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THE PAPER DUTY AND POPULAR LITERATURE

... was con- veceod within that noble Hall. He then went on to obkerve that the nubjeet on which hes proposed that evening no speak was one which swas worn and thoreadbare ; it bed been descautedl upon by philosophers in every aeg since the first dawn of ...

Poetry

... Quair. 'Tis fair, she said on looking forth, But what although 'twere bleak and bare- She looked the love she did not speak, And broke the ancient curse on Quair. Where'er lie dwells, where'er he goes, His dangers and his toils Ishare, WAhat need ...

Poetry

... soul's enough for any giant ! Her cheeks are like the blooming rose, Bound up with lily and carnation; Her lips- I dare not speak of those- o tead us not into temnptatho ! The sternest moralists may preach; But who, possessing human feeling, Can coolly ...

MADAME LA MARQUISE

... her hair, the approach of her cheek, The vague warmth of her breath, all my senses suffuse With HERSEZP: and I tremble to speak. So she sits in the ourtain'd, luxurious light Of that roon, with its porcelain, and pictures, and flowers, When the dark day's ...

MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS

... Hissuccess wasalsounequivocaL Of ?? Baker, who is already an established favourite with Birm- ingham audiences, we need not speak; and of Mr. Formon, 'we will only remark that ?? more careful pre- 'liminary practice, coupled with a little more animation ...

Poetry

... on line, And mally a joke was cracked, And we ratsed a jolly shine; 7.30 tolled the drowsy drawling chime, When 1EI came to speak his faith Amidst silence deep as death. And the noblest 'bated breath For a time. But Ernest Jones uprushed And there followed ...

Poetry

... -celestial maid. Shall we neglect to synpathise,- We -who on Freedom's breast have hung! Perish the thought! These exiles speak The language of our mother-tongue; Our brethren they,-on their behalf Our hbarts with love fraternal glow, We will sustain ...

MONDAY EVENING CONCERTS

... cannot but suffer by any -wide deviation in that particular from orthodox practice,. the linked sweetuoss of which the lioet speaks being rarely as attractive when long drawn out with the musical sentiment. distorted and attenuated beyond recognition, ...

FASHIONS FOR MAY

... very handsome one, entirely covered -with jet embroidery, and trimmed round with two deep frills of splendid qtssu ite,. In speaking of the hnake of dresses, we must not fail to mention that an attempt has been made by some ladies to restore the fashion ...

Poetry

... Gth. No flrts and no coxcosubs. 7th. No scolding, by wife or husbancd, what- ever the provocation. 8th. No manner of evil speaking. 9th. Leap-y-ar perpetual, and unmarried ladies at liberty to vnake such emotional advances as' they feel naturally called ...

ENGLISH OPERA AT THE THEATRE

... afford to make light of textual deficiencies, or hope like him, to immortalise nonsense. Of the performance generally we must speak in terms of praise. The names of Miss Pyne and Mr. Harrison come stamped with the H eall mark' of metropolitan fame, and we ...

DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD

... statecraft to which I have devoted a long- and, lot me hope, not altogether mis-spent-life. Bat where is the English epitaph you speak of ? Louis Philippe.-On the monument of a musician in Westminster Abbey. Metternich.-Ah I I did not visit that building during ...