Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Oh, "monarchs' arms are wondrous long!"[3] their power is wondrous great, But not to them 'tis given to stem the rushing tide of fate. A king may man a gallant fleet, an island fair may give, But can he blunt the sword's sharp edge, or bid the dead to live?
After Michael had spent a month in France, he discovered that he must still travel on, and still sacrifice time and exertion, if he hoped to bring his unfortunate parent's affai...
7. Chapter 7"Have I not in my time heard lions roar? Have I not heard the sea, puft up with wind, Rage like an angry boar chafed with sweat? Have I not heard great ordnance in the field, An...
2. Chapter 2It is vastly amusing to contemplate the activity and perseverance which are exhibited in the regard shown by every man for his individual interests. Be our faults what they may-...
4. Chapter 4The very emphatic and somewhat vulgar expression of Mr Planner, was by no means ill-chosen to express the character of Augustus Theodore Brammel. He had been lovingly spoiled fr...
5. Chapter 5"When the cat is away, the mice begin to play." It is an old and a true saying, and Michael, had he been an experienced mouser, would have remembered it to his advantage, when h...
8. Chapter 8Last Session of Parliament, review of the, 538 --the corn question, 539 --the Canadian corn bill, 543 --the Scotch church bill, 545 --the factory bill, 548 --the Irish arms bill...
3. Chapter 3_Allcraft, Bellamy, Brammel, and Planner_. It was a goodly ship that bore the name, and fair she looked at the launching; her sails well set, her streamers flying, and the music...
1. Chapter 1Oh, "monarchs' arms are wondrous long!"[3] their power is wondrous great, But not to them 'tis given to stem the rushing tide of fate. A king may man a gallant fleet, an island...