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When I made my first visit to these remote and lonely regions , the scattered woods through which we rode for many miles were gay in their first gosling.green suit of half - opened leaves , and the forest odours which exhaled with the ...
When I made my first visit to these remote and lonely regions , the scattered woods through which we rode for many miles were gay in their first gosling.green suit of half - opened leaves , and the forest odours which exhaled with the ...
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But in vain , even putting out of the question my paper - soled shoes — sensible things for the woods . The ditch on each side was filled with water and quite too wide to jump over ; and we were actually contemplat . ing a return ...
But in vain , even putting out of the question my paper - soled shoes — sensible things for the woods . The ditch on each side was filled with water and quite too wide to jump over ; and we were actually contemplat . ing a return ...
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After breakfast Mrs. Danforth mentioned that she was going about a mile into the woods to visi a neighbour whose son had been bitten by a Massisanga ( I spell the word by ear ) and was not expected to live . I inquired of course— “ Why ...
After breakfast Mrs. Danforth mentioned that she was going about a mile into the woods to visi a neighbour whose son had been bitten by a Massisanga ( I spell the word by ear ) and was not expected to live . I inquired of course— “ Why ...
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My desire for a long walk through the woods , was somewhat cooled by this conversation ; nevertheless upon the good dame's reiterated assurance that there was no danger , and that she would " as lief meet forty on ' em as not ...
My desire for a long walk through the woods , was somewhat cooled by this conversation ; nevertheless upon the good dame's reiterated assurance that there was no danger , and that she would " as lief meet forty on ' em as not ...
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One went so far as to hint that it would have been as well if Mr. ( the sportsman ) had not taken quite so long to ascertain whether that white moving thing he had seen in the woods was a deer's tail or not . To this the city Nimrod had ...
One went so far as to hint that it would have been as well if Mr. ( the sportsman ) had not taken quite so long to ascertain whether that white moving thing he had seen in the woods was a deer's tail or not . To this the city Nimrod had ...
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Seite 291 - Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
Seite 78 - Many examples may be put of the force of custom, both upon mind and body ; therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs. Certainly, custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years: this we call education, which is, in effect, but an early custom.
Seite 152 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Seite 107 - It were good therefore that men in their innovations would follow the example of time itself, which indeed innovateth greatly, but quietly and by degrees scarce to be perceived...
Seite 89 - Truly, shepherd, in respect of itself, it is a good life; but in respect that it is a shepherd's life, it is naught. In respect that it is solitary, I like it very well; but in respect that it is private, it is a very vile life. Now in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well; but in respect it is not in the court, it is tedious.
Seite 250 - IX. 0 how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven ! X.
Seite 181 - While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where...
Seite 133 - I COME, I come ! ye have called me long, I come o'er the mountains with light and song, Ye may trace my step o'er the wakening earth, By the winds which tell of the violet's birth, By the primrose stars in the shadowy grass, By the green leaves opening as I pass.
Seite 116 - The pen, and ink, and a sheet o' paper, and a wafer,' is no unusual request ; and when the pen is returned, you are generally informed, that you sent ' an awful bad pen.' " I have been frequently reminded of one of Johnson's humorous sketches. A man returning a broken wheel-barrow to a Quaker, with ' Here, I 've broke your rotten wheel-barrow, usin
Seite 116 - I wish you'd get it mended right off, 'cause I want to borrow it again this afternoon." The Quaker is made to reply, "Friend, it shall be done:" and I wish I possessed more of his spirit.
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | A New Home - Who'll Follow? Or, Glimpses of Western Life? |
| Autor/in | Caroline Matilda Kirkland |
| Ausgabe | 2 |
| Verlag | Francis, 1839 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 15. Nov. 2006 |
| Länge | 317 Seiten |
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