Chambers's pocket miscellany, 16-18. kötet |
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6. oldal
... land - breeze . There has seldom , if ever , been any situation so tantal- ising as was that of all parties on this exciting occasion . The pursuers could gain nothing on the fugitives ; the latter could make but the most inefficacious ...
... land - breeze . There has seldom , if ever , been any situation so tantal- ising as was that of all parties on this exciting occasion . The pursuers could gain nothing on the fugitives ; the latter could make but the most inefficacious ...
22. oldal
... land and in his manufactories , a handsome Gaelic chapel . He built for his own residence an ele- gant house of hewn stone ; surrounded it with pleasure- grounds , designed in the best style of the art ; planted many hundred acres of ...
... land and in his manufactories , a handsome Gaelic chapel . He built for his own residence an ele- gant house of hewn stone ; surrounded it with pleasure- grounds , designed in the best style of the art ; planted many hundred acres of ...
23. oldal
... lands , which he stocked with hordes of these animals , that he might rear them for himself . The herds increased in size and number , and , voracious beyond calculation , almost occasioned a famine . Even the great wealth of the ...
... lands , which he stocked with hordes of these animals , that he might rear them for himself . The herds increased in size and number , and , voracious beyond calculation , almost occasioned a famine . Even the great wealth of the ...
28. oldal
... lands to his posterity , by the law of entail ; did all that education and example could do for the young man ; and succeeded in getting him married to a sweet amiable Englishwoman , the daughter of a bishop . But , alas ! his ...
... lands to his posterity , by the law of entail ; did all that education and example could do for the young man ; and succeeded in getting him married to a sweet amiable Englishwoman , the daughter of a bishop . But , alas ! his ...
43. oldal
... land if not by sea , to the north - west coast of America , with the view of exploring that vast and as yet almost unknown region , he formed a plan of travelling overland to the north - eastern extremity of Asia , through Russia and ...
... land if not by sea , to the north - west coast of America , with the view of exploring that vast and as yet almost unknown region , he formed a plan of travelling overland to the north - eastern extremity of Asia , through Russia and ...
Gyakori szavak és kifejezések
afterwards amongst appeared Arnaud du Tilh astrologer became began boat body Bragge brother brought Buttermere called captain Chaptal character Chippeways circumstances Clisthenes Colonel crew d'Anglade daughter death Drylaw Duke of Douglas escape eyes father favour feet fell fortune France French gave gentleman girl Grindell ground hand hangies Haydn head heard heart honour hope husband immediately Indians island Jamie king knew Lady Jane length Lisbon lived London looked Lord louis-d'ors manner marriage Martin Guerre master Menouf mind minuet morning Mount Ararat murder nature neighbours never night occasion party passed person poor prince prisoner Ramsay received rendered replied respect returned Robert Innes sail scarcely scene schooner seemed sent shewed ship shore side soon St Denis thought tion told took Turks Unterwalden vessel village whole wife Willie Wingrave young
Népszerű szakaszok
133. oldal - The grand transition, that there lives and works A soul in all things, and that soul is God.
133. oldal - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
39. oldal - Try their thin wings and dance in the warm beam That waked them into life. Even the green trees Partake the deep contentment; as they bend To the soft winds, the sun from the blue sky Looks in and sheds a blessing on the scene.
64. oldal - In a word, the almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages...
30. oldal - God of the forest's solemn shade ! The grandeur of the lonely tree, That wrestles singly with the gale, Lifts up admiring eyes to thee ; But more majestic far they stand, When, side by side, their ranks they form, To wave on high their plumes of green, And fight their battles with the storm.
134. oldal - The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick? The Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives. Is there a variance ? Enter but his door, Balked are the courts, and contest is no more.
133. oldal - Rules universal nature. Not a flower But shows some touch in freckle, streak, or stain, Of his unrivalled pencil. He inspires Their balmy odours, and imparts their hues, And bathes their eyes with nectar, and includes, In grains as countless as the sea-side sands, The forms in which He sprinkles all the earth.
39. oldal - That waked them into life. Even the green trees Partake the deep contentment ; as they bend To the soft winds, the sun from the blue sky Looks in and sheds a blessing on the scene. Scarce less the cleft-born wild-flower seems to enjoy Existence, than the winged plunderer That sucks its sweets.
133. oldal - Vaga echoes through her winding bounds, And rapid Severn hoarse applause resounds. Who hung with woods you mountain's sultry brow? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
134. oldal - Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name...