HUMOROUS GATHERINGS

... lie had made no written preparation, that being, he had been told, unlawyer-like-a lawyer being supposed to bh capable of speaking without note or notice, any number of hours on any subject, in a style of thrilling eloquence So our orator trosted to the ...

PROVINCIAL THEARICALS

... decided success that during the tiee they remain in this city we shell expect to see immense audiences. Of the lady we cannot speak too highly. She has a lovely soprano voice, and is as actress of no ordinary capabilities. She has decidedly far surpassed ...

Published: Sunday 01 January 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 12559 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

REVIEWS OF BOOKS

... Choking vith anguish, she could only cry from the innermost recesses-of her heart, 0 my fatherl 0 im' father ! Unable to speak, while tire tears coarsed downI his pale cheeks, he corld only returnt her fervent embrace while even'the grards were affected ...

COURT AND FASHION

... unnmber, noticing the above work, the following:-` But one fault wen have necessarily to fond with Mr. Timnbs's book. While speaking so hielily of chsemsical as wve1 as ooecianicaZ inventions, how isit that in the list of discoverers we do not see the name ...

Published: Sunday 01 January 1860
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1555 | Page: 5 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS

... expected to hear All, and all on the same night. This is, of course, I simply impossible, and we shall expect a free pardon for speaking briefly, in most cases from report, on their respective merits and demerits. On the Christmas.day it would have been a safe ...

LOVE AND LAWYERS

... amusing writers of the day. Ladies are dis. covered to us in those weak moments when they call their husbands l ovey, and speak ts them adoringly in the neuter gender. No man starting on his honeymoon trip ean 'be certain that the words of endearment ...

TENNYSON'S NEW POEM

... hinmself had thriven.' The close of the Idyll contains one of those sweet songs for which the Laureate is celebrated. The wife is speak- ing:- 'Your rough voice (You spoke so loud) has rouesed the child again. Sleep, little birdie, sleep! will she not sleep ...

LITERATURE

... Will be the final goal of in- To pangs of nature, sins of will, Defects of doubt, and taints of blood. t But let him but speak for himself, he will con- found and delight you. Tour wordly wisdom is as i riothing to his inspired eloquence. He will lead ...

THE BETTER TIMES TO BE

... future time, will take the shape You chance to give it-shape it fair or foul- Speak to it in your actions; it will hear. Few words live long; but great deeds are the tongues That speak to every age and all mankind. 'The poet is the prophet of the good- Time ...

Literary Notices

... one ingre- dient to raise the words above the flat level of prose. We have now said our worst, and will allow the volume to speak for itself. The writer has kindly sketched his own portrait: we pre- sent it to the reader:- Like a goat or antelope, I can ...

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY

... very useful in freshening up dresses which may have been a little damaged at the bottom, now they are worn so long. They also speak of putting a breadth of~ a different colour down the sides of the dresses,'' Dresses are made as full- as ever, and set in ...

FASHIONS FOR JANUARY

... borders are very useful in freshening up to eawihmay have been a little damaged, at the bottom Sil thyaeworn so long. They also speak of putting ho eal fadifferent colour down the aides of the dresses, at' ressace made- as tall as ever, and set in in large ...