The Family friend [ed. by R.K. Philp].Robert Kemp Philp 1860 |
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... feet , to bring the worms to the surface ; but though related by some of the first writers on natural history , it is open to great suspicion . These birds are frequently kept in pri- vate gardens , where they are highly serviceable ...
... feet , to bring the worms to the surface ; but though related by some of the first writers on natural history , it is open to great suspicion . These birds are frequently kept in pri- vate gardens , where they are highly serviceable ...
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... feet above the level of the sea . This reptile arrived in Paris from Batavia , after a voyage of two months ; and , although it suffered alittle during the passage , it appears now in ex- cellent health . It is about twenty - seven and ...
... feet above the level of the sea . This reptile arrived in Paris from Batavia , after a voyage of two months ; and , although it suffered alittle during the passage , it appears now in ex- cellent health . It is about twenty - seven and ...
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... feet of the animal are strong ; the fore pair having four toes each , as well as a rudimentary thumb ; while each hind foot has five stout toes . It is not difficult to tame to a considerable degree , when the process is commenced at an ...
... feet of the animal are strong ; the fore pair having four toes each , as well as a rudimentary thumb ; while each hind foot has five stout toes . It is not difficult to tame to a considerable degree , when the process is commenced at an ...
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... feet in front of the win . dow , they can be fitted as outside roller blinds at but little cost and trouble . blind being drawn down , the lower end is tied to the rail , so that it presents the ap- pearance of a long sloping verandah ...
... feet in front of the win . dow , they can be fitted as outside roller blinds at but little cost and trouble . blind being drawn down , the lower end is tied to the rail , so that it presents the ap- pearance of a long sloping verandah ...
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... feet lay the gardens of Damascus , thick set with fruit trees of all kinds , whose massive , dark - green foliage was beautifully contrasted with the gay and variously tinted blossoms , as it rolled like the waves of the sea ; the ...
... feet lay the gardens of Damascus , thick set with fruit trees of all kinds , whose massive , dark - green foliage was beautifully contrasted with the gay and variously tinted blossoms , as it rolled like the waves of the sea ; the ...
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Page 169 - Silence : truths that wake To perish never ; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man, nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy ! Hence, in a season of calm weather.
Page 169 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing...
Page 332 - On the whole, it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Page 46 - He reads much; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Page 86 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 169 - The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction: not indeed For that which is most worthy to be blest — Delight and liberty, the simple creed Of Childhood, whether busy or at rest, With new-fledged hope still fluttering in his breast...
Page 222 - Upon the rapid current, which, through veins Of porous earth with kindly thirst up-drawn, Rose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Watered the garden; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which from his darksome passage now appears, And now, divided into four main streams, Runs diverse, wandering many a famous realm And country...
Page 125 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven...
Page 332 - In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Which amounts to possession time out of mind.
Page 30 - Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round.