The Poor Artist: Or, Seven Eye-sights and One ObjectJohn Van Voorst, 1850 - 234 من الصفحات |
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amidst amused antennæ Aurelia Aurelia's uncle beautiful began biped bowed buzzed the Bee canvas Captain Mandible Cartoon CHAPTER clouds colour compound eyes creatures cried the Robin delightful despair doubt easel ejaculated exclaimed the Artist exhibition exhibition-room eye-sight Fables fancy farm-house Fish fortune gentleman golden grass green green-house hand head heard Hesperides hopes inquired the Artist intelligible JOHN THOMSON kind landscape laughed look lovely Madam ment mind morning never object old lady paint patrons philosopher picture Poor Artist present QUADRUPEDS quired replied the Bee rich county rivulet rose round seemed seen sense side sigh sight simple eyes sketches smiled soon sort species Spider staring suddenly sure thing thought tion tone town tree ture turned twig vision visitors voice VOORST waistcoat WILLIAM MULREADY wonderful wood words young lady
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الصفحة 158 - As it does not generally break up before it is raised above the surface of the sea, cautiously and anxiously I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every...
الصفحة 159 - I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him, or the sight of the bucket too terrific, I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments were seen escaping. In despair I grasped at the largest, and brought up the extremity of an arm with its terminating eye, the spinous eyelid of which opened and closed...
الصفحة 164 - How pleasant, as the sun declines, to view The spacious landscape change in form and hue ! Here, vanish, as in mist, before a flood Of bright obscurity, hill, lawn, and wood ; There, objects, by the searching beams betrayed, Come forth, and here retire in purple shade...
الصفحة 147 - ... see, and as little know their state, or can describe their interests, or their destiny, as we can tell of the inhabitants of the sun and moon? It is indeed a very overpowering thought, when we get to fix our minds on it, that we familiarly use, I may say hold intercourse with creatures who are as much strangers to us, as mysterious, as if they were the fabulous, unearthly beings, more powerful than man, and yet his slaves, which Eastern superstitions have invented.
الصفحة 147 - ... not know whether they can sin or not, whether they are under punishment, whether they are to live after this life. We inflict very great sufferings on a portion of them, and they in turn, every now and then seem to retaliate upon us, as if by a wonderful law.