placed beside the folded aba which served as prayer - mat , their ...
... fire was kindled with dried rushes and the scrub of the desert . Round the fire the Arabs squatted , smoking in silence . A few yards apart , his shoes of scarlet leather placed beside the folded aba which served as prayer - mat , their ...
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... fire a bundle of brushwood . The crackling flames threw a fitful , ruddy light on the dark faces gathered round ; occasionally a leaping flame revealed the outer ring of horses and crouching camels , and seemed to give an added ...
... fire a bundle of brushwood . The crackling flames threw a fitful , ruddy light on the dark faces gathered round ; occasionally a leaping flame revealed the outer ring of horses and crouching camels , and seemed to give an added ...
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Página 180 - Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
Página 685 - Her own shall bless her: Her foes shake like a field of beaten corn, And hang their heads with sorrow. Good grows with her; In her days every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants, and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours.
Página 31 - Servile and impertinent, shallow and pedantic, a bigot and a sot, bloated with family pride, and eternally blustering about the dignity of a born gentleman, yet stooping to be a talebearer, an eavesdropper, a common butt in the taverns of London...
Página 538 - Sir, (said Johnson,) we are a city of philosophers, we work with our heads, and make the boobies of Birmingham work for us with their hands.
Página 38 - I told him that it affected me to such a degree, as often to agitate my nerves painfully, producing in my mind alternate sensations of pathetic dejection, so that I was ready to shed tears ; and of daring resolution, so that I was inclined to rush into the thickest part of the battle. " Sir," said he, " I should never hear it, if it made me such a fool.
Página 40 - Nay, sir, you are more likely to quarrel with me than I with you. My regard for you is greater almost than I have words to express ; but I do not choose to be always repeating it: write it' down in the first leaf of your pocket-book, and never doubt of it again.
Página 39 - I'll make it up to you twenty different ways, as you please.' BOSWELL. 'I said to-day to Sir Joshua, when he observed that you tossed me sometimes — I don't care how often, or how high he tosses me, when only friends are present, for then I fall upon soft ground: but I do not like falling oa stones, which is the case when enemies are present. — I think this a pretty good image, Sir.
Página 185 - O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Página 428 - There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. " Every position must be held to the last man. There must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall, and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight to the end. The safety of our homes and the freedom of mankind depend alike upon the conduct of each one of us at this critical moment.
Página 37 - Doctor; and his mouth dropt open to catch every syllable that might be uttered: nay, he seemed not only to dread losing a word, but to be anxious not to miss a breathing; as if hoping from it, latently, or mystically, some information.