The London readers. First (-Sixth) reader1878 |
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... sides of the shaft as we descended . " All right , " said some one , and away we went . My first sensation was that sort of swimming in the head that the reader may have experienced when he dreams that he is falling down a precipice ...
... sides of the shaft as we descended . " All right , " said some one , and away we went . My first sensation was that sort of swimming in the head that the reader may have experienced when he dreams that he is falling down a precipice ...
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... sides of the shaft , darted off from every projection . As we went deeper this got worse , and by the time we reached the bottom we were in a heavy shower . Suddenly we stopped ; we had reached the foot of the shaft . We found ourselves ...
... sides of the shaft , darted off from every projection . As we went deeper this got worse , and by the time we reached the bottom we were in a heavy shower . Suddenly we stopped ; we had reached the foot of the shaft . We found ourselves ...
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... side gallery , nar- rower than the main passage , in which the foreman had something about the ventilation to point out to the owners . Hitherto we had seen no men mining ; we had met men with horses drawing trucks , and others going ...
... side gallery , nar- rower than the main passage , in which the foreman had something about the ventilation to point out to the owners . Hitherto we had seen no men mining ; we had met men with horses drawing trucks , and others going ...
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... side gallery , but the glare of its light preceded it . Presently it rolled into sight , filling the whole mouth of the side gallery , from top to bottom . Had it overtaken us in it , not a soul would have escaped alive ; but when it ...
... side gallery , but the glare of its light preceded it . Presently it rolled into sight , filling the whole mouth of the side gallery , from top to bottom . Had it overtaken us in it , not a soul would have escaped alive ; but when it ...
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... side by tall trees that show but a narrow strip of blue sky overhead , he found him- self involved in volumes of smoke bursting from the woods . It did not require the experience of an inhabi- tant of the great Western Continent to ...
... side by tall trees that show but a narrow strip of blue sky overhead , he found him- self involved in volumes of smoke bursting from the woods . It did not require the experience of an inhabi- tant of the great Western Continent to ...
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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...