The Family friend [ed. by R.K. Philp].Robert Kemp Philp 1860 |
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... whole tribe of vermivorous birds are furnished with a beautiful provision for securing their prey . The roof of the mandible is furnished with a series of sharp pro- jections disposed at a slight angle towards the mouth , by which the ...
... whole tribe of vermivorous birds are furnished with a beautiful provision for securing their prey . The roof of the mandible is furnished with a series of sharp pro- jections disposed at a slight angle towards the mouth , by which the ...
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... whole last number of the Record . ' Poor soul ! " " If my fellow were to make half as much noise , I would knock him down , " says Colchicum . " My rule is , When you see straw in the street , ring ! " " An excellent regulation ...
... whole last number of the Record . ' Poor soul ! " " If my fellow were to make half as much noise , I would knock him down , " says Colchicum . " My rule is , When you see straw in the street , ring ! " " An excellent regulation ...
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... whole swarms of flies , who were galling him , and sucking his blood , a offered to drive them away . " By no means , " SWALLOW , observing his distress , kindly said the Fox ; " for , if these should be chased away , who are already ...
... whole swarms of flies , who were galling him , and sucking his blood , a offered to drive them away . " By no means , " SWALLOW , observing his distress , kindly said the Fox ; " for , if these should be chased away , who are already ...
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... whole party . We struck off , after crossing the plain of Beyrout , into a beaten path leading over Lebanon , our way lying through groves of prickly pears ( cactus opuntia ) , olives , and the sweet - smelling mimosa . We had scarcely ...
... whole party . We struck off , after crossing the plain of Beyrout , into a beaten path leading over Lebanon , our way lying through groves of prickly pears ( cactus opuntia ) , olives , and the sweet - smelling mimosa . We had scarcely ...
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... whole is imbibed the rice is swollen , but unbroken , and perfectly tender , and is done . When taken off the fire and uncovered , a number of little holes produced by the evaporation of the broth will be observed ; into these the small ...
... whole is imbibed the rice is swollen , but unbroken , and perfectly tender , and is done . When taken off the fire and uncovered , a number of little holes produced by the evaporation of the broth will be observed ; into these the small ...
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Página 169 - Silence : truths that wake To perish never ; Which neither listlessness, nor mad endeavour, Nor Man, nor Boy, Nor all that is at enmity with joy, Can utterly abolish or destroy ! Hence, in a season of calm weather.
Página 169 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain light of all our day, Are yet a master light of all our seeing...
Página 332 - On the whole, it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Página 46 - He reads much; He is a great observer and he looks Quite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays, As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music; Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sort As if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spirit That could be moved to smile at any thing.
Página 86 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and everduring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works, to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Página 169 - The thought of our past years in me doth breed Perpetual benediction: not indeed For that which is most worthy to be blest — Delight and liberty, the simple creed Of Childhood, whether busy or at rest, With new-fledged hope still fluttering in his breast...
Página 222 - Upon the rapid current, which, through veins Of porous earth with kindly thirst up-drawn, Rose a fresh fountain, and with many a rill Watered the garden; thence united fell Down the steep glade, and met the nether flood, Which from his darksome passage now appears, And now, divided into four main streams, Runs diverse, wandering many a famous realm And country...
Página 125 - O 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...
Página 332 - In behalf of the Nose it will quickly appear, And your lordship, he said, will undoubtedly find That the Nose has had spectacles always in wear, Which amounts to possession time out of mind.
Página 30 - Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the steep It thundering shoots, and shakes the country round.