The London Quarterly Review, Volumes 113-114Theodore Foster, 1863 |
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... present the appearance of a shrubbery growing on one majestic tree . Some distil fragrant gums , others are laden with the richest fruits . The chirimoya , the pride of Peru , which Mr. Markham compares to spiritualized strawberries ...
... present the appearance of a shrubbery growing on one majestic tree . Some distil fragrant gums , others are laden with the richest fruits . The chirimoya , the pride of Peru , which Mr. Markham compares to spiritualized strawberries ...
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... present in the atmosphere . This has been proved by some recent and in- teresting experiments on the chemical effects of the prismatic spectrum . The salts of cer- tain metals are found to impart bright colours to the flame of the blow ...
... present in the atmosphere . This has been proved by some recent and in- teresting experiments on the chemical effects of the prismatic spectrum . The salts of cer- tain metals are found to impart bright colours to the flame of the blow ...
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... present poverty of the Peruvian silver - mines . Mr. Bollaert , himself a practical miner , states that he could indicate spots where rich veins would certainly be cut , and probably great discoveries made . The mountains surround- ing ...
... present poverty of the Peruvian silver - mines . Mr. Bollaert , himself a practical miner , states that he could indicate spots where rich veins would certainly be cut , and probably great discoveries made . The mountains surround- ing ...
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... present . The river which promises the most certain communication between Peru and the At- lantic seems to be the Purus , which empties itself into the Amazon by four mouths about 740 miles above Pará . The tributaries of the Purus flow ...
... present . The river which promises the most certain communication between Peru and the At- lantic seems to be the Purus , which empties itself into the Amazon by four mouths about 740 miles above Pará . The tributaries of the Purus flow ...
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... present system of at Laguna , on the Peruvian river Huallaga , government , in keeping the best men of the upwards of 3000 miles from the mouth of country out of the political arena , is confirm- the Amazon . The navigation of the great ...
... present system of at Laguna , on the Peruvian river Huallaga , government , in keeping the best men of the upwards of 3000 miles from the mouth of country out of the political arena , is confirm- the Amazon . The navigation of the great ...
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Page 97 - his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Page 181 - I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky : It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Heaven Than when I was a boy.
Page 225 - And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Page 123 - And here I prophesy ; — This brawl to-day Grown to this faction, in the Temple garden, Shall send, between the red rose and the white, A thousand souls to death and deadly night.
Page 97 - And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? "For the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Page 182 - Alas, alas, fair Ines, She went away with song, With music waiting on her steps, And shoutings of the throng ; But some were sad and felt no mirth, But only music's wrong, In sounds that sang farewell, farewell, To her you've loved so long.
Page 84 - But woman's is comparatively a fixed, a secluded, and a meditative life. She is more the companion of her own thoughts and feelings; and if they are turned to ministers of sorrow, where shall she look for consolation! Her lot is to be wooed and won; and if unhappy in her love, her heart is like some fortress that has been captured, and sacked, and abandoned and left desolate.
Page 257 - Oh! happy state! when souls each other draw, When love is liberty, and nature law: All then is full, possessing, and...
Page 71 - For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water, whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished; but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Page 225 - And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.