Plants of the land and water, by M. and E. Kirby1857 - 347 էջ |
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... hard and horny in their texture , while others are as elastic as a piece of Indian - rubber . In the larger species , the stems are always tough and fibrous ; indeed they might almost be called woody . They float in the water , or else ...
... hard and horny in their texture , while others are as elastic as a piece of Indian - rubber . In the larger species , the stems are always tough and fibrous ; indeed they might almost be called woody . They float in the water , or else ...
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... hard bluish mass , called kelp . The value of soda , in making glass , was dis- covered by a mere accident . A vessel loaded with alkali , was once driven ashore , near the mouth of a river , on the coast of Palestine . The crew landed ...
... hard bluish mass , called kelp . The value of soda , in making glass , was dis- covered by a mere accident . A vessel loaded with alkali , was once driven ashore , near the mouth of a river , on the coast of Palestine . The crew landed ...
Էջ 39
... hard words may be overcome . Love of nature is one of the greatest sources of happiness , and has been known to give interest and charm to a life of comparative solitude . Not long ago , there lived on a small island on the coast of ...
... hard words may be overcome . Love of nature is one of the greatest sources of happiness , and has been known to give interest and charm to a life of comparative solitude . Not long ago , there lived on a small island on the coast of ...
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... hard and rigid when dry . They are smooth and shining , of a red color towards the root , and the outer surface is sprinkled with very small black warts . The plant is collected by the Icelanders , and after being washed and dried in ...
... hard and rigid when dry . They are smooth and shining , of a red color towards the root , and the outer surface is sprinkled with very small black warts . The plant is collected by the Icelanders , and after being washed and dried in ...
Էջ 80
... wood until it becomes as soft as dough . As it * Polypodium medullare . cools , it gets hard and brittle , and when. Tree Ferns , sixty feet in height . Tussack Grass , Falkland Islands . the herds of wild. 80 THE FERNS .
... wood until it becomes as soft as dough . As it * Polypodium medullare . cools , it gets hard and brittle , and when. Tree Ferns , sixty feet in height . Tussack Grass , Falkland Islands . the herds of wild. 80 THE FERNS .
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Էջ 19 - There with its waving blade of green, The sea-flag streams through the silent water, And the crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush, like a banner bathed in slaughter...
Էջ 269 - The officers and men being in the boat, they only waited for me, of which the master-at-arms informed Christian, who then said, 'Come, Captain Bligh, your officers and men are now in the boat, and you must go with them; if you attempt to make the least resistance you will instantly be put to death...
Էջ 223 - In all places, then, and in all seasons, Flowers expand their light and soul-like wings, Teaching us, by most persuasive reasons, How akin they are to human things. And with child-like, credulous affection We behold their tender buds expand ; Emblems of our own great resurrection, Emblems of the bright and better land.
Էջ 209 - What first inspired a bard of old to sing Narcissus pining o'er the untainted spring? In some delicious ramble, he had found A little space, with boughs all woven round; And in the midst of all, a clearer pool Than e'er reflected in its pleasant cool, The blue sky here, and there, serenely peeping Through tendril wreaths fantastically creeping.
Էջ 51 - The grand transition, that there lives and works A soul in all things, and that soul is God. The beauties of the wilderness are His, That make so gay the solitary place Where no eye sees them.
Էջ 209 - And on the bank a lonely flower he spied, A meek and forlorn flower, with naught of pride, Drooping its beauty o'er the watery clearness, To woo its own sad image into nearness: Deaf to light Zephyrus it would not move; But still would seem to droop, to pine, to love.
Էջ 91 - There is a lesson in each flower, A story in each stream and bower ; On every herb on which you tread Are written words which, rightly read, Will lead you from earth's fragrant sod To hope, and holiness, and God.
Էջ 57 - Then wherefore, wherefore were they made, All dyed with rainbow light, All fashioned with supremest grace, Upspringing day and night, — Springing in valleys green and low And on the mountains high, And in the silent wilderness, Where no man passes by...
Էջ 15 - Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.
Էջ 115 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free ; They touch our country, and their shackles fall. That's noble, and bespeaks a nation proud And jealous of the blessing. Spread it then, And let it circulate through every vein Of all your empire ; that where Britain's power Is felt mankind may feel her mercy too.