Fireside tales for the young, Հատոր 1 |
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Արդյունքներ 32–ի 1-ից 5-ը:
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... supposed , did we not sometimes hear the complaints that are made beforehand , both by those who have to provide entertainment for their guests , and by those who partake of such entertainment . Parties given at home , judging from the ...
... supposed , did we not sometimes hear the complaints that are made beforehand , both by those who have to provide entertainment for their guests , and by those who partake of such entertainment . Parties given at home , judging from the ...
Էջ 61
... supposed from their peculiar appearance to owe something to the labour and ingenuity of the ancient Druids , who always preferred conducting their strange worship in places which had about them a certain kind of mystery and awe ; and ...
... supposed from their peculiar appearance to owe something to the labour and ingenuity of the ancient Druids , who always preferred conducting their strange worship in places which had about them a certain kind of mystery and awe ; and ...
Էջ 63
... supposed by some , " replied his father , " that such abrupt masses of disjointed rocks have been occasioned in this instance , by the sinking of the roof and sides of some vast natural cavern , with the surrounding strata ; and the ...
... supposed by some , " replied his father , " that such abrupt masses of disjointed rocks have been occasioned in this instance , by the sinking of the roof and sides of some vast natural cavern , with the surrounding strata ; and the ...
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... supposed from the fact recorded of his keeping no less than eighty servants in his house , besides a great body of retainers , and guests who resorted to this hospitable mansion . Dorothy Vernon , one of the daughters of this gen ...
... supposed from the fact recorded of his keeping no less than eighty servants in his house , besides a great body of retainers , and guests who resorted to this hospitable mansion . Dorothy Vernon , one of the daughters of this gen ...
Էջ 86
... supposed to want in ascending , all promising to accom- modate us for at least half the sum they intended in the end to demand . A guide was soon engaged , and before we were aware of our position , horses , and other animals of a ...
... supposed to want in ascending , all promising to accom- modate us for at least half the sum they intended in the end to demand . A guide was soon engaged , and before we were aware of our position , horses , and other animals of a ...
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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...