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SHAIRP'S POETIC INTERPRETATION OF NATURE

... an inde- pendent life in external nature, a physiognomy in the features of the land- scape, and a varying expression, so to speak, in the countenance of the weather. Still more modern is the practice of philosophizing on these appearances, as if their ...

Mr. Denbigh Newton as Francis Osbaldistone

... Vocalist and Dancer. February 17th, 1SS. MR EDITOR.-Sir,-Allow me to correct a utis ake. Your Halifax correspondent, inl speaking of my establishment, mentions Messrs Sivado, Cooke, ald Gerard, Clowns and gymnasts. They never pua in as appearance, after ...

Published: Sunday 24 February 1878
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 675 | Page: 7 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION

... points of contact, or possible contact, between the two which it would have been well if Mr. Nicholson had pointed out. But speaking generally the analysis, though never redundant, is extremely full and careful. The summary of events from I8I5 onwards is ...

COUNT BEUST

... es in London and other Continental diplo. mnatists. The author, whose English is very like that of a foreigner, though he speaks of England as his country, evidently possesses an intimate acquaintance with European, and especially with German, politics ...

DRAMA

... sucocessful pieces they have performed in recent times. Of the story of Le .Proe~ Veaurudieuz there is little need now to speak. It has been disonssed both from an testhetio and a moral point of view. On the latter ground it will perhaps be enough to ...

BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE

... followed ; but no sound. You hear me, and you can answer me. Do so. She made a visible effort to speak, but again without result. Speak, I say ! You can speak. Do you hear me? Yes, was breathed forth in a low, hissing whisper. There was an instant's ...

Published: Saturday 04 November 1876
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 7123 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE LAW AND THE LADY: A Novel

... expressing himself, while he was speaking of Eustace, alarmed me as nothing had alarmed me yet. Iow terrible (I tsought to myself) must this untold story be, if the mere act of referring to it makes light-hearted Major Fitz-David speak seriously and sadly-never ...

Published: Saturday 17 October 1874
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 5507 | Page: 9 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

THE EXAMINER OF PLAYS

... respect made of such long life. Whereas if stress is laid on the word respect it conveys the meaning of courtesy. And now to speak of Ophelia, in which character Miss Ellen Terry appeared for the first time. Expectations had been great, and expectations ...

A COUPLE OF POLITICAL DICTIONARIES

... Joseph Pearson, Esq., as his two literary friends call him, had been coachman to Sir Paul Methuen, as he himself tells us when speaking of Tom Paine as my friend Thomas (whom I remember with his gauge in his hand and his ink-bottle at his button-hole when ...

THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF MIND.*

... consists in mixing up the two aspects. VWe tay consider a chain of events under either attribute, but under one at a time. To speak, as much popular teaching does, of motion being transformed into feeling, and feeling transformed again into motion, is inexact ...

BLACK SPIRITS AND WHITE

... up higher with you, if you would, Nony. I know you might. You say I don't always speak the truth-well, I ain't a going to lie to you, any- how. No, I don't always speak the truth ; 'twouldn't suit most folks if I did. My aristocratic customers like lies ...

Published: Saturday 02 December 1876
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 6535 | Page: 14 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

CRIPPS THE CARRIER

... peeping, safe in the gloom of the entrance-hall; while the lady of the house came forward bravely in the lamp-light. I will speak to you presently, Joan, said the Squire, as he vainly searched, with a falling heart, for some dear face behind her. Here ...

Published: Saturday 08 January 1876
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 4199 | Page: 13 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture