The London readers. First (-Sixth) reader1878 |
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... branches of mountain ash clothed with bunches of coral fruit , as well as the weeping birch and hazel , in order to get a glimpse of the rivulet which whishes between banks glorious with green mosses , lichens , ferns , honeysuckle ...
... branches of mountain ash clothed with bunches of coral fruit , as well as the weeping birch and hazel , in order to get a glimpse of the rivulet which whishes between banks glorious with green mosses , lichens , ferns , honeysuckle ...
Page 57
... air from the ocean , that a hurricane rushed in fury along the river , tearing burning trees up by the roots , hurling flaming branches through the air for five or six miles ( which set fire to the shipping , and SIXTH READER . 57.
... air from the ocean , that a hurricane rushed in fury along the river , tearing burning trees up by the roots , hurling flaming branches through the air for five or six miles ( which set fire to the shipping , and SIXTH READER . 57.
Page 59
... branches , remain , spring extracts no bud from them , nor does summer clothe even a twig with foliage . All is a barren waste ! The trees are not black now , but white , and bleached by sun and rain : and far to the horizon , round and ...
... branches , remain , spring extracts no bud from them , nor does summer clothe even a twig with foliage . All is a barren waste ! The trees are not black now , but white , and bleached by sun and rain : and far to the horizon , round and ...
Page 61
... branches ; and on the roofs of coal- mines , and on the upper layers of coal - seams , we find impressions of leaves and other parts , and from these fragments we know what kind of appearance they had when green and growing . Between ...
... branches ; and on the roofs of coal- mines , and on the upper layers of coal - seams , we find impressions of leaves and other parts , and from these fragments we know what kind of appearance they had when green and growing . Between ...
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... BRANCH AND LEAVES OF LEPIDODENDRON . Another very common coal - plant is called Lepidoden- dron , a long word which signifies a scaly tree . Its trunk was covered with scales , somewhat like a pine- cone . It grew in a fork - shaped ...
... BRANCH AND LEAVES OF LEPIDODENDRON . Another very common coal - plant is called Lepidoden- dron , a long word which signifies a scaly tree . Its trunk was covered with scales , somewhat like a pine- cone . It grew in a fork - shaped ...
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Page 297 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate: " To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late. And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods...
Page 316 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, — alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass...
Page 299 - Back darted Spurius Lartius; Herminius darted back: And, as they passed, beneath their feet They felt the timbers crack. But, when they turned their faces, And on the farther shore Saw brave Horatius stand alone, They would have crossed once more.
Page 311 - I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid In their noonday dreams. From my wings are shaken the dews that waken The sweet buds every one, When rocked to rest on their mother's breast, As she dances about the sun. I wield the flail of the lashing hail, And whiten the green plains under, And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder.
Page 293 - His steps are not upon thy paths, — thy fields Are not a spoil for him, — thou dost arise And shake him from thee; the vile strength he wields For earth's destruction thou dost all despise, Spurning him from thy bosom to the skies, And send'st him, shivering in thy playful spray And howling, to his Gods, where haply lies His petty hope in some near port or b'ay, And dashest him again to earth: — there let him lay.
Page 327 - My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise, — The son of parents passed into the skies.
Page 293 - twas a pleasing fear; For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane, — as I do here.
Page 312 - That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn...
Page 314 - twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street: On with the dance! let joy be unconfined: No sleep till morn when youth and pleasure meet, To chase the glowing hours with flying feet.
Page 326 - When playing with thy vesture's tissued flowers, The violet, the pink, and jessamine, I pricked them into paper with a pin, (And thou wast happier than myself the while, Wouldst softly speak, and stroke my head, and smile...