Specimens of NarrationWilliam Tenney Brewster H. Holt, 1895 - 209 стор. |
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... Legrand was obliged to use a dirty scrap of what appeared to be paper which he found in his pocket . But his friend , on examining the drawing , found in the sketch a striking resemblance to a death's - head . Legrand , nettled at his ...
... Legrand was obliged to use a dirty scrap of what appeared to be paper which he found in his pocket . But his friend , on examining the drawing , found in the sketch a striking resemblance to a death's - head . Legrand , nettled at his ...
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... Legrand in a state of great excitement , about to go on an appar- ently hair - brained expedition . Convinced of Legrand's madness , yet wishing to see that no harm came to him , he agreed to join the enterprise . Throughout the passage ...
... Legrand in a state of great excitement , about to go on an appar- ently hair - brained expedition . Convinced of Legrand's madness , yet wishing to see that no harm came to him , he agreed to join the enterprise . Throughout the passage ...
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... Legrand led the way with decision ; pausing only for an instant , here and there , Io to consult what appeared to be certain landmarks of his own contrivance upon a former occasion . In this manner we journeyed for about two hours , and ...
... Legrand led the way with decision ; pausing only for an instant , here and there , Io to consult what appeared to be certain landmarks of his own contrivance upon a former occasion . In this manner we journeyed for about two hours , and ...
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... Legrand turned to Jupiter , and asked him if he thought he could climb it . The old man seemed a little staggered by the question , and for some 5 moments made no reply . At length he approached the huge trunk , walked slowly around it ...
... Legrand turned to Jupiter , and asked him if he thought he could climb it . The old man seemed a little staggered by the question , and for some 5 moments made no reply . At length he approached the huge trunk , walked slowly around it ...
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... Legrand . The negro obeyed him promptly , and 25 apparently with but little trouble ; ascending higher and higher , until no glimpse of his squat figure could be obtained through the dense foliage which enveloped it . Presently his ...
... Legrand . The negro obeyed him promptly , and 25 apparently with but little trouble ; ascending higher and higher , until no glimpse of his squat figure could be obtained through the dense foliage which enveloped it . Presently his ...
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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 - 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," said 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," said he, "this sea that is thus bounded with darkness at both ends, and tell me what thou discoverest in it." "I see a bridge," said I, "standing in the midst of the tide.
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.
Сторінка 158 - I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and' qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.