June: a book for the country in summer timeLongman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1856 - 141 من الصفحات |
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... plant , a near relation of our own honeysuckle , is seen to have the same charms for these nocturnal rovers , though the influence on our sense of smell is less appreciable ; but its snow - white berries add considerably to the ...
... plant , a near relation of our own honeysuckle , is seen to have the same charms for these nocturnal rovers , though the influence on our sense of smell is less appreciable ; but its snow - white berries add considerably to the ...
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... plant beneath it . Shall we not then rather com- pare it to the benevolent action of one who , having more than he requires for his own use , imparts to those less plentifully supplied ; and shall we not deduce from it the moral , that ...
... plant beneath it . Shall we not then rather com- pare it to the benevolent action of one who , having more than he requires for his own use , imparts to those less plentifully supplied ; and shall we not deduce from it the moral , that ...
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... plant has distri- buted more than he has . But I must not omit to notice that singular plant , the mignonette . Why singular ? I hear some reader ask . Just look at it , and if , on closer scrutiny , you do not find that the flower is ...
... plant has distri- buted more than he has . But I must not omit to notice that singular plant , the mignonette . Why singular ? I hear some reader ask . Just look at it , and if , on closer scrutiny , you do not find that the flower is ...
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... plants are also not neglected . It is an interesting thing to follow any of these little streams upwards ; the variety of form which the little glen assumes , now narrowed between two nearly upright cliffs , now expanding , and perhaps ...
... plants are also not neglected . It is an interesting thing to follow any of these little streams upwards ; the variety of form which the little glen assumes , now narrowed between two nearly upright cliffs , now expanding , and perhaps ...
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... plant , the common sun - cistus ( Helianthemum vul- gare ) , and hovering amongst them , and reposing at times on the corolla , insects may be seen iden- tical with those of the South of England . The scene , how different ! but the ...
... plant , the common sun - cistus ( Helianthemum vul- gare ) , and hovering amongst them , and reposing at times on the corolla , insects may be seen iden- tical with those of the South of England . The scene , how different ! but the ...
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الصفحة 132 - Then the little Hiawatha, Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets,, How they built their nests in Summer, Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he...
الصفحة 72 - In all places, then, and in all seasons, Flowers expand their light and soul-like wings, Teaching us, by most persuasive reasons, How akin they are to human things. And with childlike, credulous affection We behold their tender buds expand ; Emblems of our own great resurrection, Emblems of the bright and better land.
الصفحة 72 - Wondrous truths, and manifold as wondrous, God hath written in those stars above; But not less in the bright flowerets under us Stands the revelation of his love.
الصفحة 77 - Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today.
الصفحة 24 - Men that undertake only one district are much more likely to advance natural knowledge than those that grasp at more than they can possibly be acquainted with : every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer.
الصفحة 125 - You foreknow your doom by sad experience. A great deal of dressing, a lounge in the club-room, a stare out of the window with the telescope, an attempt to take a bad sketch, a walk up one parade and down another, interminable reading of the silliest of novels, over which you fall asleep on a bench in the sun, and probably have your umbrella stolen; a purposeless fine-weather sail in a yacht, accompanied by...
الصفحة 95 - The World of Insects; a Guide to its Wonders. By JW DOUGLAS, Secretary to the Entomological Society of London. This work contains rambling observations on the more interesting members of the Insect World to be found in the House, the Garden, the Orchard, the Fields, the Hedges, on the Fences, the Heaths and Commons, the Downs, in the Woods, the Waters, or on the Sea Shore, or on Mountains.
الصفحة 77 - Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed.
الصفحة 34 - ... of the poor man as of the rich ; or rather more so. To learn the art of contentment is only to learn what happiness actually consists in. Sensual pleasures add little to its substance.