The CitizenPrint. and pub. by Irwin, 1823 - 921 pages |
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admiration Aglionby amongst appearance Armathwaite Armstrong attended beauty believe better Blencogo Botchergate Brampton butcher Caldbeck Caldewgate called Carlisle Castle cause character church CITIZEN City of Carlisle Cockermouth commenced Corby Castle Cumberland Cummersdale Cumwhitton Dalston Earl EDITOR eyes fair favour feelings gentleman George give Grinsdale hand happy heard heart Hodgson honour hope horse hour husbandman James Graham John John Ireland Jonathan Robinson Joseph labour lady late Longtown look Lord Lowther magistrates mare Maryport meeting miles mind morning neighbours never night observed parish party Penrith person poor present race respectable Rickergate Robert Robinson round scene Sebergham Sewell shoemaker Sir James Sir James Graham spirit sport supposed thing Thomas thou tion took town truth village weaver whilst Whitehaven Wigton William wish Workington worthy Wreay yeoman young yrs old
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Page 773 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Page 144 - Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel : and they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Page 144 - And he said, Thou canst not see my face : for there shall no man see me, and live.
Page 145 - Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds, but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Page 156 - I affirm, that all the liberty of conscience that ever I pleaded for, turns upon these two hinges — that none of the papists, protestants, Jews or Turks be forced to come to the ship's prayers or worship nor compelled from their own particular prayers or worship, if they practice any.
Page 821 - ... rather than the nation should surrender their birthright to a despotic minister, I hope, my lords, old as I am, I shall see the question brought to issue and fairly tried between the people and the government.
Page 800 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Page 787 - ... before him; and many of them that had not helped themselves well to the wine, while they were eating their steaks and French frigassees, were now vexed to death on that score, imagining that nothing remained for them but to dight their nebs and flee up. Ignorant folk should not judge rashly, and the worthy town-council were here in error; for their surmises, however feasible, did the landlord wrong.
Page 157 - twixt Now and Then! This breathing house not built with hands, This body that does me grievous wrong, O'er aery cliffs and glittering sands, How lightly then it flashed along: — Like those trim skiffs, unknown of yore, On winding lakes and rivers wide, That ask no aid of sail or oar, That fear no spite of wind or tide ! Nought cared this body for wind or weather When Youth and I lived in't together.
Page 565 - And, in the winter, hunt'st the flying hare, More for thy exercise, than fare; While all, that follow, their glad ears apply To the full greatness of the cry: Or hawking at the river, or the bush, Or shooting at the greedy thrush, Thou dost with some delight the day out-wear Although the coldest of the year!