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... dark complexioned man , not a black , now came in my way . I flew at him like a fury ; he calmly awaited my assault . I struck at him with all my force ; he caught the blow on his scimetar , and my sword broke into a thousand shivers ...
... dark complexioned man , not a black , now came in my way . I flew at him like a fury ; he calmly awaited my assault . I struck at him with all my force ; he caught the blow on his scimetar , and my sword broke into a thousand shivers ...
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... dark , though tolerably genteel street ; i . e . my ears were not continually stun- ned with the noises of carts , waggons , and other vehi- cles , so frequent and necessary in bustling commercial towns like Manchester . It was a pretty ...
... dark , though tolerably genteel street ; i . e . my ears were not continually stun- ned with the noises of carts , waggons , and other vehi- cles , so frequent and necessary in bustling commercial towns like Manchester . It was a pretty ...
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... dark corner of it , to my utter surprize and amazement , I discovered a large mass of papers , half buried in dust , and covered over with cob- webs . These I instantly thought were a parcel of housekeeping receipts , a pacquet of ...
... dark corner of it , to my utter surprize and amazement , I discovered a large mass of papers , half buried in dust , and covered over with cob- webs . These I instantly thought were a parcel of housekeeping receipts , a pacquet of ...
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... darkness would overtake me before I reached it . I in- quired the nearest way back . The old man pointed out to me a kind of path , which wound about a lofty hill , and , afterwards descending , would bring me to the high road to the ...
... darkness would overtake me before I reached it . I in- quired the nearest way back . The old man pointed out to me a kind of path , which wound about a lofty hill , and , afterwards descending , would bring me to the high road to the ...
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... dark things have been said . The Lord of Gleuhscair was ambitious , revengeful , feared and detested by his inferiors , and disliked by his equals and supe- riors ; stern and haughty , his look spoke the mind within . His brow was ...
... dark things have been said . The Lord of Gleuhscair was ambitious , revengeful , feared and detested by his inferiors , and disliked by his equals and supe- riors ; stern and haughty , his look spoke the mind within . His brow was ...
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Página 43 - With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture decked, Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. Their name, their years, spelt by the unlettered muse, The place of fame and elegy supply ; And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
Página 172 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Página 151 - I perceived a negro, suspended in the cage, and left there to expire! I shudder when I recollect that the birds had already picked out his eyes...
Página 131 - We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...
Página 229 - The unlaboured boat falls rapidly along ; The solitary helmsman sits to guide, And sings an idle song. Now o'er the rocks that lay So silent late the shallow current roars ; Fast flow thy waters on their seaward way Through wider-spreading shores. Avon. I gaze and know The lesson emblemed in thy varying way ; It speaks of human joys that rise so slow, So rapidly decay.
Página 43 - For who, to dumb Forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing anxious being e'er resigned, Left the warm precincts of the cheerful day, Nor cast one longing ling'ring look behind...
Página 10 - In' a state of nature, he generally builds his nest on the highest tree that he can find, especially on the palmyra, or on the Indian figtree, and he prefers that which happens to overhang a well or a rivulet ; he makes it of grass, which he weaves like cloth, and shapes like a large bottle...
Página 131 - ... to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds.
Página 28 - With trembling hands and faltering steps, he departed from his mansion of sorrow'; his eyes were dazzled with the splendor of light', and the face of nature presented to his view a perfect paradise. The jail in which he had been imprisoned, stood at some distance from Pekin , and to that city he directed his course, impatient to enjoy the caresses of his wife, his children, and his friends.
Página 12 - seems almost equal (observes this traveller) to that of the bee. Throughout the day they appear to be busily employed in carrying a fine species of grass; which is the principal material they employ for the purpose of erecting this extraordinary work, as well as for additions and repairs. Though...