Chambers's Repository of Instructing and Amusing Tracts, Томи 10 – 12W. and R. Chambers, 1854 |
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... Algiers . He terms it that accursed island , from the neighbourhood of which whoever escapes may well say that he has deserved favour ; that dreaded spot which throws its deadly shade on the pleasant waters ; that den of iniquity ; that ...
... Algiers . He terms it that accursed island , from the neighbourhood of which whoever escapes may well say that he has deserved favour ; that dreaded spot which throws its deadly shade on the pleasant waters ; that den of iniquity ; that ...
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... Algiers , but previously so little recognised by history , that it is not certain when it received the name . In all probability , it acquired the high - sounding appellation of Al Ghezire ( The Invincible ) at a subsequent period ...
... Algiers , but previously so little recognised by history , that it is not certain when it received the name . In all probability , it acquired the high - sounding appellation of Al Ghezire ( The Invincible ) at a subsequent period ...
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... Algiers was a great annoyance to Eutemi , the Moorish king of that little state . Unwisely , he applied to Barbarossa for aid to evict the Spaniard , and eagerly was the request granted . With 5000 men , the pirate chief marched to Algiers ...
... Algiers was a great annoyance to Eutemi , the Moorish king of that little state . Unwisely , he applied to Barbarossa for aid to evict the Spaniard , and eagerly was the request granted . With 5000 men , the pirate chief marched to Algiers ...
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... Algiers . He terms it ' that accursed island , from the neighbourhood of which whoever escapes may well say that he has deserved favour ; that dreaded spot which throws its deadly shade on the pleasant waters ; that den of iniquity ...
... Algiers . He terms it ' that accursed island , from the neighbourhood of which whoever escapes may well say that he has deserved favour ; that dreaded spot which throws its deadly shade on the pleasant waters ; that den of iniquity ...
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... Algiers , but previously so little recognised by history , that it is not certain when it received the name . In all probability , it acquired the high - sounding appellation of Al Ghezire ( The Invincible ) at a subsequent period ...
... Algiers , but previously so little recognised by history , that it is not certain when it received the name . In all probability , it acquired the high - sounding appellation of Al Ghezire ( The Invincible ) at a subsequent period ...
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Сторінка 10 - heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue "Whither, midst falling dew, Thy solitary way ? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink
Сторінка 19 - Under a spreading chestnut-tree The village smithy stands ; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands ; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His face is like the tan ; His brow is wet with
Сторінка 20 - is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door ; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a thrashing-floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys ; He hears the parson pray and preach, ' ;] He hears his daughter's voice
Сторінка 25 - All was ended now! the hope, and the fear, and the sorrow ; All the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing; All the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience ! And as she pressed once more the lifeless head to her bosom, Meekly she bowed her own, and murmured: 'Father, I thank
Сторінка 21 - is but an empty dream !' For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. And the grave is not its goal; ' Bust thou art, to dust returnest,
Сторінка 31 - But the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee ; And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea— In her tomb by the sounding sea. For
Сторінка 22 - Acadians landed ; Scattered were they, like flakes of snow, when the wind from the north-east Strikes aslant through the fogs that darken the banks of Newfoundland. Friendless, homeless, hopeless, they wandered from city to city, From the cold lakes of the north to sultry southern savannas.