... used to sur- vey from infancy, or for a long-continued period of existence, becomes dear to the heart. It seems like an old friend, from whom we cannot be separated without feelings of privation and distress. A French philosopher observes, that he could ...

... to her work- women, bring me down Lady Teazle's hoop. The words were no sooner uttered, than the speaker stood abashed, trying to apologise, in much confusion, to the new Countess, who an- swered smiling, Never mind, if it had not been worn by Lady ...

... and trying gale. In 1794, a large French corvette of 24 long 12 pounders, captured his vessel, and both the winter of that and the following year, he suffered incarceration in a French prison, where in the course of a few months 1600 per- sons died chiefly ...

... lavishing such encomiums ? Of his early life little has been handed down to us, and part of that little we would wish untrue. He died on the 6th of October, 1615, and Fuller, a quaint writer, who flourished a very few years after- wards, thus speaks of him ...

... in the same room with Isora and yourself—ye lay in sleep—Isora's face 0, God I know no more—no more of that night of horror—save that I fled from the house reeking with blood—a murderer—and the murderer of Isora Then came a long, long dream. I was in a ...

... derive the same interest -that is given to the savings' bank, viz. X3. 16s Old per cent., and this investment will give 10s or lis per cent. moie as interest than will be given by any savings' bank, as the savings' banks usually deduct such an amount as may ...

... devotion, and his youth, impressed many with the opinion that he must have been guiltless, or he could not, consistent with his present sense of devotion, have continued such protestations. No means, however, were left untried by his friends to establish his ...

... Mayor, in company with some friends, alighted from his carriage, and proceeded on foot, through the small tunnel. Groups of elegantly dressed ladies and gentlemen had already ar- rived and, when his Worship and his friends had reached the extensive area ...

... the officers of justice, to this modern Nero. Among the ten who were beheaded were the partner and book-keeper of the friend whom I saved judge then of his chance of escape, had not my vessel presented to him the means of concealment. DARING ATTEMPT AT ...

... several weeks from the know- ledge of her friends. They, however, to defeat the sordid intentions of her husband, sued out a commission of lunacy in the Court of Chancery, and a jury was impannelied on Wednesday to try the sanity of the young lady. A number ...

... (Laugh- ter.) Suppose now, Sir, you were in distress, and you came to me and say Joseph, my friend Joseph, it's all up. (Im- mense laughter.) Mr. Godson—My friend, you are not answering the question. Did you tell Hopkins that it was all up with Storer 1 ...

... , that the example she was about to set, would soon be followed by Agnes herself. These were her most trying moments for there are no moments so try- ing as when we are called upon to participate, only, in joys which we have once expected to revel in ...