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... less worthy than they are , from a false prejudice which has long dwelt with them upon foolish and irreverent premises ; and let the progress of refinement , in which they have kept pace with the advance of civilization in every other ...
... less worthy than they are , from a false prejudice which has long dwelt with them upon foolish and irreverent premises ; and let the progress of refinement , in which they have kept pace with the advance of civilization in every other ...
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... less than the substance of a pill - box between him and eternity , than a smooth proper prig , with his hair always combed down on his forehead , hands always clean , and without spot or blemish on his white thread stockings ? We had ...
... less than the substance of a pill - box between him and eternity , than a smooth proper prig , with his hair always combed down on his forehead , hands always clean , and without spot or blemish on his white thread stockings ? We had ...
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... less inviting light . To treat such a subject successfully requires , in fact , far more than ordinary experience in the habits of , and natural predilection for , the thorough - bred horse ; and in looking round for some one who could ...
... less inviting light . To treat such a subject successfully requires , in fact , far more than ordinary experience in the habits of , and natural predilection for , the thorough - bred horse ; and in looking round for some one who could ...
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... less than fifteen dogs in Ceylon , chiefly spaniels , from their being swallowed by crocodiles . So bold are these animals at times , that they will creep out of the water , and seize a dog whilst he is drinking ; and there is hardly ...
... less than fifteen dogs in Ceylon , chiefly spaniels , from their being swallowed by crocodiles . So bold are these animals at times , that they will creep out of the water , and seize a dog whilst he is drinking ; and there is hardly ...
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... less easily distinguished than other colours , decidedly deserves the preference , and is suitable to all seasons of the year . In order to protect the legs as much as possible from wet , I know nothing more effectual than a pair of ...
... less easily distinguished than other colours , decidedly deserves the preference , and is suitable to all seasons of the year . In order to protect the legs as much as possible from wet , I know nothing more effectual than a pair of ...
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Página 6 - One lesson, shepherd, let us two divide, Taught both by what she shows, and what conceals • Never to blend our pleasure or our pride With sorrow of the meanest thing that feels.
Página 249 - And down from the ceiling, and up through the floor, From the right and the left, from behind and before, From within and without, from above and below, And all at once to the Bishop they go. " They have whetted their teeth against the stones, And now they pick the Bishop's bones ; They gnaw'd the flesh from every limb, For they were sent to do judgment on him.
Página 89 - I cannot tell how the truth may be : I say the tale as 'twas said to me.
Página 248 - tis an excellent bonfire!" quoth he; "And the country is greatly obliged to me For ridding it, in these times forlorn, Of rats that only consume the corn.
Página 23 - ... of business; it has enabled man to descend to the depths of the sea, to soar into the air, to penetrate securely into the noxious recesses of the earth, to traverse the land in cars which whirl along without horses, and the ocean in ships which run ten knots an hour against the wind; These are but a part of its fruits, and of its first fruits.
Página 165 - And plays about the gilded barges' sides; The ladies, angling in the crystal lake, Feast on the waters with the prey they take ; At once victorious with their lines, and eyes, They make the fishes, and the men, their prize.
Página 247 - The poor folk flocked from far and near ; The great barn was full as it could hold Of women and children, and young and old. Then when he saw it could hold no more, Bishop Hatto he made fast the door ; And...
Página 249 - And in at the windows, and in at the door, And through the walls by thousands they pour, And down from the ceiling, and up through the floor, From the right and the left, from behind and before...
Página 401 - Had I been any god of power, I would Have sunk the sea within the earth, or e'er It should the good ship so have swallow'd, and The fraughting souls within her.
Página 168 - And angling, too, that solitary vice, Whatever Izaak Walton sings or says: The quaint, old, cruel coxcomb, in his gullet Should have a hook, and a small trout to pull it.