Walks, Talks, Travels and Exploits of Two Schoolboys: A Book for Boys |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
Page 23
... close along the hedge for some distance , the brushwood of which grew out of a thick bank . Bob's sharp eye detected the twinkle of a much smaller and darker eye than his own , behind a small decayed stub : a second glance told him it ...
... close along the hedge for some distance , the brushwood of which grew out of a thick bank . Bob's sharp eye detected the twinkle of a much smaller and darker eye than his own , behind a small decayed stub : a second glance told him it ...
Page 24
... close to the footpath , it is sure to be found . If nobody else found it , the first dog that goes by when she's there will scent it out , and then good - bye to her eggs . " " Oh ! never fear , " was Bob's reply ; " nineteen people out ...
... close to the footpath , it is sure to be found . If nobody else found it , the first dog that goes by when she's there will scent it out , and then good - bye to her eggs . " " Oh ! never fear , " was Bob's reply ; " nineteen people out ...
Page 28
... that just got out about here is a hen , that was on her nest till we came up making so much noise , and I think she flew from close by that , " pointing to SNIPE'S NEST . the stub . A few moments ' 28 WALK THE FIRST .
... that just got out about here is a hen , that was on her nest till we came up making so much noise , and I think she flew from close by that , " pointing to SNIPE'S NEST . the stub . A few moments ' 28 WALK THE FIRST .
Page 53
... close and made a thickish cover . Here they soon found a couple of coots ' nests ; large and strong structures built of withered flags and reeds , and one of them founded on a pile of similar materials reaching to the bottom , where the ...
... close and made a thickish cover . Here they soon found a couple of coots ' nests ; large and strong structures built of withered flags and reeds , and one of them founded on a pile of similar materials reaching to the bottom , where the ...
Page 80
... close by the disturbed and dilapidated entrance to their domicile . But as at least a foot of the passage was left still intact , and they had replaced the turf above so as rather 81 to overhang the unexcavated part , the lads were 80 ...
... close by the disturbed and dilapidated entrance to their domicile . But as at least a foot of the passage was left still intact , and they had replaced the turf above so as rather 81 to overhang the unexcavated part , the lads were 80 ...
Other editions - View all
A Book for Boys - Walks, Talks, Travels and Exploits of Two Schoolboys J. C. Atkinson No preview available - 2011 |
Common terms and phrases
Abb's asked ball Banks beautiful began Benson birds Blue boat Bob's boys bush called Castle catch caught Coldingham colour cousin cuckoo's egg delight direction distance Doctor ducks eggs Elmdon Eyemouth Fast Castle feet fellow fish five Flamborough foot four gamekeeper half hand head heard hole hook Hordern hour Jack's Jeff Harvey keeper kittiwakes knew lads laid laugh leave Ling look mile minutes Miss Spencer morning nearly nest northern diver nuthatches once party passed Pettit pheasants pounds weight proceeded rabbit reached replied ring-doves rock rockbirds round sail seemed seen shoot shot side Sir Cuthbert soon sort Spencer stood stream Sunbury sure thought told took tree trout True Blue turned walk warren wind wood Wrilton yards young
Popular passages
Page 20 - MORTE D'ARTHUR. Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur, and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table. The Edition of Caxton, revised for Modern Use. With an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary, by Sir EDWARD STRACHEY. " It is with perfect confidence that we recommend this edition of the old romance to every class of readers.
Page 15 - Lamb's (Charles) TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE Edited, with Preface, by ALFRED AINGER, MA Globe 8vo. zs. Scott's (Sir Walter) LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL; and THE LADY OF THE LAKE.
Page 34 - Ecce Homo. A SURVEY OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF JESUS CHRIST.
Page 20 - BACON'S ESSAYS AND COLOURS OF GOOD AND EVIL. With Notes and Glossarial Index. By W. ALDIS WRIGHT, MA THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS from this World to that which is to come.
Page 38 - Botanical knowledge is blended with a love of nature, a pious enthusiasm, and a rich felicity of diction not to be met with in any works of kindred character, if we except those of Hugh Miller.
Page 22 - John Morley's Collected Works. In ii Vols. VOLTAIRE, i Vol. | ROUSSEAU. 2 Vols. DIDEROT AND THE ENCYCLOPAEDISTS. 2 Vols. ON COMPROMISE, i Vol. | MISCELLANIES. 3 Vols. BURKE, i Vol. | STUDIES IN LITERATURE, i Vol.
Page 20 - Guesses at Truth. By Two BROTHERS. New Edition. The Cavalier and his Lady. Selections from the Works of the First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle. With an Introductory Essay by EDWARD JENKINS, Author of "Ginx's Baby,
Page 20 - THE FAIRY BOOK ; the Best Popular Fairy Stories. Selected and rendered anew by the Author of
Page 11 - TAIT (CWA). — ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH HISTORY, BASED ON GREEN'S "SHORT HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE.'* Cr.
Page 20 - SIR THOMAS BROWNE'S RELIGIO MEDICI; Letter to a Friend, &c., and Christian Morals. Edited by WA GREENHILL, MD THE SPEECHES AND TABLE TALK OF THE PROPHET MOHAMMAD.