The Illustrated London Reading BookPrinted and published at the office of The Illustrated London News, 1851 - 264 Seiten |
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... pass of St. Bernard , have seen this dog , and have heard , around the blazing fire of the monks , the story of his extraordinary career . He perished about the year 1816 , in an attempt to convey a poor traveller to his anxious family ...
... pass of St. Bernard , have seen this dog , and have heard , around the blazing fire of the monks , the story of his extraordinary career . He perished about the year 1816 , in an attempt to convey a poor traveller to his anxious family ...
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... pass'd the pale green olives by , Nor won the chesnut flowers his eye ; But when to that sole Palm he came , Then shot a rapture through his frame . To him , to him its rustling spoke ; The silence of his soul it broke . It whisper'd of ...
... pass'd the pale green olives by , Nor won the chesnut flowers his eye ; But when to that sole Palm he came , Then shot a rapture through his frame . To him , to him its rustling spoke ; The silence of his soul it broke . It whisper'd of ...
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... pass you by Unwarn'd of that sweet oracle divine . And though too oft its low , celestial sound By the harsh notes of work - day care is drown'd , And the loud steps of vain , unlist'ning haste , Yet the great lesson hath no tone of ...
... pass you by Unwarn'd of that sweet oracle divine . And though too oft its low , celestial sound By the harsh notes of work - day care is drown'd , And the loud steps of vain , unlist'ning haste , Yet the great lesson hath no tone of ...
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... pass away unnoticed and unretaliated . The laws of self - defence undoubtedly justify us in destroying those animals who would destroy us , who injure our properties , or annoy our persons ; but not even these , whenever their situation ...
... pass away unnoticed and unretaliated . The laws of self - defence undoubtedly justify us in destroying those animals who would destroy us , who injure our properties , or annoy our persons ; but not even these , whenever their situation ...
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... pass from one end of creation to the other ; as it is possible there may be such a sense in ourselves hereafter , or in creatures which are at present more exalted than ourselves . We see many stars by the help of glasses , which we do ...
... pass from one end of creation to the other ; as it is possible there may be such a sense in ourselves hereafter , or in creatures which are at present more exalted than ourselves . We see many stars by the help of glasses , which we do ...
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ancient animal appearance ask'd battle beautiful bird body called cheerfulness colour consists DALMATIAN DOG danger dark death delight earth enemies England feet flowers GAMBIER ISLANDERS Gelert gentle give ground hand happy head heart height honour hour ILLUSTRATED LONDON inhabitants island Jalapa JOHN HAMPDEN Joppa kind King labour land length light live look Lord manner miles mind mountain native nature nest never night noble o'er observation pain pass passions Patmos peace person pleasure POOL OF SILOAM Prince Pyramid Lake resembling rise river rock sails Samian wine scene ship side sleep sloth soul species Staffa stone STONY CROSS STRATA FLORIDA ABBEY sweet Swineshead tapir taste thee things Thor thou thought tion towers trees tube vessel wall whole wind wood young
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Seite 145 - Now strike the golden lyre again : A louder yet, and yet a louder strain ! Break his bands of sleep asunder And rouse him like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark ! the horrid sound Has raised up his head : As awaked from the dead And amazed he stares around. Revenge, revenge...
Seite 205 - No farther seek his merits to disclose, Or draw his frailties from their dread abode, (There they alike in trembling hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God.
Seite 186 - ... for expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one: but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs come best from those that are learned.
Seite 186 - Crafty men contemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them: for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them and above them, won by observation.
Seite 190 - See through this air, this ocean, and this earth, All matter quick, and bursting into birth! Above, how high progressive life may go ! Around, how wide ! how deep extend below ! Vast chain of being! which from God began; Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from infinite to thee; From thee to nothing...
Seite 172 - By the festal cities' blaze, Whilst the wine-cup shines in light ; And yet amidst that joy and uproar Let us think of them that sleep, Full many a fathom deep, By thy wild and stormy steep, Elsinore...
Seite 109 - You have the Pyrrhic dance as yet ; Where is the Pyrrhic phalanx gone? Of two such lessons, why forget The nobler and the manlier one?
Seite 228 - She'd come again, and with a greedy ear Devour up my discourse: which I, observing, Took once a pliant hour, and found good means To draw from her a prayer of earnest heart That. I would all my pilgrimage dilate...
Seite 186 - Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some books also may be read by deputy...
Seite 203 - Th' applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes...