Burford cottage, and its robin-red-breast, by the author of Keepr's travels |
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... least twenty - five miles in length , and from five to ten in breadth ; and in the whole flat , there must have been at least a hun- dred thousand acres of land : ' It would be in vain , ' he continues , for me to attempt to convey an ...
... least twenty - five miles in length , and from five to ten in breadth ; and in the whole flat , there must have been at least a hun- dred thousand acres of land : ' It would be in vain , ' he continues , for me to attempt to convey an ...
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... least exam- ple - either animal or vegetable , exactly similar to what we witness in the Northern ; or , at least , without such exceptions as are easily accounted for , and which * See Breton's Excursions in New South Wales , & c . & c ...
... least exam- ple - either animal or vegetable , exactly similar to what we witness in the Northern ; or , at least , without such exceptions as are easily accounted for , and which * See Breton's Excursions in New South Wales , & c . & c ...
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... least as Mr. Paulett pretended , there are no such things as Robin - red - breasts , was an occurrence so startling to my fancy , that I involuntarily hopped a little from twig to twig , and ejaculated a few hasty notes , either ...
... least as Mr. Paulett pretended , there are no such things as Robin - red - breasts , was an occurrence so startling to my fancy , that I involuntarily hopped a little from twig to twig , and ejaculated a few hasty notes , either ...
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... least comparatively so , and as taking all the remainder of the earth into the account ? " " Oh ! doubtless , " answered her husband , " the whole of that is true ; but let us sum up , on the other side , a part of those things which ...
... least comparatively so , and as taking all the remainder of the earth into the account ? " " Oh ! doubtless , " answered her husband , " the whole of that is true ; but let us sum up , on the other side , a part of those things which ...
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... least of the circumstances which may justify such an idea ; for it is common , both with the sea , and with great rivers , to raise , by means of their deposits , either in storms or inundations , their immediate shores and banks above ...
... least of the circumstances which may justify such an idea ; for it is common , both with the sea , and with great rivers , to raise , by means of their deposits , either in storms or inundations , their immediate shores and banks above ...
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Seite 326 - Where Angels tremble while they gaze, He saw; but blasted with excess of light, Closed his eyes in endless night.
Seite 324 - Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze, Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees ; Lives through all life, extends through all extent, Spreads undivided, operates unspent...
Seite 462 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Seite 296 - Tamed by the cruel season, crowd around The winnowing store, and claim the little boon Which Providence assigns them. One alone, The redbreast, sacred to the household gods, Wisely regardful of th...
Seite 249 - Stilled is the hum that through the hamlet broke, When round the ruins of their ancient oak The peasants flocked to hear the minstrel play, And games and carols closed the busy day. Her wheel at rest, the matron thrills no more With treasured tales, and legendary lore.
Seite 330 - Muse, The place of fame and elegy supply: And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die. For who, to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing lingering look behind?
Seite 24 - Therefore am I still A lover of the meadows and the woods, And mountains ; and of all that we behold From this green earth...
Seite 95 - To hear the lark begin his flight And singing startle the dull night From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Seite 383 - For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness.
Seite 95 - Midst gloomy glades, in warbles clear, Wild Nature's sweetest notes they hear : On green untrodden banks they view The hyacinth's neglected hue ; In their lone haunts, and woodland rounds, They spy the squirrel's airy bounds ; And startle from her ashen spray, Across the glen, the screaming jay : Each native charm their steps explore Of solitude's sequester'd store. For them the moon with cloudless ray Mounts, to illume their homeward way: Their weary spirits to relieve, The meadows incense breathe...