Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Volumes 15-16W. and R. Chambers, 1854 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 60
Page 9
... stretched at length upon a bedstead which looks like a bier , and carried upon men's shoulders ; others squatting in small cage - like conveyances , just suffi- cient to hold a person doubled up in the least A FAIR IN INDIA . 9.
... stretched at length upon a bedstead which looks like a bier , and carried upon men's shoulders ; others squatting in small cage - like conveyances , just suffi- cient to hold a person doubled up in the least A FAIR IN INDIA . 9.
Page 16
... length the uproar , which has been kept up without inter- mission since daybreak , dies away , and either subsides into a faint murmur , or ceases ; the greater number of lamps are extinguished , and silence and darkness prevail . It is ...
... length the uproar , which has been kept up without inter- mission since daybreak , dies away , and either subsides into a faint murmur , or ceases ; the greater number of lamps are extinguished , and silence and darkness prevail . It is ...
Page 19
... lengths keen sportsmen do sometimes go , to be sure , with their passion for racing and betting . Some men , from morning till night , seem to think of nothing else ; and though one would say that they could not carry on turf - sports ...
... lengths keen sportsmen do sometimes go , to be sure , with their passion for racing and betting . Some men , from morning till night , seem to think of nothing else ; and though one would say that they could not carry on turf - sports ...
Page 20
... length , up to their heads in one of his limbs . He fulfilled his undertaking with the courage of a martyr , and won his bet . But the consequence of his feat was , that he was confined to bed for months , and ran the greatest risk of ...
... length , up to their heads in one of his limbs . He fulfilled his undertaking with the courage of a martyr , and won his bet . But the consequence of his feat was , that he was confined to bed for months , and ran the greatest risk of ...
Page 30
... length our captain ordered a boat out , with directions to put in to the shore , and come off in the morning , as we should lay to . That night there was not an eye closed in the ship . We were all waiting for the morning , for many ...
... length our captain ordered a boat out , with directions to put in to the shore , and come off in the morning , as we should lay to . That night there was not an eye closed in the ship . We were all waiting for the morning , for many ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterwards amongst appeared astrologer beauty began boat body Brahmins brought called captain Carolan Christopher Schmidt church circumstances Clerkenwell Clisthenes crew daughter death Douglas Drylaw Dufavel Duke of Douglas Earl escape eyes father feet fell fire formed fortune gave Geordie George Ross Ginevra grand-prior Grindell ground Grubb hand heard Hearne Bay heart honour hope horse hour Hurdwar husband Indians island Jane Douglas Jeanie king knew Lady Esther Lady Jane Ledyard length Lisbon lived London look Lord Margate marriage miles mind Moray morning murder neighbours never night nuwaub occasion party passed person Piombo pirates poor prison rendered Riley river rock sail says scarcely scene Schmidt schooner seemed seen shew ship side soldiers soon St Denis St John's Gate St Kilda sufferings taken thought took vessel whole wife wretched young
Popular passages
Page 105 - Upon being closely pursued, she would generally fly to the western woods and return the next winter with another litter of whelps.
Page 136 - Greene then invited to her house gentlemen from different parts of the state; and on the first day after they had assembled, she conducted them to a temporary building which had been erected for the machine, and they saw with astonishment and delight...
Page 48 - When recovered, he applied himself anew to his work; the canoe was finished, launched into the stream, and, by the further aid of his companions, equipped and prepared for a voyage. His wishes were now at their consummation, and, bidding adieu to these haunts of the muses, where he had gained a dubious fame, he set off alone, with a light heart, to explore a river, with the navigation of which he had not the slightest acquaintance. The distance to Hartford was not less than one hundred and forty...
Page 38 - God of the forest's solemn shade! The grandeur of the lonely tree, That wrestles singly with the gale, Lifts up admiring eyes to thee; But more majestic far they stand, When, side by side, their ranks they form, To wave on high their plumes of green, And fight their battles with the storm.
Page 106 - Having groped his passage to the horizontal part of the den, the most terrifying darkness appeared in front of the dim circle of light afforded by his torch. It was silent as the house of death. None but monsters of the desert had ever before explored this solitary mansion of horror.
Page 39 - God of the rolling orbs above ! Thy name is written clearly bright In the warm day's unvarying blaze, Or evening's golden shower of light. For every fire that fronts the sun, And every spark that walks alone Around the utmost verge of heaven. Were kindled at thy burning throne.
Page 120 - ... their village. The foreground of the picture was a wide desolate sweep of earth and stones, relieved by the shattered roof of a neighbouring cottage. On the left hand spread the blue and tranquil surface, of the lake of Zug, on the margin of which yet stands the pleasant village of Art, almost in contact with the ruins, and trembling even in its preservation. • "We proceeded, in our descent, along the side of the Rigi, toward the half-buried village of Lowertz.
Page 138 - North Carolina, to her honor be It recorded, in December, 1802, negotiated an arrangement with Mr. Whitney, whereby the legislature laid a tax of two shillings and sixpence upon every saw employed in ginning cotton, to be continued for five years, which sum was to be collected by the sheriffs in the same manner as the public taxes ; and, after deducting the expenses of collection, the avails were faithfully paid over to the patentee.