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Page 65 - Invest me in my motley ; give me leave To speak my mind, and I will through and through Cleanse the foul body of the infected world, If they will patiently receive my medicine.
Page 30 - Fear and trembling Hope, Silence and Foresight; Death the Skeleton And Time the Shadow ; — there to celebrate, As in a natural temple scattered o'er With altars undisturbed of mossy stone, United worship ; or in mute repose To lie, and listen to the mountain flood Murmuring from Glaramara's inmost caves.
Page 30 - ... umbrage tinged Perennially — beneath whose sable roof Of boughs, as if for festal purpose, decked With unrejoicing berries, ghostly Shapes May meet at noontide; FEAR and trembling HOPE, SILENCE and FORESIGHT; DEATH, the Skeleton, And TIME, the Shadow; there to celebrate, As in a natural temple scattered o'er With altars undisturbed of mossy stone, United worship; or in mute repose To lie, and listen to the mountain flood Murmuring from Glaramara's inmost caves.
Page 30 - When the Sun rises, do you not see a round disk of fire somewhat like a guinea?" "O no, no, I see an innumerable company of the Heavenly host crying, 'Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty".
Page 181 - Mr. Kruger : We make no difference so far as burgher rights are concerned. There may, perhaps, be some slight difference in the case of a young person who has just come into the country.
Page 28 - It may be on that joyless feast his eye Dwelt with mere outward seeming ; he, within, Took measure of his soul, and knew its strength, And by that silent knowledge, day by day, Was calm'd, ennobled, comforted, sustain'd.
Page 29 - This thorn you on your left espy ; And to the left, three yards beyond, You see a little muddy pond Of water, never dry ; I've measured it from side to side : 'Tis three feet long, and two feet wide.
Page 181 - Before annexation had British subjects complete freedom of trade throughout the Transvaal ? Were they on the same footing as citizens of the Transvaal ? ' " Mr. Kruger replied : They were on the same footing as the burghers. There was not the slightest difference in accordance with the Sand River Convention. '"Sir Hercules Robinson: I presume you will not object to that continuing ? ' " Mr. Kruger : No. There will be equal protection for everybody.
Page 265 - ... serve best with them. Certainly, fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid...
Page 44 - The Statesman and the Capitalist, the Country Gentleman, and the Divine, will be amongst our readers, because our writers are amongst them. We address ourselves to the higher circles of society : we care not to disown it — the ' Pall Mall Gazette ' is written by gentlemen for gentlemen ; its conductors speak to the classes in which they live and were bom.