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you ail ess and prosperity and recommend you to his protection my lords your thrice land affectionate servant and r st thus having resolutely thrown his the brave peter a pair of horse ih belt ah immense powder horn m his side sound u hi t ey of into a boot and bis fierce bat on the top of his bead op and down m fro...	48
showed itself with equal vigour though in limits he with around the boundaries of his little territory every with punished every upon his orchard or his farm yard with severity and conducted every stray or cow in triumph to the pound but to the neighbour the stranger or the weary wanderer his spacious door was ever ope...	48
contents of volume i i the author s account of himself the voyage the wife van english writers on america rural life in england the broken heart the art of book making a royal poet the country church the widow and her son the head tavern r the of literature rural the inn kitchen the bridegroom westminster abbey the a...	48
travelled on the continent but following the bent of his inclination had in and corners and his sketch book was accordingly crowded with cottages and and obscure ruins but he had neglected to paint st peter s or the the of or the bay of and had not a single or in his whole collection the voyage ships ships i will you a...	48
of this of the deep how has expectation darkened into anxiety anxiety into dread and dread into despair alas not one shall ever return for love to cherish all that shall ever be known is that she sailed from her port and was never heard of more the sight of this wreck as usual gave rise to many dismal anecdotes this ...	48
others eager of friends or relatives i could distinguish the merchant to whom the ship was consigned i knew him by his calculating brow and restless air his hands were thrust into his pockets he was whistling thoughtfully and walking to and fro a small space having been accorded him by the crowd in deference to his tem...	48
but has gone forth into the and of life he has planted by the way side for the refreshment of the pilgrim and the and has opened pure fountains the man may turn aside from the heat of the day and drink of the living streams of knowledge there is a daily beauty in his life on which mankind may and grow better u no lofty...	48
these only retain their steady value when friends grow and die of into and these only continue the countenance of happier days and cheer us with that true friendship which never deceived hope nor deserted sorrow i i do not wish to censure but surely if the people of liverpool had been properly sensible of what was du...	48
the wipe which she looked up to him seemed to c h forth a flush of triumphant pride and tenderness as if he on his lovely for its very helplessness never did a couple set forward on the path of early and well suited marriage with a fairer prospect of felicity it was the of my friend however to have embarked his fortune...	48
the result who can calculate on the fortitude of one whose whole life has been a round of pleasures her gay spirits might revolt at the dark downward path of low humility suddenly pointed out before her and might cling to the sunny regions in which they had hitherto besides ruin in fashionable life is accompanied by so...	48
my dear george cried she i am so glad you are come i have been watching and watching for you and running down the lane and looking out you i ve set out a table under a beautiful tree behind the cottage and i ve been gathering some of the most delicious for i know you are fond of them and we have such excellent cream ...	48
virtues of patience and long suffering a wife may therefore in some respects be considered a tolerable blessing and if so van was thrice blessed certain it is that he was a great favourite among all the good wives of the village who as usual with the amiable sex took his part in all family and never failed whenever the...	48
and incomprehensible about the unknown that inspired awe and checked on entering the new objects of wonder presented themselves on a level spot in the centre was a company of odd looking per playing at nine pins they were dressed in a quaint fashion some wore short others with long knives in their and most of them had ...	48
he was killed at the of others say he was drowned in a at the foot of s nose i don t know he never came back again where s van the he went off to the wars too was a great general and is now in s heart died away at hearing of these sad changes in his home and friends and finding himself thus alone in the world every a...	48
rather the worse for the wear and tear of time and preferred making friends among the rising generation with whom he soon grew into great favour having nothing to do at home and being arrived at that happy age when a man can do nothing with he took his place once more on the bench at the inn door and was as one of the ...	48
sources she is content to receive her information respecting a country in a singular state of moral and physical development a country in which one of the greatest political experiments in the history of the world is now performing and which presents the most profound and momentous studies to the and the philosopher th...	48
the opinions and passions of mankind are under its control the mere of the sword are temporary their wounds are but in the flesh and it is the pride of the generous to forgive and forget them but the of the pen pierce to the heart they longest in the noblest spirits they dwell ever present in the mind and render it sen...	48
as far as they have effect excite prejudices this last is the evil most especially to be governed as we are entirely by public opinion the utmost care should be taken to preserve the purity of the public mind know ledge is power and truth is knowledge therefore a prejudice the of his country s strength the members of a...	48
capable of vegetation its grass plot and flower bed and every square hi park laid out with picturesque taste ami gleaming with refreshing those who see the englishman only m town are apt to form an opinion of his social character he is either absorbed in business ov distracted by the thousand engagements that time tho...	48
but casual breaks in the general system i have mentioned in occupation there is nothing mean and it leads a man forth among scenes of natural grandeur and beauty it leaves him to the workings of his own mind by the purest and most of external influences h q such a man may be simple and rough but he cannot be vulgar the...	48
won the affections of a beautiful and interesting girl the daughter of a late celebrated irish she loved him with the t ue disinterested of woman s first and lore when every worldly arrayed itself against him when in fortune and disgrace and danger darkened around his name she loved him the more for his very sufferings...	48
their place and we never see the prostrate trunk of a tree into soil but it gives birth to a whole tribe of let us not then lament over the decay and ob into which ancient writers descend they do but submit to the great law of nature which de book making that all shapes of matter shall be limited in their duration but ...	48
his back there was something so ludicrous in the catastrophe of this learned that i burst into an fit of laughter which broke the whole illusion the tumult aiid the were at an end the chamber resumed its usual appearance the old authors shrunk back into their picture frames and hung in shadowy solemnity along the walls...	48
delicate ac t s translation of a royal poet i fr fitting him to shine both in active and elegant life and calculated to give him an intense relish for joyous it must have been a severe trial in an age of bustle and chivalry to pass the spring time of his years in monotonous it was the good fortune of james however to b...	48
finely with those elaborate and which we sometimes meet with in poetry the of morbid minds sickening under miseries of their own creating and their bitterness upon an world james speaks of his with acute sensibility but having mentioned them passes on as if his manly mind to brood over when such a spirit breaks forth ...	48
a u r ji j ale m c un her sm r w to enable r ii ol i a royal poet was accompanied by two female attendants and about her a little hound decorated with bells probably the small italian hound of ite which was a parlour favourite and pet among the fashionable of ancient times james his description by a burst of...	48
his liberty and crown previously the lady jane who accompanied him to scotland and made him a most tender and devoted wife he found his kingdom in great confusion the having taken advantage of the troubles and of a long to strengthen themselves in their possessions and place themselves above the power of the laws a roy...	48
a gentleman what o the or the sugar chest or lists of velvet which is t pound or yard you your gentry by s bum there are few places more favourable to the study of character than an english country church i was once passing a few weeks at the seat of a friend who resided in the vicinity of one the appearance of which p...	48
i must confess but little pride in her composition she was the picture of broad honest vulgar enjoyment the world went well with her and she liked the world she had fine clothes a fine house a fine carriage fine children every thing was fine about her it was nothing but driving about and visiting and life was to her a ...	48
under the weight of years and she bore the traces of something better than abject poverty the of decent pride were visible in her appearance her dress though humble in the extreme was clean some trivial respect too had been her for she did not take her seat among the village poor but sat alone on the steps of the altar...	48
his bosom and fall asleep with the tranquillity of a child in this way he died and her son my first impulse on hearing this humble tale of affliction was to visit the cottage of the and administer pecuniary assistance and if possible comfort i found however on that the good feelings of the villagers had prompted them t...	48
make mankind and better to the latest posterity a thought suddenly struck me i will make a pilgrimage to said i closing the book and see if the old s head tavern still exists who knows but i may light upon some traces of dame quickly and her guests at any rate there will be a kindred pleasure in treading the halls once...	48
i presume the monument of a mighty of the time is regarded with as much reverence by succeed tavern ing generations of the craft as poets feel on contemplating the tomb of or soldiers the monument of a or a i cannot but turn aside while thus speaking of illustrious men to observe that st michael s crooked lane contains...	48
light are enabled to struggle down to the inhabitants whose broad day is at best but a tolerable twilight the room was into boxes each containing a table spread with a clean white cloth ready for dinner this showed that the guests were of the good old stamp and divided their day equally for it was but just one o clock ...	48
his eye through the door which stood open and found it fixed wistfully on the breast of lamb in g richness before the fire i now called to mind that in the eagerness of my investigation i was keeping the poor man from his dinner my with sympathy and putting in his band a small token of my gratitude and good will i depa...	48
speculations with my head resting on my hand i was with the other hand upon the until i accidentally loosened the when to my utter astonishment the little book gave two or three like one from a deep sleep then a hem and at length began to talk at first its voice was very hoarse and broken being much troubled by a which...	48
of authors at the same time busy and the press going on with fearfully increasing activity to double and the number unless some should break out among the of the muse now that she has become so i tremble for posterity i fear the mere of language will not be sufficient criticism may do much it with the increase of liter...	48
you were as flowers now withered so these lets shall which we upon you among the beautiful and simple hearted customs of rural life which still linger in some parts of england are those of flowers before the and planting them at the graves of departed friends these it is said are the remains of some of the rites of ...	48
was the companion of our most retired walks and gave animation to every lonely scene his idea is associated with every charm of nature we hear his voice in the echo which he once delighted to awaken bis spirit rural haunts every grove which he once we think of him in the wild solitude or amidst the pensive beauty of th...	48
if thou art a friend and hast ever wronged in thought or word or deed the spirit that generously confided in thee if thou art a lover and hast ever given one pang to that true heart which now lies cold and still beneath thy feet then be sure that every unkind look every word every action will come back upon thy memor...	48
brightness among which and a huge copper tea kettle a large lamp threw a strong mass of light upon the group bringing out many odd features in strong relief its yellow rays partially the spacious kitchen dying away into remote corners except where they settled in mellow radiance on the broad side of a of bacon or were ...	48
attended or rather well watched had continual lectures read to her about strict decorum and obedience and as to the men she was taught to hold them at such distance and in such absolute distrust that unless properly she would not have cast a glance upon the in the world no not if he were even dying at her feet the g...	48
this state of perplexity a very interesting scene was in a different part of the the young count von was pursuing his route in that sober trot way ia the which a man travels toward matrimony when his friends have taken all the trouble and uncertainty of courtship off his hands and a bride is waiting for him as certainl...	48
j here the baron interrupted him with a world of compliments and greetings for to tell the truth he himself upon his courtesy and his eloquence the stranger attempted once or twice to stem the torrent of words but in vain so he bowed his head and suffered it to flow on by the time the baron had come to a pause they ha...	48
was something in this reply ht which it was uttered that made the heart him but he his his hospitable entreaties the strange shook his head silently but positively at y and waving his farewell to the company stalked slowly out of the the maiden the bride hung her head and a tear stole to her eye the baron followed die ...	48
window was open and the bird had flown the astonishment and concern with which the intelligence was received can only be imagined by those who have witnessed the agitation which the of a great man cause among his friends even the poor relations paused for a moment from the labours of the when the aunt who had at first ...	48
gown moving along their shadowy and seeming like a from one of the neighbouring the approach to the abbey through these gloomy remains the mind for its solemn contemplation the still retain something of the quiet and seclusion of former days the grey walls are by and crumbling with age a coat of moss has gathered over ...	48
we were treading a mansion of that city where every being had been into stone i paused to contemplate a tomb on which lay the of a knight in complete a large was on one arm the hands were pressed together in upon the breast the face was almost covered by the the legs were crossed in token of the warrior s having been ...	48
had found their way into u westminster the chapel and built their nests among its and sure signs of and desertion when i read the names inscribed on the they were those of men scattered far and wide about the world some tossing upon distant seas some under arms in distant lands some mingling in the busy of courts and ...	48
nd of course the feeling of indulgence which it produced i must now expect to bear the scrutiny of criticism and to be measured by the same standard with contemporary writers and the very favour which has been shown to my previous writings will cause these to be treated with the greater as there is nothing for which th...	48
author it was to me the great centre of the world round which every thing seemed to i recollect contemplating so wistfully when a boy a paltry little print of the thames and london bridge and st paul s that was in front of an old magazine and a picture of gardens with gentlemen in hats and broad skirts and ladies in an...	48
a as englishmen are apt to become when they have an opportunity of living in their own way i like his passing well however which is a devotion to old english manners and customs it a little with my own humour having as yet a lively and the hall curiosity about the ancient and genuine characteristics of my father land t...	48
is a small cabinet which he calls his study here are some the busy man hanging shelves of his own construction on which are several old works on hunting and and a collection or two of poems and songs of the reign of elizabeth which he studies out of compliment to the squire together with the magazine the sporting magaz...	48
drawn by two very horses driven by as a coachman beside whom sat a page dressed the busy man in a fanciful green livery inside of the chariot was a personage with a look somewhat between a lady s companion and a lady s maid and two that showed their ugly faces and out of each window there was a general turning out of t...	48
aged having lived years in the same family the other was taken from a in churchyard here lie the remains of mr james who departed this life on the th of september aged after a faithful service of family servants years in one family by each individual of which he lived respected and died lamented by the sole few monumen...	48
they lose their present place they be fit for no other her is one of those easy tempered beings that are always doomed to be much liked but ill served by their and cheated by all the world much of her time is past in reading novels of which she has a most extensive library and has a constant supply from the in the wido...	48
between them the good lady being never so happy as when she has a pair of about her i have been pleased to see the fondness with which the fair is regarded by the old servants at the hall she has been a pet with them from childhood and every one seems to some claim to her education so that it is the lovers do wonder th...	48
arms and the spectator out of the corners of her eyes as if she could not turn her head in another we find her in the freshness of youthful beauty when she was a celebrated and so hard hearted as to cause several unfortunate gentlemen to run desperate and write bad poetry in another she is depicted as a stately dame in...	48
ample board they talk of public distress but where do we find it sir i see none i see no reason any one has to complain take my word for it sir this talk about public distress is all the widow s little dogs and all in giving an account of the arrival of lady at the hall i ought to have mentioned the entertainment which...	48
thinks she could not do without her though one great study of her life is to keep mrs in good humour by little presents and master has a most devout the widow s mingled with awe for this ancient he told me the other day in a whisper that she was a cursed in fact he added another epithet which i would not repeat for the...	48
a joke and is apt to sit at it with a perplexed look while the rest of i merry night a rustic merry making in a about christmas common in some parts of there is abundance of homely fare tea cakes fruit and ale various of amusing games dancing kissing withal they commonly break up at midnight ready money jack the compan...	48
exchange of compliments on each others appearance that takes place on occasions there is always one invariable observation why bless my soul you look younger than when last i saw you whenever a man s friends begin to compliment him about looking young he may be sure that they think he is growing old i am led to make th...	48
agreeable in each other s company vol i ii wives believe me man there is no greater is the quiet joy of loving wife which wants half of friend without change play fellow without strife food without without pride it this sweet of our single life p th r is so much talk about matrimony going on round me in consequence of...	48
of his injured wife in the of his repentance he calls mind all her feminine excellence her gentle womanly fortitude under wrongs and sorrows wives oh how lovely thou look st now now thou than is the morning s modesty that rises with a blush over whose bosom the western wind softly now i remember how wh she sat at table...	48
may be one of the royal family for aught i know for they are all stout gentlemen the weather continued the mysterious unknown kept his room and as far as i could judge his chair for i did not hear him move in the mean time as the day advanced the travellers room began to be frequented some who had just arrived came in ...	48
trees tell by their grandeur how long the family has endured the squire has great reverence for certain venerable trees gray with moss which he con as the ancient nobility of his domain there is the ruin of an enormous oak which has been so much battered by time and tempest that scarce any thing is left though he says ...	48
there is a serene and settled majesty in scenery that enters into the soul and and forest tr s it and fills it with noble inclinations the ancient an d hereditary groves too that this island are most of them full of story they are haunted by the recollections of great spirits of past ages who have sought for among them...	48
of the that seemed to from it he rivals the enthusiasm of a on the merits of a pie or a pat de his brain seems absolutely haunted with love sick dreams about gorgeous old works in silk triple gold bands and tinted leather locked up in wire cases and secured from the vulgar hands of the mere reader and to continue the h...	48
enough to set whole by the ears i have since pondered much on this matter and have figured to myself what may be the fate of our current literature when by future from among the rubbish of ages what a for instance will become among sober and dusty even his and a songs which are now the mere s of our social moments or t...	48
his that there were some matters discussed and by bis that he agreed with every thing she said after we had come out the young man accompanied us a little distance and then drawing master aside into a green lane they walked and talked together for nearly half an hour master who has the usual of to every thing to the ne...	48
in his boys he chose and such like old english writers for bis at an early age he took the lads out of their mother s hands who was disposed as mothers are apt to be to make fine orderly children of them that should keep out of sun and rain and never soil their hands nor tear their clothes in place of this the squire t...	48
in those times you might know a gentleman by his hawk horse and gray hound indeed a was seldom seen abroad without his hawk on his fist and even a lady of rank did not think herself completely equipped in riding forth unless she had her held by on her delicate hand it was thought in those excellent days according to an...	48
was pre the for the hawk s legs and could distinguish now and then a of one of his favourite old in time when hound to note that buck be kill d and little boy with pipe of com is tending sheep a field c a hearty breakfast well by cold was served up in the great hall the whole garrison of and on were in motion by from t...	48
person it was like a death warrant and she had nearly caused the death of a sick person by looking in at the window there was also an old man not many years since of a sullen melancholy temperament who had kept two and began to excite talk in the village when fortunately for the public comfort he died shortly after his...	48
i sit is just fitted to foster such a state of the walls are hung with the figures of which are faded and look like shapes melting away from sight over the fireplace is the portrait of a lady who according to the housekeeper s tradition to death for the loss of her lover in the battle of she has a most pale and plainti...	48
concerns of transient and are permitted to hold communion with those whom they have loved on earth i feel as if now at this deep hour of night in this silence and solitude i could receive their with the most solemn but delight in truth such would be too happy for this world they would be with the nature of this imperfe...	48
was hanging by a crooked piece of iron over a fire made from dry sticks and leaves and two old in red sat crouched on the grass over their evening cup of tea for these creatures though they live in the open air have their ideas of fireside comforts there were two or three children sleeping on the straw with which the t...	48
of dame but what is worse having a of in her disposition showed it on one or two occasions to her lover which produced a downright quarrel and jack being very proud and fiery has absolutely turned his back upon her for several successive sundays the poor girl is full of sorrow and repentance and would fain make up with...	48
thoughts he blushed at his own intrusion his mind soon became occupied by other objects he passed several days wandering among the piles of architecture those melancholy monuments of an elegant and people he paced the deserted halls of the the paradise of the kings he visited the great court of the lions famous for the...	48
the to was now feelings f f a more i ki d his s were t abandoned a of of the he would take a with him and great part of the day under the trees vicinity keeping a eye upon il the i n r of s endeavouring to ascertain what were the walks of his mysterious he found however that she never went out except to mass when she ...	48
and smoke was out he burst it open and found himself in an antique chamber furnished with and various apparatus a shattered retort lay on the stone floor a quantity of nearly consumed with various half burnt books and papers were sending up an flame and filling the chamber with stifling smoke just within the threshold ...	48
gained him an entrance into this habitation the was so helpless as to need much assistance remained with him therefore the greater part of the day he repeated his visit the next day and the next every day his company seemed more pleasing to the invalid and every day he felt his interest in the latter increasing perhaps...	48
the once more bent his steps for spain full of hope he had made his way to he had wearied himself in the study of in in and exploring every possible trace left by the in all his wanderings he had been accompanied by through the rough and the smooth the pleasant and the adverse never complain the student of ing but rath...	48
united that prevented undue familiarity and made her difficult of approach the danger of her father and the measures to be taken for his relief had at first overcome this and reserve but as he recovered and her alarm the student of subsided she seemed to shrink from the she had indulged with the youthful stranger and t...	48
four and twenty years before he ascertained the first agent what and hardships did not encounter at the very threshold of his discoveries and de even after he the student of s had attained a knowledge of all the was he not delayed full three years what you consider accidents my son are the nations of our invisible enem...	48
within his weapon he rushed furiously upon him and gave him a severe blow with the but received a wound in return the sword at the same moment a blow was inflicted from behind by the who had ascended the ladder it him to the floor and his made their escape the student of by this time the cries of had brought her father...	48
devil touching the secrets of and the devil s replies the student of all these were in language almost to the ear of the indeed the old man delighted in the mystic phrases and in which the writers that have treated of have wrapped their communications rendering them incomprehensible except to the with what rapture woul...	48
the music he had the student of remarked a group of men in the shadows of the trees whispering together they were enveloped in the broad hats and great so much worn by the spanish and while they were regarding himself and attentively seemed anxious to avoid observation not knowing what might be their character or inten...	48
there immediately but he is among friends we have no friends in said drawing back but then the idea of rushed into her mind something relating to him might have called her father thither is de with him demanded she with agitation the student of i know not replied the man it is very possible i only know that your fathe...	48
s conversations and in the garden had been overheard and the lights and strange appearances at night in the tower were given with violent shrieks and were said to have been heard from thence at midnight when it was confidently the student of asserted the old man raised familiar spirits by his and even compelled the dea...	48
about have you nothing better than this to offer in your defence the old man slowly resumed his seat but did not a reply the fire that had beamed in his eye gradually expired his the student of cheek resumed its but he did not into he sat with a serene patient look like one prepared not to contend but to su r his trial...	48
and emotion after some delay and much pretended confusion he at length confessed that the of her father was all a a mere false alarm to procure him the present opportunity of having access to her and endeavouring to that and conquer that which he declared had almost driven him to distraction he assured her that her fat...	48
given her mysterious of the lurking mischief that surrounded her when the rest of the performances were concluded she seized a and tossing it aloft danced alone to the melody of her own voice in the course of her dancing she approached to where and as she struck the contrived to throw a folded paper on the couch seized...	48
and on every side horrors awaited her her father s death her there seemed no escape from misery or is there no relief from man no pity in heaven exclaimed she what what have we done that we should be thus wretched as the dawn approached the fever of her mind arose to agony a thousand times did she try the doors and w...	48
me from these men i have no protector on earth but my father and him they are v the shook their heads her the of don and his apparent rank commanded respect and belief they their charge to him and he was the struggling to his creatures let go your hold villain cried a voice from among the crowd and was seen eagerly te...	48
f in the course of one of these i have known the squire to point out some important alteration which he was contemplating in the disposition or cultivation of the grounds this of course would be opposed by the steward and a long argument would over a or on a rising piece of ground until the squire who has a high opinio...	48
neglect or assumption on the one side and discontent and jealousy on the other the orders of society should really separate let those who stand on the eminence beware that the chasm is not at their feet the orders of society in all well constituted are bound together and important to each other there can be no such thi...	48
they are ornamental and it is their virtues alone that can render them both their duties are divided between the sovereign and the subject surrounding and giving lustre and dignity to the throne and at the same time and its rays until they are in mild and genial radiance to the people born to leisure and they owe the e...	48
showed me a lock of her hair which he wore in a true lover s knot in a large gold i have seldom met with an old bachelor that had not at some time or other his moment when he would become tender and sentimental talk about the concerns of the heart and have some confession of a delicate nature to make every man has some...	48
late years the national character has essentially changed never did the french enjoy such a degree of freedom as they do at this moment and at this moment the french are comparatively a grave people d what s that to absolute freedom such as the very beggars have to feast and here to day and yonder to morrow next day wh...	48

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