In the Wrong Paradise: And Other StoriesK. Paul, Trench & Company, 1886 - 316 pagini Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
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Pagina 9
... means preserving my life . My hat , my black clothes , my white neck - tie , and the hymn- book I carry would , I was convinced , secure for me a favourable reception among the natives ( if of the gentle brown Polynesian type ) , whom I ...
... means preserving my life . My hat , my black clothes , my white neck - tie , and the hymn- book I carry would , I was convinced , secure for me a favourable reception among the natives ( if of the gentle brown Polynesian type ) , whom I ...
Pagina 13
... means , which I was too far off to detect , fire was produced , and applied to the wild wood in which the unhappy man and woman were enveloped . Soon , fortunately , a thick turbid smoke , in which but little flame appeared , swept all ...
... means , which I was too far off to detect , fire was produced , and applied to the wild wood in which the unhappy man and woman were enveloped . Soon , fortunately , a thick turbid smoke , in which but little flame appeared , swept all ...
Pagina 21
... Mean- while the priest was fumbling in his casket , whence he produced a bundle of very ragged and smoky old bits of parchment and scraps of potsherds . These he placed in the hands of his attendants , who received them kneel- ing ...
... Mean- while the priest was fumbling in his casket , whence he produced a bundle of very ragged and smoky old bits of parchment and scraps of potsherds . These he placed in the hands of his attendants , who received them kneel- ing ...
Pagina 30
... means ill de- signed , for the work of natives . The pictures , indeed , reminded me a good deal of the ugly Assyrian curiosities in the British Museum , as I have seen them when conducting the chil- dren of the Bungletonian Band of ...
... means ill de- signed , for the work of natives . The pictures , indeed , reminded me a good deal of the ugly Assyrian curiosities in the British Museum , as I have seen them when conducting the chil- dren of the Bungletonian Band of ...
Pagina 34
... means good cooks . I have tasted of more savoury meats , dressed in coverings of leaves on hot stones , in Maori pahs , or in New Caledonian villages , than among the comparatively civilized natives 34 THE END OF PHÆACIA .
... means good cooks . I have tasted of more savoury meats , dressed in coverings of leaves on hot stones , in Maori pahs , or in New Caledonian villages , than among the comparatively civilized natives 34 THE END OF PHÆACIA .
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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 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.