Nelson's Literature Readers, Cartea 2T. Nelson and Sons, 1905 - 464 pagini |
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Pagina 7
... kind , till attraction had reached the point at which the soft lips were put out for a kiss . No child was afraid of approach- ing Silas when Eppie was near him : there was no repulsion around him now , either for young or old ; for the ...
... kind , till attraction had reached the point at which the soft lips were put out for a kiss . No child was afraid of approach- ing Silas when Eppie was near him : there was no repulsion around him now , either for young or old ; for the ...
Pagina 11
... the West Indies webs so strong as to catch birds . A small and pretty kind of spider , with very long fore legs , lives as a parasite on almost every one of these webs . I suppose Butterflies , Ants , and Spiders of Brazil . 11 DAVID SWAN,
... the West Indies webs so strong as to catch birds . A small and pretty kind of spider , with very long fore legs , lives as a parasite on almost every one of these webs . I suppose Butterflies , Ants , and Spiders of Brazil . 11 DAVID SWAN,
Pagina 16
... kind of moss are the sole vegetation which covers this endless wilderness . Every slope is strewed with the relics of a happier period ; trunks of trees , shattered columns , cedar beams , helmets of bronze , skulls and coins , are ...
... kind of moss are the sole vegetation which covers this endless wilderness . Every slope is strewed with the relics of a happier period ; trunks of trees , shattered columns , cedar beams , helmets of bronze , skulls and coins , are ...
Pagina 20
... kind of irregular plain , the most horrible chaos that can be imagined - riven into ghastly chasms , and heaped up with tumuli of great stones and cin- ders , and enormous rocks blackened and calcined , which had been thrown from the ...
... kind of irregular plain , the most horrible chaos that can be imagined - riven into ghastly chasms , and heaped up with tumuli of great stones and cin- ders , and enormous rocks blackened and calcined , which had been thrown from the ...
Pagina 26
... kind . As he was coming out of the house he recei a note from Rectina , the wife of Bassus , who v in the utmost alarm at the imminent danger wh threatened her ; for her villa being situated at foot of Mount Vesuvius , there was no way ...
... kind . As he was coming out of the house he recei a note from Rectina , the wife of Bassus , who v in the utmost alarm at the imminent danger wh threatened her ; for her villa being situated at foot of Mount Vesuvius , there was no way ...
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Termeni și expresii frecvente
Alexander Selkirk Amadis ancient arms Atahualpa Bashkirs Bastille battle began bird body bonny lass brave bonny lass Cæsar called chamber door D'Alegre Danegeld dark David Swan dead death deep ditch earth enemy England English eyes fear feet Flammock forest hand hath head hear heard heart heaven honour horse Inca Julius Cæsar Kalmucks king labour ladder land living look Lord Mary Ambree morning mountain nature never Nevermore night noble Normans o'er passed person praise prince Quoth the raven raven river rocks Roman round scene shore side sing Sir Patrick Spens sleep soldiers soul sound Spaniards stone stood stream sword thanes thee things thou thought thousand tion trees troops turned voice wall water-meadows waves whole wild wind Witan Witenagemot wonder wood word Zoetermeer Zoeterwoude
Pasaje populare
Pagina 327 - Yet not to thine eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone, nor couldst thou wish Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down With patriarchs of the infant world — with kings, The powerful of the earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre.
Pagina 303 - As a sick girl. Ye gods, it doth amaze me A man of such a feeble temper should So get the start of the majestic world And bear the palm alone.
Pagina 130 - And I will make thee beds of roses, And a thousand fragrant posies : A cap of flowers, and a kirtle, Embroider"d all with leaves of myrtle.
Pagina 403 - Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries ; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. Let's dry our eyes : And thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, — when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble...
Pagina 215 - Haste thee nymph and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles, Nods, and becks, and wreathed smiles. Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrinkled care derides. And laughter holding both his sides.
Pagina 290 - For books are not absolutely dead things, but do contain a potency of life in them to be as active as that soul was whose progeny they are; nay they do preserve as in a vial the purest efficacy and extraction of that living intellect that bred them.
Pagina 119 - Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door — Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door: This it is, and nothing more.
Pagina 326 - Yet a few days, and thee The all-beholding sun shall see no more In all his course ; nor yet in the cold ground, Where thy pale form was laid, with many tears, Nor in the embrace of ocean, shall exist . Thy image. Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again...
Pagina 391 - ... no receipt openeth the heart but a true friend, to whom you may impart griefs, joys, fears, hopes, suspicions, counsels, and whatsoever lieth upon the heart to oppress it, in a kind of civil shrift or confession.
Pagina 401 - I have ventured. Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders. This many summers in a sea of glory ; But far beyond my depth ; my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me.