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... natural to the humble mind of Henry : no one could be more sensible than himself of the general superiority of Manvers . A little reflection , however , and a review of what had passed between them , coupled with the positive assertion ...
... natural to the humble mind of Henry : no one could be more sensible than himself of the general superiority of Manvers . A little reflection , however , and a review of what had passed between them , coupled with the positive assertion ...
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... nature , there was a fascination about her manners that was far more irresistible than beauty itself , of which , however , she had a considerable share . Between herself and Henry the most perfect cordiality , without any approach to ...
... nature , there was a fascination about her manners that was far more irresistible than beauty itself , of which , however , she had a considerable share . Between herself and Henry the most perfect cordiality , without any approach to ...
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... nature of the admiration with which he viewed her . The very diffidence peculiar to him , and the deep respect he entertained , not only for Lord Elsdale but for every member of his family , exposed him to danger rather than shielded ...
... nature of the admiration with which he viewed her . The very diffidence peculiar to him , and the deep respect he entertained , not only for Lord Elsdale but for every member of his family , exposed him to danger rather than shielded ...
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... Natural Sciences , and the urbane Peale was as busy in the fine Museum which forms one of the chief attractions of the city . My most prominent idea was that of Wilson the ornithologist . Here was his resi- dence ; here he kept school ...
... Natural Sciences , and the urbane Peale was as busy in the fine Museum which forms one of the chief attractions of the city . My most prominent idea was that of Wilson the ornithologist . Here was his resi- dence ; here he kept school ...
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... nature has delighted to bedeck the insects and birds of these paradisaical groves . These , however , were of the genera Sparus and Labrus ; the sea - breams and wrasses , tribes which might be called the parrots and finches of the ...
... nature has delighted to bedeck the insects and birds of these paradisaical groves . These , however , were of the genera Sparus and Labrus ; the sea - breams and wrasses , tribes which might be called the parrots and finches of the ...
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Page 450 - Father, thy hand Hath reared these venerable columns, thou Didst weave this verdant roof. Thou didst look down Upon the naked earth, and, forthwith, rose All these fair ranks of trees.
Page 322 - For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Page 451 - Report not. No fantastic carvings show The boast of our vain race to change the form Of thy fair works. But thou art here — thou fill'st The solitude. Thou art in the soft winds That run along the summit of these trees In music ; — thou art in the cooler breath That from the inmost darkness of the place Comes, scarcely felt ; the barky trunks, the ground, The fresh moist ground, are all instinct with thee.
Page 152 - If thou art worn and hard beset With sorrows that thou wouldst forget, If thou wouldst read a lesson, that will keep Thy heart from fainting and thy soul from sleep, Go to the woods and hills ! — No tears Dim the sweet look that nature wears.
Page 404 - Or like the sun, or like the shade, Or like the gourd which Jonas had; Even such is man, whose thread is spun, Drawn out, and cut, and so is done. The rose withers, the blossom blasteth, The flower fades, the morning hasteth, The sun sets, the shadow flies, The gourd consumes, and man — he dies!
Page 202 - ... bleating aloft, And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung. Then pledged we the wine-cup, and fondly I swore, From my home and my weeping friends never to part ; My little ones kissed me a thousand times o'er, And my wife sobbed aloud in her fulness of heart. Stay, stay with us, — rest, thou art weary and worn...
Page 202 - I flew to the pleasant fields traversed so oft In life's morning march, when my bosom was young ; I heard my own mountain-goats bleating aloft, And knew the sweet strain that the corn-reapers sung.
Page 203 - And thou, too, whosoe'er thou art, That readest this brief psalm, As one by one thy hopes depart, Be resolute and calm. O fear not in a world like this, And thou shalt know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.
Page 408 - I take my subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?" The bishop of Durham readily answered, "God forbid, Sir, but you should: you are the breath of our nostrils." Whereupon the King turned and said to the bishop of Winchester, "Well, my Lord, what say you?" "Sir," replied the bishop, "I have no skill to judge of parliamentary cases.
Page 135 - Thanks to the human heart by which we live, Thanks to its tenderness, its joys, and fears ; To me the meanest flower that blows can give Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears.