The London readers. First (-Sixth) reader1878 |
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... Coal Mine 166 Westminster Abbey • . 173 . 178 Seaside : Scallops and Purples 186 Speech against Employment of Indians in War with America 190 Fire in the Woods 54 Seaside Limpets . 194 Coal , Part I. 60 Siege of Londonderry 198 II . 66 ...
... Coal Mine 166 Westminster Abbey • . 173 . 178 Seaside : Scallops and Purples 186 Speech against Employment of Indians in War with America 190 Fire in the Woods 54 Seaside Limpets . 194 Coal , Part I. 60 Siege of Londonderry 198 II . 66 ...
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London readers. perpetually in each of us , similar to that by which coals are burnt in the fire , oil in a lamp , wax in a candle , and the earth itself in a volcano . To keep each of these fires alight , oxygen is needed ; and the ...
London readers. perpetually in each of us , similar to that by which coals are burnt in the fire , oil in a lamp , wax in a candle , and the earth itself in a volcano . To keep each of these fires alight , oxygen is needed ; and the ...
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... coal strata , which shall lie buried for ages beneath deep seas , shall be upheaved in continents which are yet unborn , and there be burnt for the use of a future race of men , and resolved into their original elements . Coal , wise ...
... coal strata , which shall lie buried for ages beneath deep seas , shall be upheaved in continents which are yet unborn , and there be burnt for the use of a future race of men , and resolved into their original elements . Coal , wise ...
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... coal mine . I rather liked the idea , as I had never been down one , and at once agreed to go . The mine that was to be honoured with our inspection was that of West B- It was an old mine , of considerable size and depth - the depth of ...
... coal mine . I rather liked the idea , as I had never been down one , and at once agreed to go . The mine that was to be honoured with our inspection was that of West B- It was an old mine , of considerable size and depth - the depth of ...
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... coal dust , vitiated vapours , & c . , that , seen in quantity , it was as muddy and impenetrable to light as the river Thames at London Bridge , although on the small scale both appear transparent . Down , down , we went , and ...
... coal dust , vitiated vapours , & c . , that , seen in quantity , it was as muddy and impenetrable to light as the river Thames at London Bridge , although on the small scale both appear transparent . Down , down , we went , and ...
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Էջ 297 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods...
Էջ 316 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Էջ 299 - Back darted Spurius Lartius; Herminius darted back: And, as they passed, beneath their feet They felt the timbers crack. But, when they turned their faces, And on the farther shore Saw brave Horatius stand alone, They would have crossed once more.
Էջ 311 - I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under, And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder.
Էջ 293 - His steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake him from thee; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or b'ay, And dashest him again to earth: — there let him lay.
Էջ 327 - My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise, — The son of parents passed into the skies.
Էջ 293 - twas a pleasing fear; For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane, — as I do here.
Էջ 312 - That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn...
Էջ 314 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street: On with the dance! let joy be unconfined: No sleep till morn when youth and pleasure meet, To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.
Էջ 326 - When playing with thy vesture's tissued flowers, The violet, the pink, and jessamine, I pricked them into paper with a pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head, and smile...