The history of a family; or, Religion our best supportGrant and Griffith, successors to John Harris, 1849 - 80 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 20
Page 91
... for the period of our tale is supposed to be some years ago , and the passage quoted is from the " Mount of Olives , " by the Rev. J. Hamilton . Bring them into broad contact with every happy thing around THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY . 91.
... for the period of our tale is supposed to be some years ago , and the passage quoted is from the " Mount of Olives , " by the Rev. J. Hamilton . Bring them into broad contact with every happy thing around THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY . 91.
Page 121
... to the writer of this tale . All the incidents , however im- probable they may appear , of Frederick's narrative , are founded on fact . the vessels sent for us from the Mauritius , looked THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY . 121.
... to the writer of this tale . All the incidents , however im- probable they may appear , of Frederick's narrative , are founded on fact . the vessels sent for us from the Mauritius , looked THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY . 121.
Page 128
... I heard won- drous tales of crabs , scorpions , centipedes , frogs , and ants , -volumes might be filled with the achievements of ants , and very entertaining volumes , too ; -but I am not skilled in 128 THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY .
... I heard won- drous tales of crabs , scorpions , centipedes , frogs , and ants , -volumes might be filled with the achievements of ants , and very entertaining volumes , too ; -but I am not skilled in 128 THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY .
Page 136
... tale , ” said Frederick , " which I heard , shewing the miseries and evils entailed on all classes - the master as well as the slave - by slavery . A slaver was brought in , while we were in Port Louis , captured by one of his Majesty's ...
... tale , ” said Frederick , " which I heard , shewing the miseries and evils entailed on all classes - the master as well as the slave - by slavery . A slaver was brought in , while we were in Port Louis , captured by one of his Majesty's ...
Page 137
... tale , which will make you sad , too , though it is not one of horrors ; and it will exemplify , though in a less harrowing manner , some of the peculiar evils of this un - Christian state of society . " CHAPTER XIII . " My ear is ...
... tale , which will make you sad , too , though it is not one of horrors ; and it will exemplify , though in a less harrowing manner , some of the peculiar evils of this un - Christian state of society . " CHAPTER XIII . " My ear is ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
24 Engravings amusing Annie arranged asso Aunt Susan Author beautiful beloved blessing called cheerful cloth coloured comfort dear mamma delight duty Ernest faith father Fcap feel FELICIA HEMANS Foolscap 8vo Frederick French French Language Frontispiece garden Gazette gentle give Gloire Grace GRACIOSA AND PERCINET Grange GRANT AND GRIFFITH half-bound morocco HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN happy heard heart HISTORY hope husband Illustrated with 24 indulgence ISAAC TAYLOR island Java John La Gloire Lady Arnold laugh leave LESSONS letter little Alice living looked Lord Maitland Major Rivers MAMMA'S BIBLE STORIES Mauritius ment Miss Rivers mother PARLOUR GAMES plain pleasant pleasure poor Aunt Port Louis prayer Price replied rich scene Second Edition selfish shew sister Sixth Edition Small 4to soon sorrow sweet tale tell things thought tion told traveller's tale trial VALENTINE AND ORSON vessel walk wish
Popular passages
Page 124 - And sigh, but never tremble at the sound. He travels and expatiates, as the bee From flower to flower, so he from land to land ; The manners, customs, policy of all Pay contribution to the store he gleans ; He sucks intelligence in every clime, And spreads the honey of his deep research At his return — a rich repast for me.
Page 11 - 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,
Page 58 - Her lot is on you !— silent tears to weep, And patient smiles to wear through suffering's hour, And sumless riches, from affection's deep, To pour on broken reeds— a wasted shower ! And to make idols, and to find them clay, And to bewail that worship — therefore pray!
Page 12 - Mamma's Lessons. For her Little Boys and Girls. Thirteenth Edition, with eight Engravings. Price 2s. 6il. 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 71 - And the eye cannot say to the hand, ' I have no need of thee ' ; nor again the head to the feet,
Page 10 - Gaultier's Familiar Geography. With a concise Treatise on the Artificial Sphere, and two coloured Maps, illustrative of the principal Geographical Terms. Sixteenth Edition. 16mo, 3s. cloth. 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 138 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war Might never reach me more ! My ear is pained, My soul is sick with every day's report Of wrong and outrage with which earth is filled.
Page 68 - And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
Page 48 - Pour'd out the pious rapture of his soul : " And art thou then Acasto's dear remains ? She, whom my restless gratitude has sought, So long in vain...
Page 3 - EARLY DAYS OF ENGLISH PRINCES. By MRS. RUSSELL GRAY. Dedicated by Permission to the Duchess of Roxburghe. With Illustrations by JOHN FRANKLIN. Small 4to. Price 4s. tinted plates ; 5s. coloured. Cloth. " Just the book for giving children some first notions of English history, as the personages it speaks about are themselves young." — Manchester Examiner. FIRST STEPS TO SCOTTISH HISTORY. By Miss RODWELL, Author of " FIRST STEPS TO ENGLISH HISTORY.