A New Home--who'll Follow?: Or, Glimpses of Western Life, Teil 33C. S. Francis, 1840 - 337 Seiten |
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... dare not flatter myself that any one will be led to accuse me of further imitation of a deservedly popular writer . And with such brief salvo , I make my humble curtsey . M. C. A NEW HOME . CHAPTER I. Here are seen No iv PREFACE .
... dare not flatter myself that any one will be led to accuse me of further imitation of a deservedly popular writer . And with such brief salvo , I make my humble curtsey . M. C. A NEW HOME . CHAPTER I. Here are seen No iv PREFACE .
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... seen No traces of man's pomp and pride ; no silks Rustle , nor jewels shine , nor envious eyes Encounter * * * * Oh , there is not lost * One of earth's charms ; upon her bosom yet After the flight of untold centuries The freshness of ...
... seen No traces of man's pomp and pride ; no silks Rustle , nor jewels shine , nor envious eyes Encounter * * * * Oh , there is not lost * One of earth's charms ; upon her bosom yet After the flight of untold centuries The freshness of ...
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... seen a cougar - nor been bitten by a rattlesnake . The reader who has patience to go with me to the close of my desultory sketches , must expect nothing beyond a mean- dering recital of common - place occurrences- mere gossip about ...
... seen a cougar - nor been bitten by a rattlesnake . The reader who has patience to go with me to the close of my desultory sketches , must expect nothing beyond a mean- dering recital of common - place occurrences- mere gossip about ...
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... seen below stairs , were to repose . Sundry old quilts were fastened by forks to the rafters in such a way as to serve as a partial screen , and with this I was obliged to be content . Excessive fatigue is not fastidious . I called to ...
... seen below stairs , were to repose . Sundry old quilts were fastened by forks to the rafters in such a way as to serve as a partial screen , and with this I was obliged to be content . Excessive fatigue is not fastidious . I called to ...
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... seen in the morning , was now produced ; the young lady vanished- re - appeared in a scarlet circassian dress , and more combs in her hair than would dress a belle for the court of St. James ; and forthwith both mother and daughter ...
... seen in the morning , was now produced ; the young lady vanished- re - appeared in a scarlet circassian dress , and more combs in her hair than would dress a belle for the court of St. James ; and forthwith both mother and daughter ...
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Seite 309 - Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
Seite 163 - 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 260 - Are not the mountains, waves, and skies, a part Of me and of my soul, as I of them ? Is not the love of these deep in my heart With a pure passion?
Seite 98 - 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 117 - 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 193 - While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where...
Seite 143 - 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 9 - Wave not less proudly that their ancestors Moulder beneath them. Oh, there is not lost One of earth's charms : upon her bosom yet, After the flight of untold centuries, The freshness of her far beginning lies, And yet shall lie.
Seite 157 - Nature ! is there nought to prize, Familiar in thy bosom scenes of life ? And dwells in day-light truth's salubrious skies No form with which the soul may...
Seite 124 - 'cause you've got plenty," is conclusive as to sharing with your neighbors. Whoever comes into Michigan with nothing, will be sure to better his condition; but woe to him that brings with him any thing like an appearance of abundance, whether of money or mere household conveniences. To have them, and not be willing to share them in some sort with the whole community, is an unpardonable crime. You must lend your best horse to qui que ce...