The Saturday Magazine, Том 5J. W. Parker, 1835 |
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... employed in the service of the church , which were not less valuable for the richness of their materials than for the beauty and finish of the workmanship . Of nearly all these , however , the Cathedral was despoiled in 1791 ; they were ...
... employed in the service of the church , which were not less valuable for the richness of their materials than for the beauty and finish of the workmanship . Of nearly all these , however , the Cathedral was despoiled in 1791 ; they were ...
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... employed by that nation ; it is called the fishery à la Thonnaire . The Tunnies , like the mackerel , appear in great shoals , or banks , which are believed to enter the Mediterranean at the beginning of April , for the purpose of ...
... employed by that nation ; it is called the fishery à la Thonnaire . The Tunnies , like the mackerel , appear in great shoals , or banks , which are believed to enter the Mediterranean at the beginning of April , for the purpose of ...
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... employ a host of words , which the memory can scarcely retain , to distinguish these different morsels . The flesh of the belly , which is the most delicious , is called sorra , and costs twice as much as the netta , which is flesh of ...
... employ a host of words , which the memory can scarcely retain , to distinguish these different morsels . The flesh of the belly , which is the most delicious , is called sorra , and costs twice as much as the netta , which is flesh of ...
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... employed in bruising grain , on a The child , whose age might be a year or two , was laid by charpoy , ( low bed or stretcher , ) placed on a sloping green bank , along the top of which ran a small stream . A piece of bark introduced ...
... employed in bruising grain , on a The child , whose age might be a year or two , was laid by charpoy , ( low bed or stretcher , ) placed on a sloping green bank , along the top of which ran a small stream . A piece of bark introduced ...
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... employed force in lieu of conciliation for the reduction of Madagascar . The native chiefs resented it , and , upon Flacourt's return to France , conspired against the colony , and in 1655 burnt the fort , and cut off the garrison ...
... employed force in lieu of conciliation for the reduction of Madagascar . The native chiefs resented it , and , upon Flacourt's return to France , conspired against the colony , and in 1655 burnt the fort , and cut off the garrison ...
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Сторінка 14 - Many a man lives a burden to the earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
Сторінка 110 - To sit on rocks, to muse o'er flood and fell, To slowly trace the forest's shady scene, Where things that own not man's dominion dwell, And mortal foot hath ne'er or rarely been ; To climb the trackless mountain all unseen, With the wild flock that never needs a fold ; Alone o'er steeps and foaming falls to lean ; This is not solitude ; 'tis but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unroll'd.
Сторінка 157 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
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Сторінка 6 - At sea everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar to prevent their being washed off by the waves. There was no trace by which the name of the ship could be ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months ; clusters of...
Сторінка 90 - Those who quit their proper character, to assume what does not belong to them, are, for the greater part, ignorant both of the character they leave, and of the character they assume.
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Сторінка 61 - The naked negro, panting at the line. Boasts of his golden sands, and palmy wine; Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave.