June: a book for the country in summer timeLongman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1856 - 141 من الصفحات |
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... worth retaining , and the fallen petals serve to ornament many a humble 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 ...
... worth retaining , and the fallen petals serve to ornament many a humble 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 ...
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... worth looking at , and well worth climbing the hill to see , to my fancy ; but all tastes are not alike , and all may not gaze with the same rapture on the scene that I have often JUNE IN SCOTLAND . .27.
... worth looking at , and well worth climbing the hill to see , to my fancy ; but all tastes are not alike , and all may not gaze with the same rapture on the scene that I have often JUNE IN SCOTLAND . .27.
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... first visit in 1845 was to Glen Rosie , my second and last to Glen Sannox . Judging from what little I have seen , the whole island must be worth exploring , and any enterprising traveller who has a spare month on JUNE IN SCOTLAND . 31.
... first visit in 1845 was to Glen Rosie , my second and last to Glen Sannox . Judging from what little I have seen , the whole island must be worth exploring , and any enterprising traveller who has a spare month on JUNE IN SCOTLAND . 31.
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... worth doing at all is worth doing well , " is a maxim which cannot be too earnestly repeated , yet , on the other hand , there is no occasion to abstain from doing any thing for fear of not achieving per- fection , " he that would shoot ...
... worth doing at all is worth doing well , " is a maxim which cannot be too earnestly repeated , yet , on the other hand , there is no occasion to abstain from doing any thing for fear of not achieving per- fection , " he that would shoot ...
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... worth while to try , by way of novelty , whether she does not speak a language more intelligible and more persuasive to infant hearts than the dogmas and formulæ they are taught to gabble over with 58 JUNE IN DEVONSHIRE .
... worth while to try , by way of novelty , whether she does not speak a language more intelligible and more persuasive to infant hearts than the dogmas and formulæ they are taught to gabble over with 58 JUNE IN DEVONSHIRE .
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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.