Six Months in the West Indies, in 1825J. Murray, 1826 - 328 oldal |
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12. oldal
... hand and on the left in the boon prodigality of primitive nature . The geranium , in particular , is so common , that the honey of the bees becomes something like a jelly of that flower . I differ from most people in not liking it so ...
... hand and on the left in the boon prodigality of primitive nature . The geranium , in particular , is so common , that the honey of the bees becomes something like a jelly of that flower . I differ from most people in not liking it so ...
14. oldal
... hands with you at parting . There was a generality of intelligence , an inde- pendence of spirit , and a courteousness of manner about those whom I saw , which seemed the effect and the symptom of great opulence and unimpeach- able ...
... hands with you at parting . There was a generality of intelligence , an inde- pendence of spirit , and a courteousness of manner about those whom I saw , which seemed the effect and the symptom of great opulence and unimpeach- able ...
16. oldal
... hand , from the balconies of which the ladies looked at the gentlemen below : and in particular there is , what the Spaniards call , a beaterio or make - believe nunnery on the north side , the windows of which were literally crammed ...
... hand , from the balconies of which the ladies looked at the gentlemen below : and in particular there is , what the Spaniards call , a beaterio or make - believe nunnery on the north side , the windows of which were literally crammed ...
18. oldal
... hand and all ready , " whoo ! " whistled our natives ; " whoo ! " whistled all the natives in the neighbourhood ; the muleteers caught hold of the tails by their left hands , and began to goad the flanks of the animals with a small pike ...
... hand and all ready , " whoo ! " whistled our natives ; " whoo ! " whistled all the natives in the neighbourhood ; the muleteers caught hold of the tails by their left hands , and began to goad the flanks of the animals with a small pike ...
19. oldal
... hand upon the curb , the muleteer always pulls the rein slack with a " Larga , Senhor ; " so that you must resign yourself to your fate in pa- tience . The certainty with which the mules , ponies , and horses tread these precipices is ...
... hand upon the curb , the muleteer always pulls the rein slack with a " Larga , Senhor ; " so that you must resign yourself to your fate in pa- tience . The certainty with which the mules , ponies , and horses tread these precipices is ...
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306. oldal - For hedge nor ditch they spared not, But after her they hie them ; A cobweb over them they throw, To shield the wind if it should blow ; Themselves they wisely could bestow Lest any should espy them.
294. oldal - It is necessary to coerce the negligent, to restrain the violent, and to aid the weak and deficient, by the overruling plenitude of her power.
41. oldal - I have seen an overseer beat a servant with a cane about the head, till the blood has followed, for a fault that is not worth the speaking of; and yet he must have patience, or worse will follow. Truly, I have seen such cruelty there done to servants, as I did not think one Christian could have done to another.
322. oldal - Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.
40. oldal - Upon the arrival of any ship, that brings servants to the Island, the Planters go aboard; and having bought such of them as they like, send them with a guide to his Plantation; and being come, commands them instantly to make their Cabins, which they not knowing how to do, are to be advised by other of their servants, that are their Seniors; but, if they be churlish, and will not shew them, or if materials be wanting, to make them Cabins, then they are to lye on the ground that night.
279. oldal - Gods' pure sceptres, and the darts of Love, That with their touch might make a tiger meek, Or might great Atlas from his seat remove; So white, so soft, so delicate, so sleek, As she had worn a lily for a glove, As might beget life, where was never none And put a spirit into the hardest stone.
294. oldal - The parliament of Great Britain sits at the head of her extensive empire in two capacities : one as the local legislature of this island, providing for all things at home, immediately, and by no other instrument than the executive power. The other, and I think her nobler capacity, is what I call her imperial character ; in which, as from the throne of heaven, she superintends all the several inferior legislatures, and guides and controls them all, without annihilating any.
92. oldal - Whether the creating of wants be not the likeliest way to produce industry in a people ? And whether, if our peasants were accustomed to eat beef and wear shoes, they would not be more industrious?
301. oldal - But it is nevertheless a certain truth that the slaves in general do labor much less, do eat and drink much more, have much more ready money, dress much more gaily, and are treated with more kindness and attention, when sick, than nine-tenths of all the people of Great Britain under the condition of tradesmen, farmers and domestic servants.
122. oldal - No man can conceive from dry description alone the magical beauty of these glorious creatures; so far from their effects having been exaggerated by travellers, I can say that I never read an account in prose or verse which in the least prepared me for the reality. There are two sorts, the small fly which flits in and out in the air, the body of which I have never examined; and a kind of beetle, which keeps more to the woods, and is somewhat more stationary, like our glow-worm. This last has two broad...