The Juvenile Museum of Entertainment and InstructionT. Holmes, 1899 - 208 Seiten |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
AGNES STRICKLAND alum animal attack balloon bear beautiful bees boat bottom brave Cæsar captain cataract falling cloud coal coast cobbler colour contrived copper cormorant cotton countryman creatures crew danger deck distance distress dreadful duchy of Nassau elephant enclosure endeavour enemies escape FABLE fancy fastened feed feet fire floating fore-mast forest GOLDEN EAGLE goose green turtle Greenland herd hollow horse hundred hunters Hunting the bison Hythe injure Keddah kind labour Lake of Killarney land legs life-boat lightning Lionel Lukin little children lived masts means Melville Castle miles noise numbers ocean overboard passed pelican picture represents pieces of timber Pompey poor porpoise port-holes prey purpose raft reach the ship rope round Royal George sailors sails seamen seen shark shore side sometimes soon storm swam swim trees trunk turtle vessel Volney voyage Vryheid WATERSPOUTS waves whale WHIMPER wind wood WOODMAN yards young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 23 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Seite 24 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Seite 203 - Weigh the vessel up, Once dreaded by our foes ! And mingle with our cup The tear that England owes. Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again Full charged with England's thunder, And plough the distant main. But Kempenfelt is gone. His victories are o'er ; And he and his eight hundred Shall plough the wave no more.
Seite 52 - twas one at night. High was his comb, and coral-red withal, In dents embattled like a castle wall; His bill was raven-black, and shone like jet; Blue were his legs, and orient were his feet; White were his nails, like silver to behold, His body glittering like the burnish'd gold.
Seite 23 - Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink ; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.
Seite 22 - It glides over the sea without any wind being felt ; indeed, several have been seen at once following different directions. When the cloud and the marine base of the waterspout move with unequal velocities, the lower cone is often seen to incline sideways, or even to bend, and finally to burst in pieces. A noise is then heard like the noise of a cataract falling in a deep valley. Lightning frequently issues from the very bosom of the waterspout, particularly when it breaks ; but no thunder is ever...
Seite 40 - This served but to increase his fury. He presently swam to the boat, and, in attempting to get on board, placed one of his fore feet upon the gunnel; but a sailor, having a hatchet in his hand, cut it off. The animal...
Seite 30 - ... then issuing from the sea with impetuosity, and darting forward like lightning, with the sharp teeth of his capacious mouth he tore asunder the body of the intrepid and unfortunate boy while suspended in the air. A part of poor little Volney's palpitating and lifeless body was drawn up to the ship, while his father and the fainting child in his arms were saved. Thus perished, at the age of twelve years and some months, this hopeful young sailor, who so well deserved a better fate. When we reflect...
Seite 21 - ... of injury connected with them. This phenomenon is accounted for in the following manner: — Two winds meet — a vortex ensues: any cloud which happens to lie between them is condensed into a conical form, and turned round with great velocity ; this whirling motion drives from the centre of the cloud all the particles contained in it ; a vacuum is thereby produced, and water, or any other body lying beneath this vacuum, is carried into it upon the usual and well-known principle.
Seite 97 - A Bear, climbing over the fence into a place where Bees were kept, began to plunder the hives, and rob them of their honey; but the Bees, to revenge the injury, attacked him in a whole swarm together; and though they were not able to pierce his rugged hide, yet, with their little stings they so annoyed his eyes and nostrils, that, unable to endure the smarting pain, with impatience he tore the skin over his ears, with his own claws, and suffered ample punishment for the injury he...