Peter Parley's Annual: A Christmas and New Year's Present for Young People..William Martin Darton and Company, 1866 |
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... manner of the cardinal's journey and progress in France strikingly displays his magnificence , and the splendour of the age . When his equipages were landed at Calais , and while the French court were coming to meet him , he ordered all ...
... manner of the cardinal's journey and progress in France strikingly displays his magnificence , and the splendour of the age . When his equipages were landed at Calais , and while the French court were coming to meet him , he ordered all ...
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... manner of a marble at " lag out . " The bull now ran wildly about the arena , the chulas not yet having dared to approach him , and a second time he prepared to chase the other picador . Still smarting under the prick of the lance , and ...
... manner of a marble at " lag out . " The bull now ran wildly about the arena , the chulas not yet having dared to approach him , and a second time he prepared to chase the other picador . Still smarting under the prick of the lance , and ...
Էջ 87
... manner , to export me ? Beef is selling at a shilling a pound in the London markets . This is a regular wasting of meat ; and if you go on goading me in this way and putting me in a red hot passion , you will turn my blood , and I shall ...
... manner , to export me ? Beef is selling at a shilling a pound in the London markets . This is a regular wasting of meat ; and if you go on goading me in this way and putting me in a red hot passion , you will turn my blood , and I shall ...
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... manner the tide ebbed or flowed it was always beautiful , and we loved it , and what was more we made use of it ; we bathed and — we swam in it - we boated on it . On the 24th of May , 1856 , we determined to honour it especially . We ...
... manner the tide ebbed or flowed it was always beautiful , and we loved it , and what was more we made use of it ; we bathed and — we swam in it - we boated on it . On the 24th of May , 1856 , we determined to honour it especially . We ...
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... manner that a duck is some- times hunted in a pond by cruel urchins bent upon wicked sport - by these big , burly , tench - nosed sloop and coal - brig boats . Thus it was that the boat race and duck hunt came on as a sort of farce or ...
... manner that a duck is some- times hunted in a pond by cruel urchins bent upon wicked sport - by these big , burly , tench - nosed sloop and coal - brig boats . Thus it was that the boat race and duck hunt came on as a sort of farce or ...
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Common terms and phrases
Alfred amusement angle Anne Boleyn ball BARNABY RUDGE beautiful boat bowl Bruges bull called cheer Christmas colour cross and pile delight ditto DOMBEY AND SON England English ENGRAVINGS equal eyes feet Fieldfare fire flowers French George Measom girls glass glory gold golden hours Greek boys hand head heard heart holy honour hoops king leaped lion LITTLE DORRIT London look manufacture marbles MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT Miltiades Moon morning mother natives never noble PARLEY'S ANNUAL PICKWICK PAPERS pins play players poor pottery pretty Prince prize quoit quum Railway rises or sets Romans round Sally Sharpus SHILLING side SKETCHES BY BOZ soon sport square star stones streets Sunday after Trinity tail Temple thee thing thou tiger town trees turn wall WEST CORNWALL RAILWAYS whole Wolsey young youth
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Էջ 336 - It is not growing like a tree In bulk, doth make Man better be ; Or standing long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere : A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night — It was the plant and flower of Light. In small proportions we just beauties see ; And in short measures life may perfect be.
Էջ 136 - Well, well, Master Kingston," quoth he, "I see the matter against me how it is framed; but if I had served God as diligently as I have done the king, he would not have given me over in my grey hairs.
Էջ 145 - In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described on the side subtending the right angle is equal to the squares described on the sides which contain the right angle.
Էջ 46 - ... their booty from this and other spoliations, that gold in Syria speedily fell to one half its former value. In the confusion, the Zealots and robbers, who had the defence of the place, succeeded in forcing their way through the upper city, there to make their last stand. The plundering and butchering being over for the present, the Romans carried their standards around the burning Temple, and set them up before the eastern gate, where they offered sacrifices, and saluted Titus as
Էջ 38 - The two great parties concurred in defence of the city; but when the urgent occasion had passed, they turned their arms against each other. Thus there was two-fold war, and the lifeblood of Jerusalem was drained without respite. John defended the temple and the Castle of Antonia, and Simon the rest of the city. The space which their previous devastations had cleared within the city, served them for a field of battle against each other ; from which, when occasion required, they unanimously hastened...
Էջ 135 - Having alighted, he immediately took his chamber and went to bed, where his sickness still increased. Three days after, " on Tuesday even, master Kingston came to him, and bade him good-morrow, for it was about six of the clock, and asked him how he did. Sir, quoth he, I tarry but the pleasure of God, to render up my poor soul into His hands.