Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 178W. Blackwood & Sons, 1905 - Scotland |
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Page 18
... play of the wind in her hair , and the springing grace with which she moved , that his one The heroine is far and away the best drawn character in the book . In real life , for her own good and for the peace and quiet of all concerned ...
... play of the wind in her hair , and the springing grace with which she moved , that his one The heroine is far and away the best drawn character in the book . In real life , for her own good and for the peace and quiet of all concerned ...
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... play at the hands of the authoress . She plays a dis- tinguished part in the plot , and is a social success , es- timable in all her relations . But she offers sincere homage to the respectabilities , and is accordingly pursued with ran ...
... play at the hands of the authoress . She plays a dis- tinguished part in the plot , and is a social success , es- timable in all her relations . But she offers sincere homage to the respectabilities , and is accordingly pursued with ran ...
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... play , and to add to the splen- dour of military gatherings and royal pageants " ; whereas the banner of a sovereign or knight was not meant for mere ostentation , but was of serious purpose . It bore only the recognised arms of its ...
... play , and to add to the splen- dour of military gatherings and royal pageants " ; whereas the banner of a sovereign or knight was not meant for mere ostentation , but was of serious purpose . It bore only the recognised arms of its ...
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... play about the ' Forty - Five , how should I make the Highland chiefs in hiding spend their time ? " " In reading Virgil and Horace , or in making Latin verses of their own if they had no books , " was the instant reply , and he ...
... play about the ' Forty - Five , how should I make the Highland chiefs in hiding spend their time ? " " In reading Virgil and Horace , or in making Latin verses of their own if they had no books , " was the instant reply , and he ...
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... play . Charlie , reclining in a chair , was lobbing stones ( and would continue to do so till called in to eat and sleep ) on to the corrugated iron roof of his dwelling , for the pure de- light of hearing them roll clanging down the ...
... play . Charlie , reclining in a chair , was lobbing stones ( and would continue to do so till called in to eat and sleep ) on to the corrugated iron roof of his dwelling , for the pure de- light of hearing them roll clanging down the ...
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Page 399 - Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near ; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
Page 404 - Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take ; Till in the ocean of Thy love We lose ourselves in Heaven above.
Page 361 - Therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs. Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years : this we call education, which is in effect but an early custom.
Page 35 - But that I am forbid To tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood...
Page 509 - And then at last our bliss Full and perfect is, But now begins...
Page 477 - His Majesty allowed Earl Temple to say that whoever voted for the India Bill was not only not his friend, but would be considered by him as an enemy ; and if these words were not strong enough, Earl Temple might use whatever words he might deem stronger and more to the purpose.
Page 399 - And there was Claverhouse, as beautiful as when he lived, with his long, dark, curled locks, streaming down over his laced buff-coat, and his left hand always on his right spule-blade, to hide the wound that the silver bullet had made...
Page 604 - ... to behold this nation, instead of despairing at its alarming condition, looking boldly its situation in the face, and establishing upon a spirited and permanent plan the means of relieving itself from all its...
Page 88 - But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An there's the foe!
Page 142 - And be it enacted, that the Superintendence, Direction, and Control of the whole Civil and Military Government of all the said Territories and Revenues in India shall be and is "hereby vested in a GovernorGeneral and Counsellors, to be styled " The GovernorGeneral of India in Council.