The Saturday Magazine, Volume 17John William Parker, 1841 - Periodicals |
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... containing accounts of gems , from that of St. Epiphanius , to that of the eminent Boyle , are devoted either to an ... contain the greatest value within the smallest bulk , so that a diamond or a ruby , not larger than a nut , may be ...
... containing accounts of gems , from that of St. Epiphanius , to that of the eminent Boyle , are devoted either to an ... contain the greatest value within the smallest bulk , so that a diamond or a ruby , not larger than a nut , may be ...
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... containing the bas - relief represented in our cut ; and we have given the description contained in the preceeding paragraph , in order to explain the probable nature of this isolated stone . It appears to have been in the centre of a ...
... containing the bas - relief represented in our cut ; and we have given the description contained in the preceeding paragraph , in order to explain the probable nature of this isolated stone . It appears to have been in the centre of a ...
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... contain the greatest value within the smallest bulk . The value of precious stones is estimated in a different way from that of most other substances . For two ounces or gold , for instance , we must pay twice the price for one ounce ...
... contain the greatest value within the smallest bulk . The value of precious stones is estimated in a different way from that of most other substances . For two ounces or gold , for instance , we must pay twice the price for one ounce ...
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... containing this gas , which is ignited at the jet by means of an electric spark : the hydrogen flame heats the cup ... contains four large uncut diamonds of this shape , which must indeed have been the only form of diamond known to the ...
... containing this gas , which is ignited at the jet by means of an electric spark : the hydrogen flame heats the cup ... contains four large uncut diamonds of this shape , which must indeed have been the only form of diamond known to the ...
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... contains three seeds , imbedded in pulp of a bitterish taste . The flower which preceded it is white and fragrant . It stands in the twelfth class and third order of Linnæus , and contains about twenty stamens and three pistils . An ...
... contains three seeds , imbedded in pulp of a bitterish taste . The flower which preceded it is white and fragrant . It stands in the twelfth class and third order of Linnæus , and contains about twenty stamens and three pistils . An ...
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Page 59 - And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
Page 6 - I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphim : each one had six wings ; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said: — " Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is full of His glory.
Page 221 - One spirit, His Who wore the platted thorns with bleeding brows, Rules universal nature. Not a flower But shows some touch, in freckle, streak, or stain, Of his unrivall'd pencil. He inspires Their balmy odours, and imparts their hues, And bathes their eyes with nectar, and includes, In grains as countless as the seaside sands, The forms with which he sprinkles all the earth.
Page 133 - Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night, and set a keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds.
Page 59 - And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
Page 133 - Drawn from his refuge in some lonely elm, That age or injury has hollow'd deep, Where, on his bed of wool and matted leaves, He has outslept the winter, ventures forth To frisk awhile, and bask in the warm sun, The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play : He sees me, and at once, swift as a bird, Ascends the neighbouring beech ; there whisks his brush, And perks his ears, and stamps, and cries aloud, With all the prettiness of feign'd alarm. And anger insignificantly fierce.
Page 133 - Discourse ensues, not trivial, yet not dull, Nor such as with a frown forbids the play Of fancy, or proscribes the sound of mirth: Nor do we madly, like an impious world, Who deem religion frenzy, and the God That made them an intruder on their joy», Start at his awful name, or deem his praise A jarring note.
Page 183 - ... the bees of the bankrupt hive who had been absent at the time of the catastrophe, and who arrived, from time to time, with full cargoes from abroad. At first they wheeled about...
Page 26 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known; In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 183 - ... community; as if the bees would carry through the similitude of their habits with those of laborious and gainful man, I beheld numbers from rival hives, arriving on eager wing, to enrich themselves with the ruins of their neighbors.