Chambers's pocket miscellany, Volumes 16-18 |
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... heard him exclaim in a loud voice : A sail on the starboard - quarter ! ' ' Impossible ! ' responded the mate , whose watch it was . ' It's true , howsomever , sir , ' said the man , after another long and steady look ; though I cannot ...
... heard him exclaim in a loud voice : A sail on the starboard - quarter ! ' ' Impossible ! ' responded the mate , whose watch it was . ' It's true , howsomever , sir , ' said the man , after another long and steady look ; though I cannot ...
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... heard : ' A sail on the larboard bow ! ' and all eyes were immediately directed to that quarter . It was at once made out that the vessel was a schooner , and from some peculiarity in her rigging , the captain pronounced her to be the ...
... heard : ' A sail on the larboard bow ! ' and all eyes were immediately directed to that quarter . It was at once made out that the vessel was a schooner , and from some peculiarity in her rigging , the captain pronounced her to be the ...
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... heard no more of the strange schooner . Dawn was fast approaching , when our attention was once more aroused by the flash , followed by the report , of a gun right ahead of us . From the loudness of the explosion , as well as the ...
... heard no more of the strange schooner . Dawn was fast approaching , when our attention was once more aroused by the flash , followed by the report , of a gun right ahead of us . From the loudness of the explosion , as well as the ...
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... heard the visitor whom he consulted on this occasion express his conviction , that he had denied himself his dinner that day , simply as an appeasing sacrifice to the spirit of self - denying frugality , on his indulging to so great an ...
... heard the visitor whom he consulted on this occasion express his conviction , that he had denied himself his dinner that day , simply as an appeasing sacrifice to the spirit of self - denying frugality , on his indulging to so great an ...
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... heard from his father that he had wealthy relatives in England . For that country he suddenly resolved to embark , with the vision before his fancy of kind patronage , by means of which he might attain competency and distinction , in ...
... heard from his father that he had wealthy relatives in England . For that country he suddenly resolved to embark , with the vision before his fancy of kind patronage , by means of which he might attain competency and distinction , in ...
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Popular passages
Page 133 - The grand transition, that there lives and works A soul in all things, and that soul is God.
Page 133 - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
Page 39 - Try their thin wings and dance in the warm beam That waked them into life. Even the green trees Partake the deep contentment; as they bend To the soft winds, the sun from the blue sky Looks in and sheds a blessing on the scene.
Page 64 - In a word, the almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land, seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages...
Page 30 - 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 134 - The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick? The Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives. Is there a variance ? Enter but his door, Balked are the courts, and contest is no more.
Page 133 - Rules universal nature. Not a flower But shows some touch in freckle, streak, or stain, Of his unrivalled pencil. He inspires Their balmy odours, and imparts their hues, And bathes their eyes with nectar, and includes, In grains as countless as the sea-side sands, The forms in which He sprinkles all the earth.
Page 39 - That waked them into life. Even the green trees Partake the deep contentment ; as they bend To the soft winds, the sun from the blue sky Looks in and sheds a blessing on the scene. Scarce less the cleft-born wild-flower seems to enjoy Existence, than the winged plunderer That sucks its sweets.
Page 133 - Vaga echoes through her winding bounds, And rapid Severn hoarse applause resounds. Who hung with woods you mountain's sultry brow? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
Page 134 - Who builds a church to God, and not to fame, Will never mark the marble with his name...