Chambers's Edinburgh JournalW. Orr, 1843 - Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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Page 17
... light upon faded damask , cracked china , and tarnished gilding . It is possible that he might have given a rough guess at the different prices which might have been expected had a cloudy sky veiled such imperfections , yet it was not ...
... light upon faded damask , cracked china , and tarnished gilding . It is possible that he might have given a rough guess at the different prices which might have been expected had a cloudy sky veiled such imperfections , yet it was not ...
Page 21
... lights in the hall and staircase , besides a row of jets outside the windows in the roof , which pour in a flood of softened light like brilliant stars , I should suppose . We were now taken up the grand staircase , which branches off ...
... lights in the hall and staircase , besides a row of jets outside the windows in the roof , which pour in a flood of softened light like brilliant stars , I should suppose . We were now taken up the grand staircase , which branches off ...
Page 26
... light , and is so supported in his error by multitudes around him , that he is encouraged to stand out in the bad cause . Finally , the peculiar arrangements which society takes , and the effects of laws and institutions , occasion many ...
... light , and is so supported in his error by multitudes around him , that he is encouraged to stand out in the bad cause . Finally , the peculiar arrangements which society takes , and the effects of laws and institutions , occasion many ...
Page 29
... lights upon a girl that he calls his ralentine , and each of the girls upon a young man whom she calls hers . By this ... light . My lips I'll softly lay Upon her heavenly cheek , Dyed like the dawning day , As polish'd ivory sleek : And ...
... lights upon a girl that he calls his ralentine , and each of the girls upon a young man whom she calls hers . By this ... light . My lips I'll softly lay Upon her heavenly cheek , Dyed like the dawning day , As polish'd ivory sleek : And ...
Page 30
... light green flood , of about a hundred yards in breadth , and in passing presses close upon the foundations of the houses on the lower part of the sloping hill on the left , and by a bend is speedily lost in the flat country on the ...
... light green flood , of about a hundred yards in breadth , and in passing presses close upon the foundations of the houses on the lower part of the sloping hill on the left , and by a bend is speedily lost in the flat country on the ...
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