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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... had , I am thankful to say , strength enough to resist the tempta- tion thus adroitly thrust upon me . Setting down the cup , I pointed to the badge of D blue ribbon , which , though damp and colour- less AT THE CHIEF'S HOUSE . 33.
... had , I am thankful to say , strength enough to resist the tempta- tion thus adroitly thrust upon me . Setting down the cup , I pointed to the badge of D blue ribbon , which , though damp and colour- less AT THE CHIEF'S HOUSE . 33.
Pagina 36
... tion of water , Doto rose , went out , and returned with a great bowl of ivy - wood , curiously carved , and full of milk . In this permitted beverage , as my spirits were rising , I drank the young lady's health , indicating my grati ...
... tion of water , Doto rose , went out , and returned with a great bowl of ivy - wood , curiously carved , and full of milk . In this permitted beverage , as my spirits were rising , I drank the young lady's health , indicating my grati ...
Pagina 41
... tion . Walking in the direction of the sounds , I soon discovered the two young women to whose charge I had been committed by the chief . They appeared to be in high spirits , and , seizing my arms before I could offer any resistance ...
... tion . Walking in the direction of the sounds , I soon discovered the two young women to whose charge I had been committed by the chief . They appeared to be in high spirits , and , seizing my arms before I could offer any resistance ...
Pagina 83
... tion , that they had dwelt , at some former age , in an island , perhaps New Zealand , where they were subject to constant annoyance from Giants , a likely story . Thence they had migrated to their present home , where only one white ...
... tion , that they had dwelt , at some former age , in an island , perhaps New Zealand , where they were subject to constant annoyance from Giants , a likely story . Thence they had migrated to their present home , where only one white ...
Pagina 95
... tion Navy ! * My resolution was taken in a moment . Bludger had now recovered consciousness , and was picking up heart . I thrust into his hands one of the branches with which we had been flogged , fastened to it a cloak of one of the ...
... tion Navy ! * My resolution was taken in a moment . Bludger had now recovered consciousness , and was picking up heart . I thrust into his hands one of the branches with which we had been flogged , fastened to it a cloak of one of the ...
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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.
Pagina 18 - MARKHAM, Capt. Albert Hastings, RN— The Great Frozen Sea : A Personal Narrative of the Voyage of the Alert during the Arctic Expedition of 1875-6.
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.
Pagina 25 - ROBERTSON, The late Rev. FW, MA—Life and Letters of. Edited by the Rev. STOPFORD BROOKE, MA I. Two vols., uniform with the Sermons. With Steel Portrait. Crown 8vo, Js.
Pagina 44 - Mrs. GS— Waking and Working; or, From Girlhood to Womanhood. New and Cheaper Edition. With a Frontispiece. Crown Svo, 3*.
Pagina 19 - NEWMAN, JH, DD— Characteristics from the Writings of. Being Selections from his various Works. Arranged with the Author's personal Approval.