Fireside tales for the young, Հատոր 1 |
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Արդյունքներ 40–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... possession of the mind of the ambitious boy , than it began to help him wonderfully through all the mortification and rough treatment usually belonging to the life of a schoolboy . They may treat me as familiarly as they like now 21 The ...
... possession of the mind of the ambitious boy , than it began to help him wonderfully through all the mortification and rough treatment usually belonging to the life of a schoolboy . They may treat me as familiarly as they like now 21 The ...
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... possession of his mind . Indeed he would scarcely have consented to accompany his Aunt into Derbyshire , except from ... possessed with the feverish ambition of being a sportsman . In the first place , Charles had bought a gun , and this ...
... possession of his mind . Indeed he would scarcely have consented to accompany his Aunt into Derbyshire , except from ... possessed with the feverish ambition of being a sportsman . In the first place , Charles had bought a gun , and this ...
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... possession of Haddon Hall . The Vernons through successive generations held high offices under the crown , and the last of these proprietors of Haddon Sir Henry Vernon , was so celebrated for his magni- 70 FIRESIDE TALES .
... possession of Haddon Hall . The Vernons through successive generations held high offices under the crown , and the last of these proprietors of Haddon Sir Henry Vernon , was so celebrated for his magni- 70 FIRESIDE TALES .
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... possession of the Earls of Rutland , who for many generations made this delightful spot occasionally their place of residence . For more than a hundred years , however , the mansion has now been entirely deserted by its noble owners ...
... possession of the Earls of Rutland , who for many generations made this delightful spot occasionally their place of residence . For more than a hundred years , however , the mansion has now been entirely deserted by its noble owners ...
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... possession , and because he thought it manly to be the master of a dog , and a pointer especially . For one moment , it is true , his attention was attracted by a curious kind of handbolt fixed to a door - post , and said to be the ...
... possession , and because he thought it manly to be the master of a dog , and a pointer especially . For one moment , it is true , his attention was attracted by a curious kind of handbolt fixed to a door - post , and said to be the ...
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accustomed amongst amusement animal appearance Ashton asked aunt beautiful better Bridge of Sighs brother called Captain Cook castle Castle of Chillon character Charles child Chillon Coarraze crater delightful Ellerton exclaimed eyes Fanny father favourite feelings fire fish Frederic friends garden Gray habits Haddon Hall hand happy hear heard heart Helen Henry hive interest Isaac Walton island James Pattison Keopuolani kind king knew Lady Caroline laugh lava live look Louis of Spain Lucy Maggie manner Marianne Martha Mary means Mehemet Mehemet Ali mind mountain natives neighbour never Niddrie Castle night observed once party of pleasure Pattison Pelé perhaps person PETER JACKSON picture poor queen replied his mother rocks scarcely scene side sister sometimes soon spermaceti supposed tell thing thought travellers volcano walls whale whole wild William wish wonderful young youth
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Էջ 39 - I doubt not to catch a brace or two to-morrow for a friend's breakfast: doubt not, therefore, Sir, but that Angling is an art, and an art worth your learning. The question is rather, whether you be capable of learning it? for Angling is somewhat like poetry, men are to be born so: I mean, with inclinations to it, though both may be heightened by discourse and practice: but he that hopes to be a good angler, must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit, but he must bring a large measure...
Էջ 250 - The surface of this plain was uneven, and strewed over with large stones and volcanic rocks, and in the centre of it was the great crater, at the distance of a mile and a half from the precipice on which we were standing. Our guides led us round towards the north end of the ridge, in order to find a place by which we might descend to the plain below.
Էջ 44 - ... which broke their waves, and turned them into foam. And sometimes I beguiled time by viewing the harmless lambs ; some leaping securely in the- cool shade, whilst others sported themselves in the cheerful sun ; and saw others craving comfort from the swollen udders of their bleating dams. As I thus sat, these and other sights had so fully possessed my soul with content, that I thought, as the poet hath happily expressed it, I was for that time lifted above earth ; And possess'd joys not promised...
Էջ 44 - There I sat viewing the silver streams glide silently towards their centre, the tempestuous sea; yet sometimes opposed by rugged roots and ' pebble-stones, which broke their waves and turned them into foam. And sometimes I beguiled time by viewing the harmless lambs; some leaping securely in the cool shade, whilst others sported themselves in the cheerful sun; and saw others craving comfort from the swollen udders of their bleating dams.
Էջ 125 - To this disappointment we owed our having it in our power to revisit the Sandwich Islands, and to enrich our voyage with a discovery which, though the last, seemed, in many respects, to be the most important that had hitherto been made by Europeans throughout the extent of the Pacific Ocean.
Էջ 121 - ... supply as the Society islanders did, who actually planted them in the ground, hoping they would grow like potatoes, or any other vegetable, yet such is the value they still set on them, that •the fishermen would rather receive a wrought nail, to make of it a fishhook according to their own taste, than the best English-made fish-hook we could give them.
Էջ 184 - God, and begin betimes to repose yourself upon him, and therein shall you find true and lasting riches, and endless comfort; for the rest, when you have travailed and wearied your thoughts over all sorts of worldly cogitations, you shall but sit down by sorrow in the end.
Էջ 184 - To what friend to direct thee I know not, for all mine have left me in the true time of trial; and I plainly perceive that my death was determined from the first day.
Էջ 44 - I sat down when I was last this way a-fishing, and the birds in the adjoining grove seemed to have a friendly contention with an echo, whose dead voice seemed to live in a hollow tree near to the brow of that primrose-hill...
Էջ 39 - Take good hede," sayeth this honest little tretyse, "that in going about your disportes ye open no man's gates but that ye shet them again. Also ye shall not use this forsayd...