The Scottish Review, Band 32A. Gardner, 1898 |
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Seite 100 - Though higher of the genial bed by far, And with mysterious reverence I deem, So much delights me, as those graceful acts, Those thousand decencies that daily flow From all her words and actions...
Seite 120 - Christian to cut off my head?" and his last fear was that of falling alive into the hands of the infidels. The prudent despair of Constantine cast away the purple: amidst the tumult he fell by an unknown hand, and his body was buried under a mountain of the slain. After his death resistance and order were no more: the Greeks fled towards the city; and many were pressed and stifled in the narrow pass of the gate of St.
Seite 375 - As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord.
Seite 185 - On the other hand, if there be an analogy or likeness between that system of things and dispensation of Providence, which revelation informs us of, and that system of things and dispensation of Providence, which experience, together with reason, informs us of, ie the known course of nature; this is a presumption, that they have both the same author and cause; at least so far as to answer objections against the former's being...
Seite 351 - Donald Balloch, a near relation of the Lord of the Isles, enraged at what he deemed the pusillanimous submission of his kinsman, having collected a fleet and an army in the Hebrides, ran his galleys into the neck of sea which divides Morven from the little island of Lismore, and, disembarking at Lochaber, broke down upon that district with all the ferocity of northern warfare, cutting to pieces a superior force commanded by Alexander earl of Mar, and Alan Stewart earl of Caithness, whom James had...
Seite 103 - The heart of her husband safely trusted in her. She did him good, and not evil, all the days of his life.
Seite 398 - ... a principle which has unhappily become more firmly established since the time of the French Revolution. Thence proceeds the theory of Parliamentarism, which, up to the present day, has deluded much of the so-called "intelligence," and unhappily infatuated certain foolish Russians.
Seite 83 - I do not require you to cook for me, nor keep house for me. You are mistress of yourself; to come and go as you please, without question and without accounting to me. You are at liberty to cease your association with me at any time, and consider yourself perfectly free to leave me 1 "A Spoil of Office,
Seite 255 - It was a time when strong oppression on the one side made the other almost forget the laws of good faith and humanity. Our bishop did homage to the Suzerain, and transgressed it ; he swore fidelity over and over again to the King of England, and as often broke his oath. He kept no faith with Edward. He preached against him ; and when the occasion offered, he buckled on his armour, like a Scotch baron, and fought against him. But let it not be said he changed sides as fortune. changed.
Seite 121 - It was the morn of Friday, and it was the first of May, When into Sphakia came the Turks, and sword in hand came they. Cursed be the hour in which the Turks thus into Sphakia came, They ravaged all the country round, and set the towns aflame. ' ' When up into the market-place the Turks had won their way, A Herald to the Sphakiots they sent these words to say : ' Come now, and your submission make the Sultan's feet before, That he may favours grant to you, and give you gifts galore...