Chambers's narrative series of standard reading books, Книга 6 |
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... told you of the days when armies of pagans ravaged our hills - that was a tale to please the men . To - day I shall talk to please the women and children . Every one in his turn . Then we talked of Cæsar - now we will talk of Mother ...
... told you of the days when armies of pagans ravaged our hills - that was a tale to please the men . To - day I shall talk to please the women and children . Every one in his turn . Then we talked of Cæsar - now we will talk of Mother ...
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... told it that in that direction there was a means of escape . It was evident , from the noise , that it did more work in half- an - hour than I had done in a whole day . I really felt as though the hyena were my friend , and resolved ...
... told it that in that direction there was a means of escape . It was evident , from the noise , that it did more work in half- an - hour than I had done in a whole day . I really felt as though the hyena were my friend , and resolved ...
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... told , This heart within me burns . 57 . ' I pass , like night , from land to land ; I have strange power of speech ; That moment that his face I see , I know the man that must hear me : To him my tale I teach . 58 . ' What loud uproar ...
... told , This heart within me burns . 57 . ' I pass , like night , from land to land ; I have strange power of speech ; That moment that his face I see , I know the man that must hear me : To him my tale I teach . 58 . ' What loud uproar ...
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... told me , that she was gathering some vegetables for her repast , when she heard the cottage- door which faced the garden suddenly opened . A stranger came out , and seemed to be looking eagerly and wildly around . He was dressed in ...
... told me , that she was gathering some vegetables for her repast , when she heard the cottage- door which faced the garden suddenly opened . A stranger came out , and seemed to be looking eagerly and wildly around . He was dressed in ...
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... told , Her simple heart to gain . 21 . And soon her sighs and blushes told She did the youth approve ; For where's the maid that can resist The vows of faithful love ? * Supremely , surpassing all others . + Thrushes . + Retired ...
... told , Her simple heart to gain . 21 . And soon her sighs and blushes told She did the youth approve ; For where's the maid that can resist The vows of faithful love ? * Supremely , surpassing all others . + Thrushes . + Retired ...
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Antonio baron Bassanio beach bear beautiful began bird black bear boat brown bear called Cape Disappointment captain carried the bat castle caves Chambers's cloth companion comrades crew cried dark dead dear Doocot door ducats duckling Eurylochos eyes feet fell fire Flaxman flesh Gratiano hand happy head hear heard heart Helios Heracles honour hope horned owl horse island Kirkê knew lady land lend live looked Lord Lord Raglan maid maiden morning mother Nerissa never night o'er Odysseus Panurge passed pinnace poor Portia pray precipices Red-Cross Knight replied rich ring ROBERT CHAMBERS rock Rolf round sail seemed shew ship shore shout Shylock sighed Skylla soon stood sweet tears thee things thou thought tide told Tonquin took turned Venice waves wife wind wonder young youth Zeus
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Страница 172 - Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer, " Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore; But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping, And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door, That I scarce was sure I heard you "—here I opened wide the door.
Страница 32 - So we were left galloping, Joris and I, Past Looz and past Tongres, no cloud in the sky; The broad sun above laughed a pitiless laugh, 'Neath our feet broke the brittle bright stubble like chaff; Till over by Dalhem a dome-spire sprang white, And "Gallop," gasped Joris, "for Aix is in sight!
Страница 130 - I WAS ever of opinion, that the honest man who married, and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population.
Страница 69 - Nor shapes of men nor beasts we ken — The ice was all between. The ice was here, the ice was there, The ice was all around: It cracked and growled, and roared and howled, Like noises in a swound!
Страница 32 - And his low head and crest, just one sharp ear bent back For my voice, and the other pricked out on his track, And one eye's black intelligence — ever that glance O'er its white edge at me, his own master, askance; And the thick heavy spume-flakes, which aye and anon His fierce lips shook upwards in galloping on.
Страница 123 - And after April, when May follows, And the whitethroat builds, and all the swallows? Hark, where my blossomed pear-tree in the hedge Leans to the field and scatters on the clover Blossoms and dewdrops — at the bent spray's edge- — That's the wise thrush; he sings each song twice over, Lest you should think he never could recapture The first fine careless rapture!
Страница 127 - Hebrides. Will no one tell me what she sings? — Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending...
Страница 32 - Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit.
Страница 172 - Thrilled me— filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating, " 'Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door: Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door: This it is and nothing more.
Страница 178 - I've heard of hearts unkind, kind deeds With coldness still returning; Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourning.