The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance, Volume 5

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Geo. Henderson, 1841
 

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Pagina 110 - Fast hurrying through the outer gate the mailed retainers poured, On through the portal's frowning arch, and thronged around the board While at its head, within his dark, carved oaken chair of state, Armed cap-a-pie, stern Rudiger, with girded falchion, sate. "'Fill every beaker up, my men, pour forth the cheering wine, There 's life and strength in every drop, — thanksgiving to the vine...
Pagina 81 - It will have blood; they say, blood will have blood : Stones have been known to move, and trees to speak ; Augurs, and understood relations, have By magot-pies,* and choughs, and rooks, brought forth The secret'st man of blood.
Pagina 54 - Caesar in dominion ; the first found disgrace, the second disgust, the last ingratitude, and each destruction. To some she is more kind, but not less cruel ; she hands them her cup, and they drink even to stupefaction, until they doubt whether they are men with Philip, or dream that they are gods with Alexander. On some she smiles as...
Pagina 84 - Time made thee what thou wast, king of the woods ; And time hath made thee what thou art — a cave For owls to roost in.
Pagina 282 - The unbroken seal of peace and silence lies. And from thy yearning heart, Whose inmost core was warm with love for him, A gladness must depart, And those kind eyes with many tears be dim ; While lonely memories, an unceasing train, Will turn the raptures of the past to pain. Yet, mourner, while the day Rolls like the darkness of a funeral by, And hope forbids one ray To stream athwart the...
Pagina 283 - ... Cathedral ; her rosary in her left hand and her right held out for charity; her long black veil concealing a face that had once adorned a Court, and had received the homage of as many sonnets as PETRARCH has written on LAURA. But Fortune had at last relented ; a legacy from a distant relation had come to her relief ; and she was now the mistress of a small inn at the foot of the Apennines ; where she entertained as well as she could, and where those only stopped who were contented with a little....
Pagina 284 - ... distributed in war; and they were evidently subalterns in one of those Free Bands which were always ready to serve in any quarrel, if a service it could be called, where a battle was little more than a mockery ; and the slain, as on an opera-stage, were up and fighting to-morrow. Overcome with the heat, they threw aside their cloaks ; and, with their gloves tucked under their belts, continued for some time in earnest conversation. At length they rose to go ; and the Venetian thus addressed their...
Pagina 286 - ... and I will not keep you long. Much has been said ; much on the sacred nature of the obligation — and we acknowledge it in its full force. Let it be fulfilled, and to the last letter. It is what we solicit, what we require. But to whom is the bag of gold to be delivered ? What says the bond ? Not to one — not to two — but to the three. Let the three stand forth and claim it.
Pagina 283 - In his demeanour he affected great courtesy, but his look inspired little confidence ; for when he smiled, which he did continually, it was with his lips only, not with his eyes ; and they were always turned from yours. His companions were bluff and frank in their manner, and on their tongues had many a soldier's oath.
Pagina 54 - She despatches, however, her envoys unto them — mean and poor representatives of their queen. To Ambition, she sends Power ; to Avarice, Wealth ; to Love, Jealousy ; to Revenge, Remorse; alas! what are these, but so many other names for vexation or disappointment? Neither is she to be won by...

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