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... gave up our horses , which we never saw again . Down among the rushes we plunged , by the edge of the water , and laid ourselves flat , to wait the chance of escaping from being burned or devoured . The water refreshed us , and we ...
... gave up our horses , which we never saw again . Down among the rushes we plunged , by the edge of the water , and laid ourselves flat , to wait the chance of escaping from being burned or devoured . The water refreshed us , and we ...
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... gave way ; but the shock was such that the Mountjoy rebounded , and stuck in the mud . A yell of triumph rose from the banks ; the Irish rushed to their boats , and were preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured on them a well ...
... gave way ; but the shock was such that the Mountjoy rebounded , and stuck in the mud . A yell of triumph rose from the banks ; the Irish rushed to their boats , and were preparing to board ; but the Dartmouth poured on them a well ...
Page 44
... gave us a long account how he had hooked it , played with it , foiled it , and at length drew it out upon the bank , with several other particularities that lasted all the first course . A dish of wild - fowl that came after- wards ...
... gave us a long account how he had hooked it , played with it , foiled it , and at length drew it out upon the bank , with several other particularities that lasted all the first course . A dish of wild - fowl that came after- wards ...
Page 45
... gave him up at length to his own inventions . certainly , however improper he might have been for studies of a higher nature , he was perfectly well turned for the occupation of trade and com- merce . mes ' - sen - ger ac - cept ' fre ...
... gave him up at length to his own inventions . certainly , however improper he might have been for studies of a higher nature , he was perfectly well turned for the occupation of trade and com- merce . mes ' - sen - ger ac - cept ' fre ...
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... gave way , the strain would be thrown on several others above and below it . I now under- stood the use of the line of bamboo pegs sticking in trees , which I had often seen , and wondered for what purpose they could have been put there ...
... gave way , the strain would be thrown on several others above and below it . I now under- stood the use of the line of bamboo pegs sticking in trees , which I had often seen , and wondered for what purpose they could have been put there ...
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A. R. Wallace ac-com'-pan-ied adjectives are formed adventure archers arms arrows bamboo bank beasts began Black Knight Captain Phipps cargo caves Charles Lamb child cloud Colter crocodile Doocot Dyaks EXERCISES.-1 fear feet fell fire Flaxman following adjectives following nouns following verbs following words George Somers hand head heard heart hill horses hour Hubert John Flaxman kind king knew labour land length Lochinvar Locksley look Lord Lord Macaulay miles morning Name the nouns Name the verbs Netherby never night nouns are formed o'er Oliver Goldsmith passed pegs Pickwick prefix Prince John raft river rocks rose round Sam Weller sentences ship shore shot side Sir Roger smile soon steed stood stream Tantallon Castle thee things thou tide took tree turned vapour vessel village Wamba Wardle Washington Irving wife wild wood yeoman Yoho
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Page 189 - The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Sat by his fire, and talked the night away, Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch and showed how fields were won.
Page 189 - Careless their merits, or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began. Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his" failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all.
Page 216 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed. The mustering squadron, and the clattering car. Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war...
Page 190 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorned the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway; And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.
Page 190 - There, in his noisy mansion, skill'd to rule, The village master taught his little school ; A man severe he was, and stern to view, I knew him well, and every truant knew...
Page 191 - Yet he was kind, or, if severe in aught, The love he bore to learning was in fault; The village all declared how much he knew: 'Twas certain he could write, and cipher too; Lands he could measure, terms and tides presage, And even the story ran that he could gauge...
Page 189 - But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where parting life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to raise, And...
Page 38 - ROGER'S family, because it consists of sober and staid persons; for as the knight is the best master in the world, he seldom changes his servants; and as he is beloved by all about him, his servants never care for leaving him. By this means his domestics are all in years, and grown old with their master. You would take his valet...
Page 217 - Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought the signal-sound of strife, The morn the marshalling in arms — the day Battle's magnificently stern array...
Page 172 - So stately his form, and so lovely her face, That never a hall such a galliard did grace ; While her mother did fret, and her father did fume, And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume ; And the bride-maidens whispered, " 'Twere better by far To have match'd our fair cousin with young Lochinvar.