Nether Lochaber: The Natural History, Legends, and Folk-lore of the West HighlandsW. Paterson, 1883 - 417 páginas |
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... never more markedly than this year , a scene that you never tire of gazing at , and declaring again and again , and with all your heart , to be " beautiful exceedingly . " As you gaze on such a scene as this , you feel that no painter ...
... never more markedly than this year , a scene that you never tire of gazing at , and declaring again and again , and with all your heart , to be " beautiful exceedingly . " As you gaze on such a scene as this , you feel that no painter ...
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... never so wisely . " Viewed æsthetically , nature in sooth consists not of matter only , but of matter and spirit , and therein is the secret of her surpassing power over us . You may subtly imitate and reproduce exact representations of ...
... never so wisely . " Viewed æsthetically , nature in sooth consists not of matter only , but of matter and spirit , and therein is the secret of her surpassing power over us . You may subtly imitate and reproduce exact representations of ...
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... never , perhaps , so briefly and pithily enforced as by the Macedonian conqueror on a certain occasion . A courtier one day asked him to listen to him how well he could , whistling , imitate the notes of the nightingale . Alex- ander ...
... never , perhaps , so briefly and pithily enforced as by the Macedonian conqueror on a certain occasion . A courtier one day asked him to listen to him how well he could , whistling , imitate the notes of the nightingale . Alex- ander ...
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... never be rich . " " My son , " the mother mild replied , " See that you pay the fairies their due ; A tribute due should ne'er be denied― Others don't grudge it , and why should you ? Nor thrive their flocks nor kine , I ween , Who ...
... never be rich . " " My son , " the mother mild replied , " See that you pay the fairies their due ; A tribute due should ne'er be denied― Others don't grudge it , and why should you ? Nor thrive their flocks nor kine , I ween , Who ...
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... never to beg , O ; Brave , O brave , my lover true , he's worth a maiden's love : ( And the sea below is still as deep as the sky is high above ! ) Hark to the fulmar and guillemot screaming : Hark to the kittiwake , puffin , and gull ...
... never to beg , O ; Brave , O brave , my lover true , he's worth a maiden's love : ( And the sea below is still as deep as the sky is high above ! ) Hark to the fulmar and guillemot screaming : Hark to the kittiwake , puffin , and gull ...
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Términos y frases comunes
admirably amongst animal Appin Ardgour autumn Ballachulish beautiful believe Ben Nevis bird bright called Castle Stalker cave chaffinch CHAPTER cold colour common curious days ago delight district eating eggs evil fact fairy favourite fieldfare Fingalian fish flowers frequently Gaelic glen Glen Nevis Glenevis green hand hazel head heard Hebrides hedgehog hour interesting known labours land least less lively Loch Loch Leven Loch Linnhe Lochaber axe look matter mole moon morning Mortimer Collins mountain neighbourhood neighbouring nest Nether Lochaber never night observed occasion once otter ourselves Outer Hebrides perhaps plant poet potato present probably proper rain rare raven reader recollect round Scotland season seemed seen shores singing song specimen spot spotted crake storm summer superstition thing thistle truth watch water-vole weather West Highlands wild wild-birds wind wing winter wonder