The Domestic World: A Practical Guide in all the Daily Difficulties of the Higher Branches of Domestic and Social EconomyHodder and Stoughton, 1889 - 396 pagini |
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Pagina 12
... surface , such as paper , hair , wool , & c . , and that it presents a luminous ap- pearance in the dark . In its native form under ground , it resembles pears , al- monds , peas , & c .; but , when broken , leaves , insects , and other ...
... surface , such as paper , hair , wool , & c . , and that it presents a luminous ap- pearance in the dark . In its native form under ground , it resembles pears , al- monds , peas , & c .; but , when broken , leaves , insects , and other ...
Pagina 18
... surface ; secondly , of wool , fur , or mohair , called dubbings , attached to the tying - silk by the adhesive power of fisher ought to possess , either of the natural colours of the cock , or dyed to imitate them as closely as ...
... surface ; secondly , of wool , fur , or mohair , called dubbings , attached to the tying - silk by the adhesive power of fisher ought to possess , either of the natural colours of the cock , or dyed to imitate them as closely as ...
Pagina 21
... surface could never be agitated or angry . Let us view it again in the dead of night . Now it is rushing , foaming , roaring , its smooth surface lashed into a thousand furious waves , dashing up mountains high . In this instance ...
... surface could never be agitated or angry . Let us view it again in the dead of night . Now it is rushing , foaming , roaring , its smooth surface lashed into a thousand furious waves , dashing up mountains high . In this instance ...
Pagina 23
... surface cannot be nearer to us than fifty , and can scarcely be more remote than five hundred miles . It surrounds us on all sides , yet we see it not ; it presses on us with a load of fifteen pounds on every square inch of surface of ...
... surface cannot be nearer to us than fifty , and can scarcely be more remote than five hundred miles . It surrounds us on all sides , yet we see it not ; it presses on us with a load of fifteen pounds on every square inch of surface of ...
Pagina 24
... surface of the habitable world , is a vast reservoir into which the supply of food for living creatures is thrown - or , in one word , it is itself the food , in its simple form , of all living creatures . The animal grinds down the ...
... surface of the habitable world , is a vast reservoir into which the supply of food for living creatures is thrown - or , in one word , it is itself the food , in its simple form , of all living creatures . The animal grinds down the ...
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Pagina 302 - And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
Pagina 306 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Pagina 173 - But talking is not always to converse, Not more distinct from harmony divine The constant creaking of a country sign.
Pagina 340 - To purchase Heaven has gold the power? Can gold remove the mortal hour? In life can love be bought with gold ? Are friendship's pleasures to be sold ? No— all that's worth a wish — a thought, Fair virtue gives unbribed, unbought.
Pagina 242 - But I am also this year my wife's valentine, and it will cost me £5 ; but that I must have laid out if we had not been valentines.
Pagina 256 - Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh ; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers ; but in singleness of heart, fearing God...
Pagina 41 - counting the chickens before they are hatched" is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.
Pagina 155 - the small sweet courtesies of life," — those courtesies in which there is no parade ; whose voice is too still to tease, and which manifest themselves by tender and affectionate looks, and little kind acts of attention, — giving others the preference in every little enjoyment at the table, in the field, walking, sitting or standing.
Pagina 93 - Silvester's method, as follows: Place the patient on the back on a flat surface, inclined a little upwards from the feet ; raise and support the head and shoulders on a small firm cushion or folded article of dress placed under the shoulder-blades.
Pagina 18 - ... flower that feeds on the dew it supplies ; yet it bears the fleets of nations on its wings around the world, and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight. When in motion its force is sufficient to level the most stately forests and stable...