Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, 第 6 卷

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R. Hunter; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy [&c., &c.], 1825
 

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第 145 頁 - Your golden wings, now hov'ring o'er him, shed Protection ; now, are waving in applause To that blest son of foresight ! lord of fate ! That awful independent on To-morrow ! Whose work is done; who triumphs in the Past; Whose Yesterdays look backwards with a smile...
第 205 頁 - Man, this is one of the most extraordinary, that he shall go on from day to day, from week to week, from month to month.
第 371 頁 - Tarsus, bound for the isles Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play...
第 145 頁 - Man flies from Time, and Time from man ; too soon In sad divorce this double -flight must end...
第 130 頁 - Caesar was not insensible to the charms of freedom: he knew the negro conspirators had so taken their measures, that there was the greatest probability of their success. His heart beat high at the idea of recovering his liberty: but he was not to be seduced from his duty, not even by this delightful hope; nor was he to be intimidated by the dreadful certainty that his former friends and countrymen, considering him as a deserter from their cause, would become his bitterest enemies.
第 145 頁 - Where shall I find him? angels, tell me where. You know him ; he is near you ; point him out. Shall I see glories beaming from his brow, Or trace his footsteps by the rising flowers?
第 128 頁 - Caesar was indefatigable in his exertions to cultivate and embellish the ground near his cottage, in hopes of making it an agreeable habitation for her; but she seemed to take no interest in any thing. She would stand beside him immoveable, in a deep reverie...
第 126 頁 - Upon returning to Jamaica in the year 1775, he found that a great many of his negroes had died during his absence; and that of such as remained alive, at least one-half were debilitated, bloated, and in a very deplorable condition. The mortality continued after his arrival, and two or three were frequently buried in one day; others were taken • ill, and began to decline under the same symptoms.
第 126 頁 - ... since been made after the professors of Obi, nor the many examples of those who from time to time have been hanged or transported, have hitherto produced the desired effect.
第 311 頁 - Ashfield's, at the harvest-home ; there was Gilbert in all his glory, seated on the top of a hay-rick, singing, " Then sing in praise of men of Kent, So loyal, brave, and free ; Of Britain's race, if one surpass, A man of Kent is he P How he brought himself to quit the men of Kent to come to Ireland with me is wonderful.

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