Bentley's Miscellany, 1849, Vol. 26 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334144509
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, Vol. 19 Irish superstition requires that a child shall be christened as soon after birth as possible, and no time was lost in having that rite conferred on me 3 but, of course, a difficulty arose as to what name I should. Be called by. The priest was puzzled; but, after a short consideration, that of my protector was selected, and I was called Brian. As there were several of that name in the island, and I had no sirname to distin guish me from the rest, they named me after a gentleman immortalized in Irish song, and I obtained the sobriquet of o'linn. For several years smuggling on the western coast rapidly decreased, - the government seemed determined to suppress it, and vessels of su perior sailing powers were substituted for the useless revenue cruisers, at whose abortive efforts to interrupt their demoralizing trade, the contra band adventurers of France and Holland had merely laughed. But things were altered now; the old cutters and their antiquated com manders were discarded, and their place supplied with the fastest small craft in the navy, under active officers, whose vigilance was unsleeping. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Charles Dickens
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ISBN: 9780265736654
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, 1851, Vol. 30 This great work' was opened, with appropriate ceremonies, and a splendid civic festival, on the 14th of October, 1842. The British consul, in accepting the invitation of the Common Council, to assist at this festival, Justly remarked, Tyrants have left monuments which call for admiration, but no similar work of a free people, for magnitude and utility, equals this great enterprise. Public feeling was $3 warm on this occasion. Of the procession of the trades, fire, w was three hours passing a given point, an enthusiastic citizen declared in print, that he watched and scrutinized it closel and could discover neither a drunkard nor a fool from first tolast. T might be a dificult matter to decide on the moral and intellectual condition of the indi viduals composing such a procession, but we may concedethat drunkards and fools are not the persons most likely to join in rejoicing for the introduction of pure water without stint or measure. The Great Aqueduct is forty-one miles in length, commencing with a dam across the Croton river, six miles above its month. This rm'ses the water one hundred and sixty-six feet above tide level, forming a lake or reservoir of four hundred acres in extent. Containing five hundred million gallons, above the level that would allow the A ueduct to dis charge thirty-five million gallons per day. From the roton Dam to Harlem River, something less than thirty-three miles, the Aqueduct is an uninterrupted conduit of h draulio masonry, of stone and brick; the greatest interior width, seven t five inches; the greatest height, eight feet five inches; the floor an inverted arch. The commissioners and chief engineers passed through its whole length on foot, as soon as it was completed; and, when the water was admitted, traversed it again in a boat built for the purpose. It crosses the Harlem River by a bridge of stone, fourteen hundred and fifiy feet long, and one hundred and fourteen feet above high-water mark. At the Receiving Reservoir forty miles from the Dam, the masonry gives place to iron pipes, through which the water is conveyed two miles further, to the distributing reser voir, from which point it runs, by means of several hundred miles of pipes, to every corner of the city. On the line of the Aqueduct are one hundred and fourteen culverts, and sixteen tunnels, and ventilators occur at the distance of one mile apart throughout the route. The Receiving Reservoir covers thirty-five acres, and contains one hundred and fifty million imperial gallons. The Distributing Reservoir has walls forty-nine feet in height, and contains twenty million gallons. The supply to each citizen is at resent almost unlimited, and afi'ordedat a very moderate annual rate. Pthe managers complain to the Common Council of the enormous waste during the summer, when sixty im perial gallons each twenty-four hours to every inhabitant, are delivered. But even at this enormous rate the uantity is ample, and it can be in creased at will by new reservoirs. No decent house is now constructed without a bath, an advantage to the health and comfort of the city, hardly to be overrated. Fountains adorn almost all the public places of any importance, and although in few instances as yet dignified by sculpture, these tastes and glimpses of Nature are in themselves invalu able, ofi'ering to the people at large a continual reminder of Mauty. Tranquillity, and innocent pleasure in the open air. There remains yet to be added those public vats for the use of poor women in washing, thatma befonndtnsoman Europeantowns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243893317
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, 1849, Vol. 26 Fool thati was! Oh, curse my vanity l How many a tale I told, - how much untrue Of my resistless charms! Too late, alas! I loathe my lying foll yet I thought In vanity to please: t at she would smile To hear me tell how I, the conqueror, Bow'd at leer feet, as overcome at last By beauty yet more beautiful, - her name Link'd with perfection, link'd with constancy Such was my thought. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Arkose Press
ISBN: 9781344953245
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Author: Charles Dickens
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ISBN: 9780243898930
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, 1849, Vol. 25 This was said with a laugh. It seemed to ate harshly on Til let's ear. He turned hastily and almost angri y away. Returning after a few moments, and taking my hand in his, he murmured in low but earnest tones. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
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ISBN: 9781396802751
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, 1863, Vol. 54 And once more little Bessie, wise and good girl though she was, wiped away the tears that would run down her cheeks when she remembered that her decision had probably driven from her one whose apparent partiality had produced, many a happy feeling in her innocent you heart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334149641
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, Vol. 21 Spirits failed her, and after another immature attempt at The Spirit Weary, a sonnet, she went to bed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: William Harrison Ainsworth
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, 1843, Vol. 14 Mrs. Anderson, and three children, varying from five days to five years old in two doolies. Her husband with his regiment in the column. Mrs. Waller, and a child of one year old on horseback the child in a doolie; her wounded husband with her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Charles Dickens
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Excerpt from Bentley's Miscellany, 1844, Vol. 16 Meanwhile, Mr. Snarry became more melancholy, in spite of all Mr. Joe Jollit's recommendations to the contrary. He declared he could not rouse himself; and if he could not, 1t was certainly not from a paucity of attempt on the part of his friend to divert him, for Mr. Jollit dragged him by sheer muscular strength to Rosherville every gala night, and even introduced him to the young, lady who sang coquettish ballads from an exalted position in the ore estra gal lery, between the dances, which was a distinguished honour many gallant hearts sighed for, but in vain. He took him to out water cresses at Spring Head, and drink tea at Cobham; he lured him into sailing excursions and balls upon the Town Pier; be practically de monstrated to him that the amenities of social life were in force at Gravesend - that nobody was proud, but pleasant and affable - that formal introductions were things unknown, even to the fairer portion of humanity there locating, but that soft words might be whispered during the fireworks, upon the strength of one or two minutes' ac quaintanceship, when all was dark and romantic. But the more he took Mr. Sastry into the whirl of gaiety, the more sad did that gen tleman become. He preferred lonely walks, and at eventide would start forth to commune with nature, in cloth boots and a blouse; and, like the lovelorn Arcite if he heard song or instrument about the house, he would weep Without avail, so feeble were his spirits. What between Mr. Jollit's voice, and Mr. Pippa's flute and fiageolet, frequent opportunities were afi'orded him of doing so, which increased rather than diminished his passion; indeed, be one day wandered into the fields with the intention of weavin a chaplet of wild flowers, only in the first place he did not know ow to do it, and in the second, if he had, he could not find any. And so the expedition was a failure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Charles Dickens
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Excerpt from Bentleys Miscellany, 1862, Vol. 51 As the youn monarch would be accompanied on this occasion by his queen, t e whole of the royal family and the court, extra ordinary pre arations were made for their reception. As usual, the day was ept as a general holiday. The shops were closed, and business altogether suspended. Bells were rung, guns fired, and other noisy demonstrations of delight made. Scafi'oldings were erected b the City companies for the accommodation of their wardens and liverymen at various points calculated to command a good view of the procession. Many of the houses were richly de corated and hung with flags and banners, and arrangements were made for a eneral illumination at night. Four regiments of the London Mgitia were ordered to line the we from Temple-bar to the top of Ludgate-hill, and took up their position betimes. The Mounted Train Bands were stationed at intervals from Saint Paul's Churchyard to the Mansion House. All public vehicles were prohibited in the principal thoroughfares, and no private car ria as were allowed to pass along Cheapside, or approach Guild hafi, whence the procession was to start at eleven o'clock, except those belonging to the aldermen and sherifi's, or other personages connected With the show. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.