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... Eastern shores of Scotland , as far South as the Frith of Forth , and as far North as the Island extended . The Scots , on the other hand , were of Irish origin for , to the great confusion of ancient history , 42 MISCELLANEOUS PIECES .
... Eastern shores of Scotland , as far South as the Frith of Forth , and as far North as the Island extended . The Scots , on the other hand , were of Irish origin for , to the great confusion of ancient history , 42 MISCELLANEOUS PIECES .
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... Island of Anglesea . When combined with zinc ( a metal resembling lead in appearance , ) it forms brass , and when combined with tin it forms bronze . Iron is found in several parts of Britain , but great quantities are annually ...
... Island of Anglesea . When combined with zinc ( a metal resembling lead in appearance , ) it forms brass , and when combined with tin it forms bronze . Iron is found in several parts of Britain , but great quantities are annually ...
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... Islands ; pepper is obtained from a shrub that grows abundantly in the Islands of Java and Sumatra ; red pepper is of a different species , being de- rived from the seeds of a plant called the capsicum . The flowers or buds of some ...
... Islands ; pepper is obtained from a shrub that grows abundantly in the Islands of Java and Sumatra ; red pepper is of a different species , being de- rived from the seeds of a plant called the capsicum . The flowers or buds of some ...
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... Islands ; and barilla , a stronger species of soda , which is imported from Spain . These are principally valuable for their cleansing quali- ties ; but since they would injure and corrode if applied by themselves , they are combined ...
... Islands ; and barilla , a stronger species of soda , which is imported from Spain . These are principally valuable for their cleansing quali- ties ; but since they would injure and corrode if applied by themselves , they are combined ...
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... islands scattered over the Pacific Ocean ; the date palms , which wave along the coasts of the Medi- terranean ; the calabash of the West Indies , and the cocoa - nut - tree of the East Indies ; the cabbage - tree of East Florida , and ...
... islands scattered over the Pacific Ocean ; the date palms , which wave along the coasts of the Medi- terranean ; the calabash of the West Indies , and the cocoa - nut - tree of the East Indies ; the cabbage - tree of East Florida , and ...
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الصفحة 198 - Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endear'd each scene ! How often have I paused on every charm...
الصفحة 198 - The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school. The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind ; — These all in sweet confusion sought the shade, And filled each pause the nightingale had made.
الصفحة 206 - Netherby gate, The bride had consented, the gallant came late; For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war, Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar. So boldly he entered the Netherby Hall, Among bridesmen, and kinsmen, and brothers, and all.
الصفحة 206 - mong Graemes of the Netherby clan ; Forsters, Fenwicks, and Musgraves, they rode and they ran : There was racing and chasing on Cannobie Lee, But the lost bride of Netherby ne'er did they see.
الصفحة 222 - tis slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword ; whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile ; whose breath Rides on the posting winds, and doth belie All corners of the world : kings, queens, and states, Maids, matrons, nay, the secrets of the grave This viperous slander enters.
الصفحة 200 - Awaits alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to These the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
الصفحة 213 - Aonian maids, Delight no more — O thou my voice inspire Who touch'd Isaiah's hallow'd lips with fire ! Rapt into future times, the Bard begun : A Virgin shall conceive, a Virgin bear a Son...
الصفحة 208 - On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery.
الصفحة 28 - By degrees we let fall the remembrance of our original intention, and quit the only adequate object of rational desire. We entangle ourselves in business, immerge ourselves in luxury, and rove through the labyrinths of inconstancy, till the darkness of old age begins to invade us, and disease and anxiety obstruct our way. We then look back upon our lives with horror, with sorrow, with repentance ; and wish, but too often vainly wish, that we had not forsaken the ways of virtue.
الصفحة 198 - Still o'er these scenes my memory wakes, and fondly broods with miser care ; time but the impression deeper makes, as streams their channels deeper wear.