The Boy's Athenæum

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82 ページ - Believe me, the talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well; and doing well whatever you do, — without a thought of fame.
214 ページ - That to delight the Ladies, who did long to see some court-like pastime, the Lord Turbashaw did dene any ^ Captaine, that had the command of a Company, who durst combate with him for his head.
214 ページ - Howboyes entred the field well mounted and armed; on his shoulders were fixed a paire of great wings, compacted of Eagles feathers within a ridge of silver, richly garnished with gold and precious stones...
213 ページ - Alarum, it was a fearfull sight to see the short flaming course of their flight in the aire : but presently after their fall, the lamentable noise of the miserable slaughtered Turkes was most wonderfull to heare...
64 ページ - Varsity, to drive dull care away. With a hip, hip, hip, hooroar ! " No sooner has this row subsided than their glasses are filled, and each man supplements collective with individual attention. " Mr. Sillifum, your health ! " cries one. " Mr. Sucklefant, may you,
206 ページ - ... handle, which he holds all the while as he sits crouching on his cushions with his toes clasped between his fingers. His dress is distinguished by the most studied simplicity ; there is not a vestige of gold or embroidery on any part of it. He wears a shirt of very fine linen, the seams of which are covered with a silk braid terminating in a small silk tassel. Over the shirt is a haick, and over the haick two white bernouses ; the uppermost garment is a black be mouse. A few silk tassels are...
41 ページ - June, 1786, this iron box, containing six handkerchiefs, was placed among the roots of an orange tree by me, Balsamo, Count of Cagliostro, to serve in performing an act of magic which will be executed on the same day sixty years hence before Louis Philippe of Orleans and his family.' "'There is, decidedly, witchcraft about this,' the King said, more and more amazed.
64 ページ - SHORTY. (Singing.) For she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow, for she's a jolly good fellow, and so say all of us.
135 ページ - Polaloga, rider to Henry, earl of Lincoln, an excellent horseman and a noble Italian gentleman, to insinuate [himself] into his woodish acquaintances, whose languages and good discourse and exercise of riding drew Smith to stay with him at Tattersall.
112 ページ - un to look at, but a good 'un to go." " Indeed ?" " Yes, Sir! That there mare, sir, has made good time — I may say, very good time before the hearse.

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