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... decrepit old ,woman, of appearance mitch corresponding ivith the popular notion ofea witch; she. hnstily collected a bundle Of sticks fromthe hedge~and was about tocarry them oflf; 'the farmer sprung from his concealmfent, and seized ibe old woman as-the nightly ...

LITERATURE, &c

... portion of Imodesl assurance, alight still be called handsome, and |mold never he mistaken for belonaing to other than ao Irish woman. There was a touch ofi be hrogne in her very look. She, evidently his wife, steod I y marking the| ) envies, nod enjtyhig, ...

POETRY

... stranger lands, must sound each household tone, 1. The Hearth, thie Hearth is desolate, the bright fire quenched and gone!b But are they speaking, sieging yet,oas in their dlays of glee?!X Those voices, are theya lovely still l still sweet on land or sea ...

HULL LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY

... obey, oft :The Conqueror divided the lands which had been-held in by tlse Saxon nobles, aniongst Isis baronse, on the feudal lier system, and the disposition of lands by will wee for a we timeo taken away. For as land granted to a baron under Aft this system ...

NEW PUBLICATIONS

... their ficod by much hcarder laicour than ed cd would be re luired ticernc the sanme food in Van Diemeit's e Land, because thev have to till land of vcry inferior.quality, hi Ro _that it brings ctict.y bicek to time Btate of barter anid to tme iii ly use ...

Literature and Reviews

... titutioit of public integrity made patriotism appear a tvulgar eccentricity. ?? gave his most strenuous opposition to a standing army, and in writing to his constituent>, said, I hope to see your town once more eusnarrisoned, for Icannot but remember those ...

Literary Scraps

... chance than seemed jo at that moment to be theirs of receiving support in in time. For there was not a private in the British 1e army who was ignorant of the conformation of the Ln minds of those by whom their movements were re- to gulated; indeed, in such ...

Literature and Reviews

... elevated to the Peerage. Serjeant Woulfe, Chief Baron of Exchequer i Ireland. Sedeant O'Loughlin, Master of the Rolls in Ire land. Mr. Western, elevated to the Peerage. Sir J. Wrottesley, ditto. Mr. Hanbury Bateman, elevated to the Peerage. Mr. Mlethuen ...

Literary Scraps

... Albatross, ' Mr. and Mrs. Pigeon are not at home.' 'Young woman,' remarked Cap- tain Albatross, raising his fore finger, and shaking his head in the serene countenance of the domestic, ' Young woman, I don't know what wages they give you but to some persons ...

Literary Extracts

... soon as opposed to real danger, they fled and hid themselves in a eave, leaving their armies to shift for themselves. Joshua having effec- tually disposed of their armies, ordered these kings io be brought forth out of their hiding place; bid his captains ...

Literary Extracts

... sad and disconsolate. At last he said, So, poor woman, you find she is gone! Yes, Sir, I merely called upon you to condole with you upon the melancholy occasion. Ay, she is gone I a very good woman ; a great loss to me, cer- tainly, Sir. But I'll ...

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... singer after has all, and even there, by no means first-rate; yet this woman shi: is- suffered to lay her grasp on a sum four times that of the fiel income of one of the judges of the land-of a commander- occ in-chief-of a minister of state-of the average ...