The Yankey in London: Being the First Part of a Series of Letters Written by an American Youth, During Nine Months' Residence in the City of London ..., Volume 1 |
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... indeed , some said he expired with it in his hand ) the re- viewers were so stupid they could not comprehend the elegant expressions " pleasing anguish , " " delightful despair , " and " heart - rending felicity ; " nay , 15.
... indeed , some said he expired with it in his hand ) the re- viewers were so stupid they could not comprehend the elegant expressions " pleasing anguish , " " delightful despair , " and " heart - rending felicity ; " nay , 15.
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... expression , could only be surpassed by that memorable and delecta- ble definition of a man - milliner , given by a modern English lawyer of refined taste . " A man - milliner , is a person exercising " the art , trade , occupation ...
... expression , could only be surpassed by that memorable and delecta- ble definition of a man - milliner , given by a modern English lawyer of refined taste . " A man - milliner , is a person exercising " the art , trade , occupation ...
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... expressions , are not pe- culiar to the present day . They were noticed and ridiculed by Shakespear , and even foisted into the plays of Ben Jonson . Sir Richard Steele and Dr. Arbuthnot mention bite and bamboozle in their time . Some ...
... expressions , are not pe- culiar to the present day . They were noticed and ridiculed by Shakespear , and even foisted into the plays of Ben Jonson . Sir Richard Steele and Dr. Arbuthnot mention bite and bamboozle in their time . Some ...
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... expressions now in vogue are , " I Co owe you one , " and " that's a good one ; " and if , in the warmth of friendly fervour , you should communicate a pathetic tale to an English friend - tell him , with tears in your eyes , of the ...
... expressions now in vogue are , " I Co owe you one , " and " that's a good one ; " and if , in the warmth of friendly fervour , you should communicate a pathetic tale to an English friend - tell him , with tears in your eyes , of the ...
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... expression or accent - not in words but in mode . An Englishman puts and an- swers a question directly , a New - England- man puts his questions circuitously and 107 always answers a question by asking ano- ther . 106.
... expression or accent - not in words but in mode . An Englishman puts and an- swers a question directly , a New - England- man puts his questions circuitously and 107 always answers a question by asking ano- ther . 106.
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Page 89 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Page 58 - Cannae were revenged by a ring. The death of Pope was imputed by some of his friends to a silver sauce-pan, in which it was his delight to heat potted lampreys.
Page 156 - Right against the eastern gate, Where the great sun begins his state, Rob'd in flames, and amber light...
Page 86 - I have of late—but wherefore I know not—lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercises ; and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory; this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire,—why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
Page 81 - For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure : and behold, this also is vanity. I said of laughter, It is mad : and of mirth, What
Page 103 - Cowper —a word which, if we may judge of adjectives as we do of men, by their associates, shows the baseness of its origin by the company it keeps, being generally coupled with fellow, a term I conceive of no respect except in courts and colleges. Englishmen, from the peer to the peasant, cannot converse ten minutes without introducing this pert adjunct The English do not, however, use it in the same sense we do in New England, where we apply it to personal grace, and call a trim, well-built young...
Page 141 - And that there is, all nature cries aloud Through all her works — He must delight in virtue ; And that which he delights in, must be happy. But when ? or where ? This world was made for Caesar, I'm weary of conjectures — this must end them, (LAYING HIS HAND ON HIS SWORD).