Miscellanies, Critical, Imaginative, and Juridical: Contributed to Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 1W. Blackwood and sons, 1855 - Law |
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Page 314 - thrown into the water to amuse their pursuers, however, diverted their attention; and Mr Bligh and his friends escaped massacre. But what was now to be done ? Whither were they to direct their course? The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide I
Page 113 - Oh, eloquent, just, and mighty death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done: and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised. Thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words—Hie JACET
Page 79 - that man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain ; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them! Surely these are solemnizing and instructive reflections; and many a heart will acknowledge them to be such, amidst all the din, and glare, and bustle of worldly affairs, in the awful presence of Him who turneth man to destruction, and sayeth,
Page 114 - But the fair guerdon when we hope to find, And think to burst out into sadden blaze, Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears, And
Page 366 - am the root and offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. * » * Without shuddering or trembling, he heard the voice of his persecutor as he drew near. ' Well, my boy,' said Legree, with a contemptuous kick,
Page 300 - He has passed to his great account, and must stand hereafter before the Searcher of hearts, to give an account of the deeds done in the body, and be judged accordingly. It becomes us, short-sighted and fallible as we are, to deal cautiously and tenderly with the memory of the illustrious departed. There may have been
Page 396 - choicest ornaments, and rehearse in them, like an actress, before the glass, singing, whistling, and making grimaces. Once surprised by the lady, with her " very best scarlet Indian crape shawl wound round her head for a turban!" " Topsy," says she, at the end of all patience, " what does make you act so?" "
Page 393 - face was an odd mixture of shrewdness and cunning, over which was oddly drawn, like a kind of veil, an expression of the most doleful gravity and solemnity. She was dressed in a single filthy, ragged garment, made of bagging ; and stood with her hands demurely folded before her. Altogether there was something queer and goblin-like about her
Page 363 - The writer has given only a faint shadow, a dim picture, of the anguish and despair that are at this very moment riving thousands of hearts, shattering thousands of families, and driving a helpless and sensitive race to frenzy and despair." Without going further, the beautiful, accomplished, but ruined and heart-broken slave
Page 396 - ' I don't know what I shall do with you, Topsy.' "' Law, missis, you must whip me ! My old missis allers whipped me. I an't used to workin' without I gets whipped.' "' Why, Topsy, I don't want to whip you. You can do well if you choose ; why wont you