The Staff Officer: Or, the Soldier of Fortune : a Tale of Real Life, Band 1E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1833 |
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... observation at which my father laughed most heartily , replying , " My good boy , take my word for it , there is no such thing as a perfectly ugly woman in the creation ; the plainest of them have some redeeming point of beauty . " He ...
... observation at which my father laughed most heartily , replying , " My good boy , take my word for it , there is no such thing as a perfectly ugly woman in the creation ; the plainest of them have some redeeming point of beauty . " He ...
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... observe with disgust how prone the English of a certain class of life - those , for example , who have acquired wealth by hard industry - are , to make remarks on the appetites of their guests . In the country 12 THE STAFF OFFICER ;
... observe with disgust how prone the English of a certain class of life - those , for example , who have acquired wealth by hard industry - are , to make remarks on the appetites of their guests . In the country 12 THE STAFF OFFICER ;
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... observation , " the play - go- ing people seemed to have been born good critics , " Mr. Mid- dleton's acting was greeted with the most unqualified ap- plause . Success , in any pursuit of life , softens down many asperities . The father ...
... observation , " the play - go- ing people seemed to have been born good critics , " Mr. Mid- dleton's acting was greeted with the most unqualified ap- plause . Success , in any pursuit of life , softens down many asperities . The father ...
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... observation , that " if I was deter- mined to go , he would take care to make me do my duty . " I augured the worst for my appointment , -nor was I mistaken . His lordship gave me a letter to the officer commanding the ten- der , under ...
... observation , that " if I was deter- mined to go , he would take care to make me do my duty . " I augured the worst for my appointment , -nor was I mistaken . His lordship gave me a letter to the officer commanding the ten- der , under ...
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... observation convinced me that much of his ill- will had been transferred from me to another midshipman of the name of Boydes , the son of a schoolmaster in Dublin , who entered the service under a kind of promise of being appointed ...
... observation convinced me that much of his ill- will had been transferred from me to another midshipman of the name of Boydes , the son of a schoolmaster in Dublin , who entered the service under a kind of promise of being appointed ...
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adjutant amiable amongst appeared Arabin arms arrived beauty bestowed blessing brother called Captain CHAPTER cheer Clonmell cockade Colonel command compliment daugh dear delight dress Dublin Dublin harbour duty Earl Earl of Westmeath Ensign eyes face fair father favour feelings felt followed gallant gave geant gentleman girl half hand happy heard heart Holyhead honour hour Husho indulged Ireland Irish John Doyle Joseph Atkinson kind lady leave letter lieutenant lips look Lord Lord Rawdon Manor Rawdon Maria miles mind morning Mullingar Nag's Head Nanny never night o'clock O'Farrel officer old Robin once party passed person pleasure poor quarter-master quarters Rafferty received recollections recruits regiment rendered seemed Sergeant Macnab silence SIR JOHN BLAQUIERE soldier soon spirits tears Templemore thought tinker tion took town widow wife wish woman words wretched young youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 1 - The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together : our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not; and our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our virtues.
Seite 165 - Fie, fie upon her! There's language in her eye, her cheek, her lip, Nay, her foot speaks ; her wanton spirits look out At every joint and motive of her body.
Seite 173 - Under the greenwood tree Who loves to lie with me, And tune his merry note Unto the sweet bird's throat-- Come hither, come hither, come hither! Here shall we see No enemy But winter and rough weather. Who doth ambition shun And loves to live i' the sun, Seeking the food he eats And pleased with what he gets-- Come hither, come hither, come hither!
Seite 115 - Out of my grief and my impatience, Answer'd neglectingly I know not what, He should, or he should not; for he made me mad, To see him shine so brisk and smell so sweet...
Seite 86 - And let th' aspiring youth beware of love, Of the smooth glance beware; for 'tis too late, When on his heart the torrent softness pours. Then wisdom prostrate lies, and fading fame Dissolves in air away ; while the fond soul, Wrapt in gay visions of unreal bliss, Still paints th' illusive form ; the kindling grace ; Th...
Seite 150 - She never told her love, But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek : she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.
Seite 11 - Full are thy cities with the sons of Art; And trade, and joy, in every busy street, Mingling are heard; even Drudgery himself, As at the car he sweats, or dusty hews The palace stone, looks gay. Thy crowded ports, Where rising masts an endless prospect yield, With labour burn...
Seite 180 - Oh ! what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame ? I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Seite 123 - tis in my custody. Oth. Ha! lago. O, beware, my lord, of jealousy ; It is the green-eyed monster, which doth mock The meat it feeds on : that cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his fate, loves not his wronger ; But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves ! Oth.
Seite 73 - Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouthed welcome as we draw near home; 'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come...