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Pagina 10
... dark places of the earth are , indeed , full of horrid cruelty . The first cries which had roused me must have been comparatively distant , though piercing , and even now they reached me confused in the notes of a melancholy chant or ...
... dark places of the earth are , indeed , full of horrid cruelty . The first cries which had roused me must have been comparatively distant , though piercing , and even now they reached me confused in the notes of a melancholy chant or ...
Pagina 13
... and spray . It was dark before the crowd swept by me again , now chanting in what appeared to be a mirthful manner , and with faces so smiling and happy that I could scarcely believe they had just NARRATIVE OF MR . GOWLES . 13.
... and spray . It was dark before the crowd swept by me again , now chanting in what appeared to be a mirthful manner , and with faces so smiling and happy that I could scarcely believe they had just NARRATIVE OF MR . GOWLES . 13.
Pagina 20
... darkness , and it was a strange spectacle to behold the smoky , fiery light shining on the men's faces and the rich coloured dresses , or lighting up the white idol of Apollon , which stood among the laurel trees at the entrance of the ...
... darkness , and it was a strange spectacle to behold the smoky , fiery light shining on the men's faces and the rich coloured dresses , or lighting up the white idol of Apollon , which stood among the laurel trees at the entrance of the ...
Pagina 26
... dark shade of the trees I could see a light here and there in the windows of small huts along the walls , where , as I found later , the slaves and the young men of the family slept . In the middle of the space there was another altar ...
... dark shade of the trees I could see a light here and there in the windows of small huts along the walls , where , as I found later , the slaves and the young men of the family slept . In the middle of the space there was another altar ...
Pagina 27
... between the court and the reception- room , to which you descended by steps , was made of some dark metal , inlaid curiously with figures of beasts and birds , also in metal ( gold , as I afterwards learned ) , of AT THE CHIEF'S HOUSE . 27.
... between the court and the reception- room , to which you descended by steps , was made of some dark metal , inlaid curiously with figures of beasts and birds , also in metal ( gold , as I afterwards learned ) , of AT THE CHIEF'S HOUSE . 27.
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Pagina 12 - HAECKEL (Prof. Ernst}— THE HISTORY OF CREATION. Translation revised by Professor E. RAY LANKESTER, MA, FRS With Coloured Plates and Genealogical Trees of the various groups of both plants and animals. 2 vols. Second Edition. Post 8vo. cloth, price 32*.
Pagina 279 - But, howsoever thou pursu'st this act, Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught; leave her to heaven, And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge To prick and sting her. Fare thee well at once. The glow-worm shows the matin to be near, And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire; Adieu, adieu, adieu, remember me.
Pagina 23 - Numbers. By the Rev. R. WINTERBOTHAM, LL.B. With Homilies by the Rev. Professor W. BINNIE, DD, Rev. ES PROUT, MA, Rev. D. YOUNG, Rev. J. WAITE, and an Introduction by the Rev. THOMAS WHITELAW, MA Fourth Edition. 15*. Deuteronomy. By the Rev. WL ALEXANDER, DD With Homilies by Rev.
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Pagina 18 - Woman. Dedicated, by permission, to Lady Agnes Wood. Revised by the Venerable Archdeacon DENISON. 32mo, limp cloth, is. 6d. MILLER, Edward. — The History and Doctrines of Irvingism ; or, The so-called Catholic and Apostolic Church. 2 vols. Large post 8vo, 25^.
Pagina 32 - By MC Cooke, MD, LL.D. Edited by the Rev. MJ Berkeley, MA, FLS With numerous Illustrations.
Pagina 33 - XVIII. The Nature of Light: With a General Account of Physical Optics.
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Pagina 19 - NEWMAN, JH, DD— Characteristics from the Writings of. Being Selections from his various Works. Arranged with the Author's personal Approval.