Holidays Among the Mountains, Or, Scenes and Stories of Wales |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 38
Page 66
... coloured skirts , with wooden shoes , and grey stockings . And oh ! how quickly they knit stockings as they walk along ; they never look at their work , but walk on , perhaps chatting to some one , perhaps looking about , but knitting ...
... coloured skirts , with wooden shoes , and grey stockings . And oh ! how quickly they knit stockings as they walk along ; they never look at their work , but walk on , perhaps chatting to some one , perhaps looking about , but knitting ...
Page 67
Matilda Betham-Edwards. grand and beautifully coloured as they really were . Nor the sunlight tipping the trees with gold , nor the froth of the river , which rose and fell so bois- terously over the dark rocks around ; but I should know ...
Matilda Betham-Edwards. grand and beautifully coloured as they really were . Nor the sunlight tipping the trees with gold , nor the froth of the river , which rose and fell so bois- terously over the dark rocks around ; but I should know ...
Page 97
... coloured paint water had fallen over her beautiful picture . Oh ! Mademoiselle , ' she cried in great distress , ' look at my poor picture ; all my labour has been for nothing . ' 666 " Who has done this ? ' said Mademoiselle Allemeyer ...
... coloured paint water had fallen over her beautiful picture . Oh ! Mademoiselle , ' she cried in great distress , ' look at my poor picture ; all my labour has been for nothing . ' 666 " Who has done this ? ' said Mademoiselle Allemeyer ...
Page 100
... coloured , looked grave , and hesitated . " Would you prefer to take Sylvine with you ? " asked Mrs. Hill , " if so , Lucy Markham can change places with Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Kennedy can ride with us instead of your pupil . As Madame D ...
... coloured , looked grave , and hesitated . " Would you prefer to take Sylvine with you ? " asked Mrs. Hill , " if so , Lucy Markham can change places with Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Kennedy can ride with us instead of your pupil . As Madame D ...
Page 106
... coloured mountains pressing over each other's shoulder as if to look down on the valleys beneath ; little rushing streams singing their glad songs on the hill side , and happy bare - legged peasant children , cowkeepers of the pastures ...
... coloured mountains pressing over each other's shoulder as if to look down on the valleys beneath ; little rushing streams singing their glad songs on the hill side , and happy bare - legged peasant children , cowkeepers of the pastures ...
Other editions - View all
Holidays Among the Mountains: Or Scenes and Stories of Wales (Classic Reprint) M. Betham Edwards No preview available - 2017 |
Holidays Among the Mountains: Or Scenes and Stories of Wales (Classic Reprint) M. Betham Edwards No preview available - 2015 |
Holidays Among the Mountains, Or, Scenes and Stories of Wales Matilda Betham-Edwards No preview available - 2012 |
Common terms and phrases
Armitage asked Aunt Ana Author Bangor Beatrice beautiful Beddgelert boys By-and-by carriage Charley Charlotte Brontë child clever cloth coloured Corwen cottage cried Sylvine dear delightful diary dinner dress Egwurth Emily English Engravings eyes fancy father Fcap feel flowers friends Frontispiece Gelert gilt edges hands happy HARRISON WEIR Harry Hotspur hear heart Herr Müller Hill History Hugh Lloyd Jenny Jones Jenny Roberts Jenny's Julian king ladies Lady-fern little girl little Jenny lived looked Lucy Madame D'Aubencourt Mademoiselle Allemeyer mamma mountains Nant Llysin never nice Owen Glendower papa plain Pont Aberglaslyn poor pretty Prince Puffin Island replied rock Royal 16mo Second Edition Small 4to smiling Snowdon story Super-royal 16mo sure Susette Sylvine and Jenny Sylvine's tears tell things THOMAS HOOD thought told trees Wales walk Welsh whilst wild wish wonder wood young
Popular passages
Page 22 - The Modern British Plutarch; Or, Lives of Men distinguished in the recent History of our Country for their Talents, Virtues and Achievements. By WC TAYLOR, LL.D. Author of "A Manual of Ancient and Modern History,
Page 31 - Every-Day Things ; or, Useful Knowledge respecting the Principal Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Substances in Common Use. Second Edition, revised. 18mo., cloth, Is. 6d. " A little encyclopaedia of useful knowledge, deserving a place in every juvenile library.
Page 20 - FUN." 8. THE LIFE AND PERAMBULATIONS OF A MOUSE. 9. EASY INTRODUCTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF NATURE. By MRS. TRIMMER. 10. RIGHT AND WRONG. By the Author of
Page 24 - True Stories from Ancient History, chronologically arranged from the Creation of the World to the Death of Charlemagne. Twelfth Edition.
Page 25 - Butler's Outline Maps, and Key, or GEOGRAPHICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL EXERCISES ; with a Set of Coloured Outline Maps, designed for the use of Young Persons. By the late WILLIAM BUTLER. Enlarged by the Author's Son, J.
Page 29 - Mamma's Lessons. For her Little Boys and Girls. Thirteenth Edition, with eight Engravings. Price 2s. 6rf. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges. The Mine; Or, Subterranean Wonders. An Account of the Operations of the Miner and the Products of his Labours; with a Description of the most important in all parts of the World.
Page 16 - A Word to the Wise, or HINTS ON THE CURRENT IMPROPRIETIES OF EXPRESSION IN WRITING AND SPEAKING. By PARRY GWYNNE. Thirteenth Thousand. 18mo, price Gd. sewed ; or is. cloth, gilt edges. " All who wish to mind their p's and cfs should consult this little volume.
Page 17 - Glimpses of Nature ; And Objects of Interest described during a Visit to the Isle of Wight. Designed to assist and encourage Young Persons in forming habits of observation. By Mrs. LOUDON. Second Edition, enlarged. With Forty-one Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth. "We could not recommend a more valuable little volume. It is full of information, conveyed in the most agreeable manner."— Literary Gazette.
Page 20 - STODDART. 2. Mrs. Leicester's School. BY CHARLES and MARY LAMB. 3. The History of The Robins. BY MRS. TRIMMER. 4. Memoir of Bob, The Spotted Terrier. 5. Keeper's Travels in Search of His Master. 6. The Scottish Orphans. BY LADY STODDART. 7. Never Wrong; or, the Young Disputant ; AND "It was only in Fun.
Page 27 - Engravings. 2s. 6d. plain; 3s. 6d. coloured. Bible Illustrations; Or, a Description of Manners and Customs peculiar to the East, and especially Explanatory of the Holy Scriptures. By the Rev. BH DRAPER. With Engravings. Fourth Edition. Revised bv Dr. KITTO, Editor of " The Pictorial Bible,