The Carterets; Or, Country PleasuresWard, Lock and Tyler, 1862 - 319 Seiten |
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Seite 21 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not...
Seite 22 - Stornaway had become quite bewildered on the subject of that meteorological phenomenon called the Dawn of Day. In fact, I doubt whether he ever slept for more than five minutes at a stretch, without waking up in a state of nervous agitation, lest it should be cock-crow. At last, when night ceased altogether, his constitution could no longer stand the shock. .He crowed once or twice sarcastically, then went melancholy mad : finally, taking a calenture, he cackled lowly (probably of green fields),...
Seite 29 - Canada geese are not fond of a poultry-yard, but are rather of a rambling disposition. One of these birds, however, was observed to attach itself, in the strongest and most affectionate manner, to the house-dog ; and would never quit the kennel, except for the purpose of feeding, when it would return again immediately. It always sat by the dog ; but never presumed to go into the kennel, except in rainy weather. Whenever the dog barked, the goose would cackle and run at the person she supposed the...
Seite 200 - Abbey are believed to have flourished there twelve hundred years ago; the olives in the Garden of Gethsemane were full grown when the Saracens were expelled from Jerusalem; and the cypress of Soma, in Lombardy, is said to have been a tree in the time of Julius Caesar; yet, the Bo-tree is older than the oldest of these by a century, and would almost seem to verify the prophecy pronounced when it was planted, that it would "flourish and be green for ever.
Seite 163 - ... it is therefore never seen in the ceremony of nuptials (met soon afterwards) where the lady, as yet unseen by the bridegroom, is carried in a gilt and gaudy chair, hung round with festoons of artificial flowers, and followed by relations, attendants, and servants bearing the paraphernalia, being the only portion given with a daughter in marriage by her parents. The crowd was not a little increased by the mandarins of rank appearing always with numerous attendants ; and still more by circles of...
Seite 30 - ... whenever the dog went out of the yard and ran into the village, the goose always accompanied him, contriving to keep up with him by the assistance of her wings ; and in this way of running and...
Seite 203 - ... the rude pillars of masonry that have been carried out to support them, the retaining walls which shore up the parent stem, the time-worn steps by which the place is approached, and the grotesque carvings that decorate the stonework and friezes ; all impart the conviction that the tree which they encompass has been watched over with abiding solicitude and regarded with an excess of veneration that could never attach to an object of dubious authenticity. The marvellous tree is situated in an enclosure...
Seite 308 - Brothers, and 124 pages of clear, bold letterpress, printed upon stout paper. The Tales are written by various Authors, most of them expressly for the Series, and for cheapness, attractiveness, and sterling interest, they present, perhaps, one of the most pleasing and useful collections of - : • i ii , in modern Juvenile Literature.
Seite 308 - Susan and the Doll ; or. Do Not be Covetous. And THE LITTLE ORPHAN'S HISTORY; or, Everything for the Best. By CAROLINE LEICESTER.
Seite 305 - ... viewed as a careful, concise Ocean History, or as a compact series of Tales and Adventures, possesses many attractive as well as useful features. It embraces the rise and fall of Maritime Greatness, in...