Local Collections; Or, Records of Remarkable Events, Connected with the Borough of Gateshead

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1852

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Сторінка 137 - BESIDE the ungathered rice he lay, His sickle in his hand; His breast was bare, his matted hair Was buried in the sand. Again, in the mist and shadow of sleep, He saw his Native Land.
Сторінка 137 - Before him, like a blood-red flag, The bright flamingoes flew; From morn till night he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of CafFre huts, And the Ocean rose to view.
Сторінка 40 - ... such inmate, nor shall authorize the education of any child in such workhouse in any religious creed other than that professed by the parents or surviving parent of such child, and to which such parents or parent shall object, or in the case of an orphan, to which the godfather or godmother of such orphan shall so object...
Сторінка 40 - ... in the case of an orphan, to which the godfather or godmother of such orphan shall so object : Provided also, that it shall and may be lawful for any licensed minister of the religious persuasion of any inmate of such workhouse, at all times in the day, on the request of such inmate, to visit such workhouse for the purpose of affording religious assistance to such inmate, and also for the purpose of instructing his child or children in the principles of their religion.
Сторінка 150 - The advancement of the Fine Arts and of Practical Science will be readily recognized by you as worthy of the attention of a great and enlightened nation. I have directed that a comprehensive scheme shall be laid before you, having in view the promotion of these objects, towards which I invite your aid and cooperation.
Сторінка 137 - His bridle-reins were golden chains, And, with a martial clank, At each leap he could feel his scabbard of steel Smiting his stallion's flank.
Сторінка 140 - Him who died for our sins, and rose again for our justification, and now liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God world without end.
Сторінка 15 - G. 3, c. 12 ; and wherever any such collector or assistant overseer has been or may be appointed under any order of the said commissioners, and whilst the said order remains in force, the powers of any vestry or parish officers, or of any other persons, other than the board of guardians of such parish or union (if a board of guardians have been constituted), to appoint any collector or assistant overseer, and (if so directed by the said commissioners) every appointment under such powers shall cease...
Сторінка 138 - O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream; And it passed like a glorious roll of drums Through the triumph of his dream.
Сторінка 138 - ... some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of liberty ; And the Blast of the Desert cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the burning heat of day ; For Death had illumined the Land of Sleep, And his lifeless body lay A worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away !...

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