Lessons derived from the animal world, Volumen 11847 |
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... means of throwing a punctual man out of his engagements for the whole day , and of causing him both incon- venience and loss . In the payment of bills , the neglect of a thoughtless individual , or the miscon- duct of an unfaithful one ...
... means of throwing a punctual man out of his engagements for the whole day , and of causing him both incon- venience and loss . In the payment of bills , the neglect of a thoughtless individual , or the miscon- duct of an unfaithful one ...
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... means of their faithful dogs . These animals assist them in hunting the seal , the rein - deer , and the bear ; they carry burdens , and drag heavy sledges over the trackless snows of those dreary plains . They re- ceive little food and ...
... means of their faithful dogs . These animals assist them in hunting the seal , the rein - deer , and the bear ; they carry burdens , and drag heavy sledges over the trackless snows of those dreary plains . They re- ceive little food and ...
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... means , that they are his prisoners . He seldom uses violence unless resisted , and even in this case he will sometimes seize the person , throw him down , and hold him for several hours , or until relieved , without doing him the least ...
... means , that they are his prisoners . He seldom uses violence unless resisted , and even in this case he will sometimes seize the person , throw him down , and hold him for several hours , or until relieved , without doing him the least ...
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... means of defence or of attack , of the most formidable ap- pearance . By lowering his head , the rein - deer presents to the enemy a number of weapons , which have been compared to " lengthened prongs . " He does not gore like the ox ...
... means of defence or of attack , of the most formidable ap- pearance . By lowering his head , the rein - deer presents to the enemy a number of weapons , which have been compared to " lengthened prongs . " He does not gore like the ox ...
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... means of furnishing al- most every comfort and necessary of life to a whole nation ; and that it should do so without needing much care or attendance in return . Finding its own food at all seasons , it does not require fields to be ...
... means of furnishing al- most every comfort and necessary of life to a whole nation ; and that it should do so without needing much care or attendance in return . Finding its own food at all seasons , it does not require fields to be ...
Términos y frases comunes
animal appear arrived attachment beast beautiful become birds camel caravan carrier-pigeons cheerful creature danger deer desert distance docility driver dromedary duty ears earth eggs elephant eyes faithful favourite feeding feeling feet female fidelity Fingal's Cave flight flock frequently gentle ground habits head herd horse howdah hundred inclosure injury insects journey keeper kind Laplander lark larvæ legs lichen live load louis-d'or mankind master miles milk morning mule nature Nearest to Heaven neck nest never Newfoundland dogs noble noise notice observed occasion pass patient persons pigeons plumage poor proboscis quadrupeds qualities rein-deer remarkable rider RING-DOVE rookery rooks sagacity says season seems side sight Sirrah skin skylark sledge snow sometimes soon species spot Thomas Dick Lauder throws traveller trees trunk turn whole wild wings wood woodlark young Zenaida dove
Pasajes populares
Página 126 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Página 257 - ETHEREAL minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Página 237 - Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home...
Página 291 - O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds the day, Over the cloudlet dim, Over the rainbow's rim, Musical cherub, soar, singing, away ! Then, when the gloaming comes, Low in the heather blooms Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love be ! Emblem of happiness, Blest is thy dwelling-place — Oh, to abide in the desert with thee ! JAMES HOGG.
Página 258 - Mirth is like a flash of lightning, that breaks through a gloom of clouds, and glitters for a moment ; cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, and fills it with a steady and perpetual serenity.
Página 321 - Towards the approach of day, the noise in some measure subsided, long before objects were distinguishable, the Pigeons began to move off in a direction quite different from that in which they had arrived the evening before, and at sunrise all that were able to fly had disappeared. The howlings of the wolves now reached our ears, and the foxes, lynxes, cougars, bears, raccoons, opossums and pole-cats were seen sneaking off...
Página 9 - A BARKING sound the Shepherd hears, A cry as of a dog or fox ; He halts, — and searches with his eyes Among the scattered rocks : And now at distance can discern A stirring in a brake of fern ; And instantly a dog is seen, Glancing through that covert green. The Dog is not of mountain breed ; Its motions, too, are wild and shy ; With something, as the Shepherd thinks, Unusual in its cry : Nor is there any one in sight All round, in hollow or on height...
Página 290 - O to abide in the desert with thee! Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud, Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth.
Página 232 - AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run ; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.
Página 10 - Far in the bosom of Helvellyn, Remote from public road or dwelling, Pathway or cultivated land, From trace of human foot or hand. There sometimes doth a leaping fish Send through the tarn a lonely cheer ; The crags repeat the raven's croak, In symphony austere...