A Being, erect upon two legs, and bearing all the outward semblance of a man, and not of a monster. |
A bill, by the bye, is the most extraordinary locomotive engine that the genius of man ever produced. It would keep on running during the longest lifetime, without ever once stopping of its own accord. |
A boy's story is the best that is ever told. |
A dangerous quality, if real; and a not less dangerous one, if feigned. |
A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self. |
A friendly swarry, consisting of a boiled leg of mutton with the usual trimmings. |
A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted. |
A highly geological home-made cake. |
A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper -- a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable. |
A literary man - with a wooden leg. |
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. |
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. |
A man in public life expects to be sneered at -- it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself. |
A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world! |
A moment, and its glory was no more. The sun went down beneath the long dark lines of hill and cloud which piled up in the west an airy city, wall heaped on wall, and battlement on battlement; the light was all withdrawn; the shining church turned cold and dark; the stream forgot to smile; the birds were silent; and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything. |