Tales of the Academy, 1. kötetCowie and Company, Poultry; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court; Thorp and Burch, Aldgate; H. Mozley, Derby; and P. Youngman, Witham and Maldon, Essex, 1820 - 266 oldal |
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104. oldal
... direction of his finger , but could not immediately comprehend the cause of this excessive alarm . In an instant , however , he became almost equally agitated ; while the lads near , having at the same moment perceived what was pointed ...
... direction of his finger , but could not immediately comprehend the cause of this excessive alarm . In an instant , however , he became almost equally agitated ; while the lads near , having at the same moment perceived what was pointed ...
109. oldal
... direction , instantly occurred to him , and he ran to apprise the good woman of what was but too likely speedily to happen . As he passed VOL . I. the venerable object his architectural pur- suits had now rendered 109.
... direction , instantly occurred to him , and he ran to apprise the good woman of what was but too likely speedily to happen . As he passed VOL . I. the venerable object his architectural pur- suits had now rendered 109.
119. oldal
... evident as the day to Edwin , a slight inclination of the tower in the direction of her cottage . His anxiety now became ex- treme ; and when evening arrived , and the inclination of the mighty pile had palpably increased , it 119.
... evident as the day to Edwin , a slight inclination of the tower in the direction of her cottage . His anxiety now became ex- treme ; and when evening arrived , and the inclination of the mighty pile had palpably increased , it 119.
123. oldal
... , that as it would most probably descend in that direction , the other part of the building might remain un- hurt , yet his feelings of humanity and his regard for dame Parlett would not permit him to indulge M 2 123.
... , that as it would most probably descend in that direction , the other part of the building might remain un- hurt , yet his feelings of humanity and his regard for dame Parlett would not permit him to indulge M 2 123.
126. oldal
... direction the reverse of that of the cottages . His eyes now eagerly sought among the crowd for dame Parlett , but without success ; his ut- most anxiety for a few minutes was renewed ; but at length , forcing his way with difficulty ...
... direction the reverse of that of the cottages . His eyes now eagerly sought among the crowd for dame Parlett , but without success ; his ut- most anxiety for a few minutes was renewed ; but at length , forcing his way with difficulty ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
academy allow appeared ARCHER HAMILTON architecture arrived attempt brother building called CARPENTER church circumstances client Composite order consider Corinthian order cottage COUNSEL FOR KINNARD court dame Parlett dark desert island desk Doric entertain eyes farther fear friends gentlemen Gothic green guilty hand happiness haulm field HENRY HENRY D hermit idea immediately instant intention intreat Ionic order Jamaica James Raymond John Tomlinson jury king John's castle labour lads laugh learned judge Maldon means ment mind Miss Tabitha morning Muchlore nature never night noise object observed occasion Osgood Osric Kinnard PAUL PAUL THE HERMIT Paul's perceived pocket-book potatoes Pray preceptor present prisoner Hamilton PROSECUTION pupils readers remarked Robinson Crusoe rose-tree school-fellows school-house school-room school-yard seemed shew solemn soon steeple suppose sure tale thing thought tion tower trial truth usher village window witness young youths
Népszerű szakaszok
139. oldal - But who the melodies of morn can tell ? — The wild brook babbling down the mountain side ; The lowing herd ; the sheepfold's simple bell ; The pipe of early shepherd dim descried In the lone valley ; echoing far and wide, The clamorous horn along the cliffs above ; The hollow murmur of the ocean-tide ; The hum of bees ; the linnet's lay of love ; And the full choir that wakes the universal grove.
139. oldal - The hum of bees, the linnet's lay of love, And the full choir that wakes the universal grove. The cottage-curs at early pilgrim bark; Crown'd with her pail the tripping milkmaid sings; The whistling ploughman stalks afield; and, hark!
86. oldal - Corinth fell ill and died ; after her interment, her nurse collected together sundry ornaments with which she used to be pleased, and putting them into a basket, placed it near her tomb ; and, lest they should be injured by the weather, she covered the basket with a tile. It happened the basket was placed on a root of acanthus, which, in spring, shot forth its leaves.
220. oldal - You shall well and truly try, and true deliverance make, between the State of Florida and the prisoner at the bar whom you shall have in charge, according to the evidence. So help you God.
139. oldal - Through rustling corn the hare astonished springs ; Slow tolls the village clock the drowsy hour ; The partridge bursts away on whirring wings ; Deep mourns the turtle in sequestered bower, And shrill lark carols clear from her aerial tower.
86. oldal - Happily, Callimachus, a most ingenious sculptor, passing that way, was struck with the beauty, elegance, and novelty of the basket, surrounded by the acanthus leaves ; and according to this idea or example he afterwards made columns for the Corinthians, ordaining the proportions such as constitute the Corinthian order.
88. oldal - Frize was the height occupied by the cross beams which formed part of the roof and tied the building together, and from the projecting ends of which arose the idea of the Triglyph ; the intermediate space was the Metope. The Cornice, and its ornaments, were the ends or outer edge of the timbers, rafters, &c. of the roof. The Mutules, Denteles, Modillions, &c. from the above source also, were accidental hints improved...
86. oldal - Lest they should be injured by the weather, she covered the basket with a tile. It happened that the basket was placed on a root of acanthus, which in...
87. oldal - ... a square tile or stone, placed under the trunk of the tree...
86. oldal - It happened the basket was placed on a root of acanthus, which, in spring, shot forth its leaves. These, running up the side of the basket, naturally formed a kind of volute in the turn given by the tile to the leaves. Happily, Callimachus, a most ingenious sculptor, passing that way, was struck with the beauty, elegance, and novelty of the basket, surrounded by the acanthus leaves ; and according to this idea or example he afterwards...