The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 22; Volume 25William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1870 - Electronic journals |
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Page 480 - They parted - ne'er to meet again! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs, which had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between; But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.
Page 471 - Some fretful tempers wince at every touch, You always do too little or too much : You speak with life, in hopes to entertain, Your elevated voice goes through the brain ; You fall at once into a lower key, That's worse — the drone-pipe of an humblebee.
Page 480 - Each spake words of high disdain And insult to his heart's best brother: They parted - ne'er to meet again! But never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs, which had been rent asunder; A dreary sea now flows between; But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder, Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been.
Page 267 - Slender Billy," Pitt. The scene where Great Will killed the deer, dragging Falstaff all over the park after it by the light of 'Bardolph's nose, upon which they put an extinguisher if they heard any of the keepers, and so left everybody groping about and catching the wrong person, was the most wonderful mixture of fun and tears. Great Will was extremely youthful, but everybody in the park called him, " Father William ; " and when he wanted to know which way the deer had gone, King Lear (or else my...
Page 488 - I did not remark any beams projecting from it which deserved notice as much more conspicuous than the others ; but the whole was beamy, radiated in structure, and terminated (though very indefinitely) in a way which reminded me of the ornament frequently placed round a mariner's compass. Its colour was white, or resembling that of Venus. I saw no flickering or unsteadiness of light. It was not separated from the moon by any dark ring, nor had it any annular structure ; it looked like a radiating...
Page 167 - They ascended the rivers in great state, like sovereigns making a progress; or rather like Highland chieftains navigating their subject lakes. They were wrapped in rich furs, their huge canoes freighted with every convenience and luxury, and manned by Canadian voyageurs, as obedient as Highland clansmen.
Page 483 - Naples in 1605, respecting which he remarks, that "the whole body of the sun was completely covered for a short time, but around it there shone a brilliant light of a reddish hue and uniform breadth, which occupied a considerable part of the heavens.
Page 24 - I have taken a few undeniable truths, out of many, and have laboured to make my readers realize those appalling facts of the day, which most men know, but not one in a thousand comprehends...
Page 234 - I wish I could be persuaded that it was right to quit public business, for I should like it to a degree that I cannot express ; but I cannot yet think that it is not a duty to persevere. One may be of opinion that persevering is of no use ; but ought a man who has engaged himself to the Public to trust so entirely to a speculation of this sort as to go out of the common road and to desert (for so it would be called) the public service? Would it not be said, with more colour than ever, that my object...
Page 162 - He is, for the most part, an intelligent labourer, of pretty long standing in the service, who, having picked up a smattering of Indian, is consequently very useful in trading with the natives. After the interpreter comes the postmaster, usually a promoted labourer, who, for good behaviour or valuable services, has been put...