Specimens of NarrationWilliam Tenney Brewster H. Holt, 1895 - 209 стор. |
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... sound heard in the stillness was the hopping of the canary up and down the perches of its prison . Then she looked attentively down- wards . It was not at the bird , nor at the cat ; it 15 was at an oblong package tied in paper , and ...
... sound heard in the stillness was the hopping of the canary up and down the perches of its prison . Then she looked attentively down- wards . It was not at the bird , nor at the cat ; it 15 was at an oblong package tied in paper , and ...
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... sound , but metallic , and without the spirit of water . Yonder in a space of moonlight on lush grass , the beams were as white fire to sight and feeling . No haze spread around . The valleys were 25 clear , defined to the shadows of ...
... sound , but metallic , and without the spirit of water . Yonder in a space of moonlight on lush grass , the beams were as white fire to sight and feeling . No haze spread around . The valleys were 25 clear , defined to the shadows of ...
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... sound of his voice went through me with a jar . came below his knees ) had leaped up and caught hold of the brig's bowsprit . It showed he had luck and much agility and unusual strength , that he should have thus saved himself from such ...
... sound of his voice went through me with a jar . came below his knees ) had leaped up and caught hold of the brig's bowsprit . It showed he had luck and much agility and unusual strength , that he should have thus saved himself from such ...
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... sound of muttering voices . A little after , The lines describing the stillness of the sea may be taken as enhancing the effect of the lull just before the attack . touches of this sort are not infrequent in the story , Little Attention ...
... sound of muttering voices . A little after , The lines describing the stillness of the sea may be taken as enhancing the effect of the lull just before the attack . touches of this sort are not infrequent in the story , Little Attention ...
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... sound of blows and someone crying out as if hurt . I looked back over my shoulder , and saw Mr. Shuan in the doorway , crossing blades with Alan . " That's him that killed the boy ! " I cried . " Look to your window ! " said Alan ; and ...
... sound of blows and someone crying out as if hurt . I looked back over my shoulder , and saw Mr. Shuan in the doorway , crossing blades with Alan . " That's him that killed the boy ! " I cried . " Look to your window ! " said Alan ; and ...
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Сторінка 157 - I ascended the high hills of Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life...
Сторінка 158 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept.
Сторінка 159 - What is the reason, said I, that the tide I see rises out of a thick mist at one end, and again loses itself in a thick mist at the other ? What thou seest, says he, is that portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun, and reaching from the beginning of the world to its consummation. Examine now...
Сторінка 159 - I see, said I, a huge valley, and a prodigious tide of water rolling through it. The valley that thou seest, said he, is the vale of misery, and the tide of water that thou seest is part of the great tide of eternity. What is the reason...
Сторінка 158 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Сторінка 163 - The genius making me no answer, I turned about to address myself to him a second time, but I found that he had left me; I then turned again to the vision which I had been so long contemplating, but instead of the rolling tide, the arched bridge, and the happy islands, I saw nothing but the long hollow valley of Bagdat, with oxen, sheep, and camels grazing upon the sides of it.
Сторінка 160 - But tell me further, said he, what thou discoverest on it. I see multitudes of people passing over it, said I, and a black cloud hanging on each end of it. As I looked more attentively, I saw several of the passengers dropping through the bridge into the great tide that flowed underneath it; and upon...
Сторінка 158 - I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life ; and passing from one thought to another, " Surely," said I, " man is but a shadow, and life a dream.
Сторінка 162 - Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I, saw opening every moment upon the bridge.
Сторінка 160 - Upon a more leisurely survey of it, I found that it consisted of threescore and ten entire arches, with several broken arches, which, added to those that were entire, made up the number about an hundred.