The Quarterly Review, Volume 88John Murray, 1851 |
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... fact , the great basis of the zoological edifice must be built , and it is well that the labourer deems himself rewarded by the privilege which he assumes of inscribing his own name upon each specific brick that he adds to the pile ...
... fact , the great basis of the zoological edifice must be built , and it is well that the labourer deems himself rewarded by the privilege which he assumes of inscribing his own name upon each specific brick that he adds to the pile ...
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... fact , the narrative has the charm of a vivid romance — and the pro- fessed novelist may study with envy the native spring of its sinewy style . We , however , have perused the work a second time with a definite aim ; that , namely , of ...
... fact , the narrative has the charm of a vivid romance — and the pro- fessed novelist may study with envy the native spring of its sinewy style . We , however , have perused the work a second time with a definite aim ; that , namely , of ...
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... fact , the observation of this species and the knowledge of its habits gave assurance to the wanderer that he must be within one day's journey of water . Nor was he deceived . Other zoological signs of the proximity of the indispensable ...
... fact , the observation of this species and the knowledge of its habits gave assurance to the wanderer that he must be within one day's journey of water . Nor was he deceived . Other zoological signs of the proximity of the indispensable ...
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... fact , determined the species of bird , found that it actually attended the crocodile and was admitted within the deadly circle of its fangs in order to pick off the leeches that attach themselves to its gums and throat , and that it ...
... fact , determined the species of bird , found that it actually attended the crocodile and was admitted within the deadly circle of its fangs in order to pick off the leeches that attach themselves to its gums and throat , and that it ...
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... fact that they singled him out for such an atrocity - an old man of tried virtue , both private and public , and intellectually commanding , though at the same time intellectually unpopular - shows to what an extent they carried their ...
... fact that they singled him out for such an atrocity - an old man of tried virtue , both private and public , and intellectually commanding , though at the same time intellectually unpopular - shows to what an extent they carried their ...
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Page 397 - As fast as they are made, forgot as soon As done : Perseverance, dear my lord, Keeps honour bright: To have done, is to hang Quite out of fashion, like a rusty nail In monumental mockery.
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Page 314 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Page 125 - The necessity of order and discipline in an army is the only thing which can give it countenance, and therefore it ought not to be permitted in time of peace, when the King's Courts are open for all persons to receive justice according to the laws of the land.
Page 314 - At last his sail-broad vans He spreads for flight, and in the surging smoke Uplifted spurns the ground...
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Page 217 - Well, after tea, I go to poetry, and correct and re-write and copy till I am tired, and then turn to anything else till supper ; and this is my life, — which, if it be not a very merry one, is yet as happy as heart could wish.
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Page 19 - ... most fortunately came down with a tremendous somersault in the mud, his feet slipping from under him : thus the Bushman escaped certain destruction. The buffalo rose much discomfited, and, the wounded horse first catching his eye, he went a second time after him, but he got out of the way. At this moment I managed to send one of my patent pacificating pills into his shoulder, when he instantly quitted the field of action, and sought shelter in the dense cover on the mountain side, whither I deemed...
Page 23 - I could not guide her in the least, and she continued to splash, and plunge, and blow, and make her circular course, carrying me along with her as if I was a fly on her tail. Finding her tail gave me but a poor hold, as the only means of securing my prey, I took out my knife, and cutting two deep parallel incisions...