Home and Social Philosophy: Or, Chapters on Every-day Topics, Том 2G. P. Putnam, 1852 |
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... eyes and active brain from whom the world receives so much , to whom it hitherto has given back so little . " Travellers had observed , near the small seaport of Yquique , in the district of Atacama , in Peru , an efflores- cence ...
... eyes and active brain from whom the world receives so much , to whom it hitherto has given back so little . " Travellers had observed , near the small seaport of Yquique , in the district of Atacama , in Peru , an efflores- cence ...
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... eyes , and persisted in resting on the bridge of his nose . This assertion was indignantly rebutted by another aëro- naut of the same period , who declared that , on the contrary , the head expanded in proportion to the elevation ; in ...
... eyes , and persisted in resting on the bridge of his nose . This assertion was indignantly rebutted by another aëro- naut of the same period , who declared that , on the contrary , the head expanded in proportion to the elevation ; in ...
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... eyes and nose ; neither does it expand to the size of a prize pumpkin . We see that it is impossible to climb by the netting of the balloon over - head , and so do not think of attempting it ; neither do we find all the lines in our ...
... eyes and nose ; neither does it expand to the size of a prize pumpkin . We see that it is impossible to climb by the netting of the balloon over - head , and so do not think of attempting it ; neither do we find all the lines in our ...
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... eyes met mine . " My face , as you may perceive , is brown now , but it was pale at that time , my health not being good ; and look- ed as long as a horse's . Besides which , there was a great draught of air from the door , underneath ...
... eyes met mine . " My face , as you may perceive , is brown now , but it was pale at that time , my health not being good ; and look- ed as long as a horse's . Besides which , there was a great draught of air from the door , underneath ...
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... eyes were unbandaged , he was in a decent sitting - room , with tokens of family occupation lying about . A middle - aged gentleman entered , and told him that , until a certain time had elapsed ( which should be indicated to him in a ...
... eyes were unbandaged , he was in a decent sitting - room , with tokens of family occupation lying about . A middle - aged gentleman entered , and told him that , until a certain time had elapsed ( which should be indicated to him in a ...
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Стр. 83 - Here thou, great ANNA ! whom three realms obey, Dost sometimes counsel take — and sometimes tea.
Стр. 215 - Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, And answer, echoes, answer, dying, dying, dying.
Стр. 209 - Tell her that's young, And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died. Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired ; Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. Then die, that she The common fate of all things rare May read in thee ; How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair.
Стр. 208 - Go, lovely rose, Tell her that wastes her time and me, That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be. Tell her that's young And shuns to have her graces spied, That hadst thou sprung In deserts where no men abide, Thou must have uncommended died.
Стр. 211 - WHY so pale and wan, fond lover? Prithee, why so pale? Will, when looking well can't move her, Looking ill prevail? Prithee, why so pale? Why so dull and mute, young sinner?
Стр. 214 - The splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory, Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying. O hark, O hear! how thin and clear, And thinner, clearer, farther going! O sweet and far from cliff and scar The horns of Elfland faintly blowing! Blow, let us hear the purple glens replying: Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
Стр. 140 - A bag-pudding the king did make, And stuffed it well with plums: And in it put great lumps of fat, As big as my two thumbs. The king and queen did eat thereof, And noblemen beside; And what they could not eat that night, The queen next morning fried.
Стр. 206 - To move, but doth if th' other do. And though it in the centre sit, Yet, when the other far doth roam, It leans and hearkens after it, And grows erect as that comes home. Such wilt thou be to me, who must Like th
Стр. 213 - To all you ladies now on land, We men at sea indite ; But first would have you understand How hard it is to write : The muses now, and Neptune too, We must implore to write to you.
Стр. 84 - ... a hardened and shameless Tea-drinker, who has for twenty years diluted his meals with only the infusion of this fascinating plant, whose kettle has scarcely time to cool, who with Tea amuses the evening, with Tea solaces the midnight, and with Tea welcomes the morning.