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... over the popping crease , and his wicket put down , except when his bat be on the ground within it . Likewise , if he hit down his own wicket ; or , if either of the strikers prevent a ball from being caught , the striker shall be ...
... over the popping crease , and his wicket put down , except when his bat be on the ground within it . Likewise , if he hit down his own wicket ; or , if either of the strikers prevent a ball from being caught , the striker shall be ...
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Nutzerbericht - AgedPeasant - LibraryThingA very full and surprisingly energetic guide to sports and pastimes, from science to breeding pigeons. The chapter on learning to swim is a hoot. Lovely illustrations. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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My son saved his money to buy this book himself and is very disappointed in it. The print is very small making it difficult to read and the old english is rather tedious for a 10 year old (and we read ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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amusement appear bait ball become begin bird body bottom cage called carte circle close colour common cover direction distance double draw drawn drop engagement equal experiment fall fastened feathers feed feet figure fingers fire fish five fixed foot forward four frequently give glass ground half hand head hold hole hook inches keep king latter legs length light manner mark means middle move natural necessary never object observe pack pass performed person piece pigeon play player position present produced proper rabbits raised remain ring shilling side sport square stand strike string swimming taken third throw thrust thumb tierce touch turn whole wood young
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Seite 31 - Fitzstephen, it was customary in the winter, when the ice would bear them, for the young citizens of London to fasten the leg bones of animals under the soles of their feet by tying them round their ancles, and then taking a pole shod with iron into their hands, they pushed themselves forward by striking it against the ice, and moved with celerity equal, says the author, to a bird flying through the air, or an arrow from a cross-bow...
Seite 134 - ... is an imprudence which may prove fatal. I once knew an instance of four young men, who, having worked at harvest in the heat of the day, with a view of refreshing themselves, plunged into a spring of cold water ; two died upon the spot, a third next morning, and the fourth recovered with great difficulty. A copious draught of cold water, in similar circumstances, is frequently attended with the same effect, in North America. " The exercise of swimming is one of the most healthy and agreeable...
Seite 134 - When I was a boy, I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite ; and approaching the iJank of a pond, which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height above the pond, while I was swimming. In a little time, being desirous of amusing myself with my kite, and enjoying at the same time the pleasure of swimming, I returned ; and, loosing...
Seite 439 - twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed. 'Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder, Be seen in the lightning, and heard in the thunder ; 'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath, Attends at his birth and awaits him in death, Presides o'er his happiness, honour, and health, Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
Seite 238 - ... for the value of the twenty-fourth nail in his shoes, reckoning one farthing for the first nail, two for the second, four for the third, and so on to the twenty-fourth.
Seite 239 - If 100 stones are placed in a straight line, at the distance of a yard from each other ; how far must a person travel, to bring them one by one to a box placed at the distance of a yard from the first stone 1 QUEST.
Seite 35 - How MANY miles to Babylon? Three score miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, and back again.
Seite 450 - ... for a considerable space, and beyond them so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems as if a mutual repulsion between its particles took place as soon as it touched the water, and a repulsion so strong as to act on other...
Seite 439 - Twas muttered in Hell, And echo caught faintly The sound as it fell. On the confines of earth 'Twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean Its presence confessed.
Seite 133 - The body continuing suspended as before, and upright, if the head be leaned quite back, so that the face look upward, all the back part of the head being under water, and its weight consequently in a great measure supported by it, the face will remain above water quite free for breathing, will rise an inch higher every inspiration, and sink as much every expiration ; but never so low as that the water may come over the mouth.
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Boy's Own Book;: A Complete Encyclopedia of All the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative, of Boyhood and Youth.. Band 39,Ausgabe 465 von Opie collection of children's literature Teil 38 von The Boy's Own Book;: A Complete Encyclopedia of All the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative, of Boyhood and Youth, Vizetelly, Branston and Co |
| Autor/in | William Clarke |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Vizetelly, Branston and Co |
| Ausgabe | 4 |
| Verlag | Vizetelly, Branston and Company, 1829 |
| Original von | Oxford University |
| Digitalisiert | 31. Okt. 2007 |
| Länge | 462 Seiten |
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