The mountains and lakes of Switzerland1841 |
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... early life encouraged her to continue her pursuits in other branches of literature . In her recent journey through Swit- zerland , & c . , her heart , as in former years , being much with her friends at home , she made many notes of her ...
... early life encouraged her to continue her pursuits in other branches of literature . In her recent journey through Swit- zerland , & c . , her heart , as in former years , being much with her friends at home , she made many notes of her ...
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... early youth seeing the face of the friend of other days come before me , bearing those marks of change for which I was prepared , since my reason told me it must be so - yet , though thus prepared , such marks of decay always give me ...
... early youth seeing the face of the friend of other days come before me , bearing those marks of change for which I was prepared , since my reason told me it must be so - yet , though thus prepared , such marks of decay always give me ...
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... of that ocean to which , as the song says , many of " the love of woman have gone down . " On passing Sheerness my recollections of my early years were again strongly recalled . When I was a child not ten years old , I 16 SWITZERLAND .
... of that ocean to which , as the song says , many of " the love of woman have gone down . " On passing Sheerness my recollections of my early years were again strongly recalled . When I was a child not ten years old , I 16 SWITZERLAND .
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... early in the morning , and we arrived soon after twelve o'clock at night . We now made our preparations for quitting the vessel . One carpet bag and a small basket were all we could take on shore ; the rest of the baggage was in the ...
... early in the morning , and we arrived soon after twelve o'clock at night . We now made our preparations for quitting the vessel . One carpet bag and a small basket were all we could take on shore ; the rest of the baggage was in the ...
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... early life , on my telling him that I had never read " Tom Jones , " remarked , that he would give almost any thing if , like me , he could read it for the first time . I may be different from most others , but I have been not a little ...
... early life , on my telling him that I had never read " Tom Jones , " remarked , that he would give almost any thing if , like me , he could read it for the first time . I may be different from most others , but I have been not a little ...
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Términos y frases comunes
A. J. KEMPE admirable Albert Durer Alps altar amongst amused ancient ANNA ELIZA BRAY appearance arrived ascent beautiful bridge called carriage castle cathedral character church clouds Cologne colour curious dear Brother delightful dinner Dutch England English eyes fancy feeling feet finest French Freyburg German give glaciers goitre Gothic Grindelwald hand head height honour horses journey lady lake lake of Lucerne Lauterbrunnen Leodegar LETTER lofty looked Lucerne Mer de Glace midst Mont Blanc morning mountains nature nephew never night noble objects observed painted passed picture picturesque portrait precipices racter remarkable Rhine river road rocks scene scenery Schaffhausen seemed seen shore side sight snow soon spire spirit spot steamer Strasburg summit Swiss Swiss Guard Switzerland table d'hôte thing told towers town travellers trees valley village Virgin walked Wetterhorn whilst whole wonder Zähringer
Pasajes populares
Página 30 - Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests; in all time, Calm or convulsed, — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark heaving; — boundless, endless, and sublime. The image of eternity, the throne Of the Invisible; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made; each zone Obeys thee; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Página 191 - The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Página 30 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy...
Página 30 - Thou glorious mirror, where the Almighty's form Glasses itself in tempests ; in all time, Calm or convulsed — in breeze, or gale, or storm, Icing the pole, or in the torrid clime Dark-heaving ; boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity — the throne Of the Invisible ; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made ; each zone Obeys thee ; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless...
Página 30 - Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; upon the Eatery plain The wrecks are all thy deed, nor doth remain A shadow of man's ravage, save his own, When, for a moment, like a drop of rain, He sinks into thy depths with bubbling groan, Without a grave, unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown.
Página 28 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters ; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep. For at his word the stormy wind ariseth : which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Página 218 - The Laurel, meed of mighty conquerors And poets sage, the Fir that weepeth still, The Willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The Yew obedient to the bender's will, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mill, The...
Página 191 - THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against Fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings: Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still : Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath When they, pale captives,...
Página 76 - The vast mountains rising on every side and closing at the end, with their rich clothing of wood, the sweet soft spots of verdant pasture scattered at their feet, and sometimes on their breast, and the expanse of water, unbroken by islands, and almost undisturbed by any signs of living men, make an impression which it would be foolish to attempt to convey by words.
Página 242 - Seignior proudly said, if they should trouble him, as they did the Spaniard, he would send his men with shovels and pickaxes, and throw it into the sea) I cannot altogether ascribe to the ingenuity and industry of the people, but the mercy of God, that hath disposed them to such a thriving genius; and to the will of His providence, that disposeth her favour to each country in their preordinate season.