Nonsense: Or Hits & Criticisms on the Follies of the Day

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G. W. Carleton & Company, 1869 - 274 עמודים

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עמוד 39 - PSALM 131. heart not haughty is, O Lord, mine eyes not lofty be ; Nor do I deal in matters great, or things too high for me. 2 I surely have myself behav'd with quiet sp'rit and mild, As child of mother wean'd : my soul is like a weaned child. 3 Upon the Lord let all the hope of Israel rely, Ev'n from the time that present is unto eternity.
עמוד 228 - In every village mark'd with little spire, Embower'd in trees, an.d hardly known to fame, There dwells, in lowly shed and mean attire, A matron old, whom we Schoolmistress name : Who boasts unruly brats with birch to tame...
עמוד 18 - Take the left hand of the lady in your right ; let your hat go to any place out of the way ; throw the left hand gently over the shoulder of the lady, and let it fall down the right side, towards the belt.
עמוד 19 - Her left hand is in your right; let there be an impression to that, not like the grip of a vice, but a gentle clasp, full of electricity, thought, and respect. Don't be in a hurry. Her head lies carelessly on your shoulder. You are nearly heart to heart Look down into her half-closed eyes. Gently, yet manfully, press her to your bosom. Stand firm.
עמוד 47 - Drawler, on a nice rosewood piano, played that patriotic piece of music — " John Brown's body lies mouldering in the grave ! John Brown's body lies mouldering in the...
עמוד 227 - Thou false seducer of our hearts, begone 1 " but don't take the school-marms, for — " I loved Ophelia (a school-marm). Forty thousand brothers could not With all their quantity of love do more ! " How truly did Shenstone, who being a Shen-stone, was harder than a Brick, say — > " In every village marked with little spire...
עמוד 20 - ... body. Take good aim — the lips meet — the eyes close — the heart opens — the soul rides the storms, troubles, and sorrows of life (don't be in a hurry) — heaven opens before you — the world shoots from under your feet aa a meteor flashes athwart the evening sky (don't be afraid) — the nerves dance before the justerected altar of love as zephyrs dance with the dew-trimmed flowers — the heart forgets its bitterness, and the art of kissing is learned ! No noise — no fuss — no...

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