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002462183 | Mountains and Lakes of Switzerland and Italy, ... views from original sketches by C. Pyne | [
"7 I'i.wn-h.all, li.i-le. The Town-hall (Rath-/, an intei of the sixti he Rhim ound the fountains w i ,Und in B may usually b r-^n^^^S^^ ■1 the",
"BELLIXZOXA. towards him. Perhaps his fairy bride could help him. When he told her of his thought, she smiled upon him brightly. * # * * * The tribute-day came; the Cha... |
000235934 | Fifty Lyrical Ballads | [
"3 OH AM I NOT A LOVER STILL? Oh ! am I not a lover still. In heart and soul the same — As Avhen I sought thy bower first, And learnt to breathe thy name ? Oh ! look I not as proud of thee ? Oh ! speak I not as kind ? And Avhen I leaAe thee, do I not Leave joy itself behind ? The love I offered long ago, Is but mat... |
003508292 | A Shroud for Sir S. Romilly: a elegy | [
"A gratis FOR g>tr Samuel _&omtllp.",
"10 Nor bolts, nor bars, liad I been thee 5 should e'er Have kept me from that interesting room : Physicians were but second to thy cart, For friendship might have stay'd the dreadful doom But, O forgive, forgive me, for I rave ! So blame attach'd to them — attached to tliee ... |
001001029 | Histoire physique, civile et morale de Paris ... Quatrième édition | [
"342 HISTOIRE DE PARIS. Ki ou Mémoires sur V étude , les lundis et jeudis, à quatre heures du soir. Langue et littérature sanscrite : M. E. Burnous, membre de lTnsti tut, Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres, expliquera le troi sième livre de Manou, avec commentaire, le mercredi , et Rhagavad gitâ,ìe vendred... |
001219604 | A Starved Soul [A novel.] | [
"A STARVED SOUL. 35 lodgings at Cowes till this matter is settled, and shall know where to find you if you don't turn up here within a week, now that I have once found my way here. That is my address,\" and she tossed him an envelope as she spoke. Then, without looking at him, and in a more tender voice, \" and is ... |
003099064 | Home, Sweet Home. A novel | [
"MY DEBUT. 25 tances — that we met ever so long ago at Fairport.\" \" I have never forgotten you, Madame,\" I managed to say. \" How strange ! and I have never for gotten the little girl whose face was so wonderful a study. You did not come to hear me again, though.\" \" I had to go home,\" I explained. \" Where my... |
001279797 | Le Cimetière de Méry-sur-Oise et son Chemin de Fer. Réponse au rapport de la Commission d'Enquête inséré au Moniteur du 29 Novembre 1867 | [
"22 LE CIMETIÈRE DE MÉRY puisque nous ne nous occupons maintenant que de cette question spéciale. Réunie à Versailles, la Commission d'enquête, après avoir consacré plusieurs séances au dépouillement des pièces et à l'audition de M. Bassompierre, ingénieur dé légué par M. Haussmann pour expliquer et défendre le tra... |
003259125 | A Fascinating Traitor: an Anglo-Indian story | [
"A FASCINATING TRAITOR",
"A FASCINATING TRAITOR. 15 With courtly hospitality he offered the creamy champagne as a remplacement for the lost vin du pays. A charming smile rewarded the gallant youth, while Major Hawke turned with interest to the renewal of the interrupted narrative. He had caught a glance of burnin... |
001593417 | The Mills of God [A tale.] | [
"THE MILLS OF GOD. 65 everybody, but in the language of many was \" the devil's own garden.\" Pea-pickers are seldom superstitious, and have generally outgrown nerves. In pea-picking eyes, therefore, the cedar grove at O'Hell Run was good camping ground, and the first arrivals in Rancocus Township always made a rus... |
000711740 | The Mistress of the Ranch. A novel | [
"264 That very afternoon he found her alone by Dan's grave on the mountain - side. She made a desolate picture among the dry grass and weeds, the black pines above her, and a few autumnal clouds wandering helplessly about in the sky. She had flung herself forward against the low pile of stones, her arms stretched o... |
002333801 | Diary of a tour through Great Britain in 1795 ... With an introduction and notes by D. MacRitchie | [
"Diary of a Tour 2 me at all, were it not for the help of a bottle of good claret, by ' It seems the Captain likes a bottle of good claret ! Arrive in the evening at Kinross. Next morning, Tuesday the 23rd, set out for the waterside. At Kelty-bridge meet a vast number of coal-drivers, who inform me they have them a... |
001863716 | My Visit to the Gold-fields in the South-East Wynaad | [
"ON THE COONOR GHAT.",
"A DANGEROUS DRIVE. 5 two wheels, with low axles. It accommodates three passengers ; one by the side of the driver, the other two behind, as in our dogcarts. The pole passes through the body, and is furnished with an iron yoke that rests upon the collars of the horses. Within a quarter of a... |
001281888 | The history of Pontefract, in Yorkshire | [
"AS mankind was primarily created by the Supreme Being, for the reciprocal comfort and benefit of one another, an incumbent duty is imposed upon every member of society, to contribute, as much as lays in his power, towards the general good. In the beginning of the Cataline War, Sallust not only shews the difference... |
003625346 | The Diversions of a Prime Minister, etc. (A sketch of the history of Tonga.) | [
"A REBUFF. 69 I had never been warned that the king was less anxious for my coming than were his Ministers, nor that the prin cipal argument used by his chiefs to induce him to dismiss Mr Baker was that they were quite prepared to govern their country without help from any foreigner. It flashed through my mind that... |
000658034 | Travels in Asia Minor and Greece ... Third edition [of 'Travels in Asia Minor,' and 'Travels in Greece,' previously published separately] | [
"86 TRAVELS IN GREECE. with the removal of the altar, the pulpit, and the sundial, Pnyx may be deemed to have undergone no very material alteration. It had formerly many houses about it, and that region of the city was call ed by its name. Cimon, with Elpinice his sister, lived in Pnyx ; and Plato relates of the ea... |
002765886 | The City of the Magyar, or Hungary and her institutions in 1839-40 | [
"284 THE CITY OF THE MAGYAR. the same advantages as those afforded to the more wealthy. Some of the pupils do not pay more than three silver florins yearly, and none exceed nine, whatever may be their means. The great expense is the engagement of private tutors from among the Togati, who are paid according to their... |
001801724 | The Lost Inheritance, a novel | [
"200 THE LOST INHERITANCE. days of chUdhood, before she had become aware of the importance of events, and saw those consequences attend everything. And Adeline had been happy, she had been the sole object of Vernon's attention ; he had given her every thought, and his conversation had amused and excited her. What g... |
003937785 | The Barn Stormers: being the tragical side of a comedy | [
"12 THE BARN STORMERS. wish to close with offer, and shall accept services of another lady who has already applied for the position.\" Good gracious ! And this was Wednesday morn ing ! The shock of those potent words, the \" other lady,\" was too much for Monica's mental balance. Poignant jealousy set in. Rather th... |
001381054 | Della storia delle Alpi marittime e di P. Gioffredo, cenni, etc | [
"VI LETTORI COSTANZO GAZZERA Il presente volume dei Monumenti di Storia Patria non comprende che un solo lavoro di argomento storico, il quale ci siamo con tanto maggiore fiducia determinati a fare di pub blica ragione colla stampa , non tanto perché fosse questa da molto tempo, e con univer sale desiderio di tutti... |
001564942 | Descriptive and historical sketches of Avranches and its vicinity | [
"23 and Avranches; but at length a peace was con cluded, by which it was stipulated that hall the island of Guernsey should be given to lhe abbey of Mont Saint-Michel'. The horrible famine which prevailed in Normandy from io3i to io34, the suffer ings of his people , and probably compunc tions of conscience prompte... |
002113924 | In a Glass Darkly | [
"IN A GLASS DARKLY. 2 tions, well known to the sages of eight hundred years ago, and two of which are still, he alleges, known to the fraternity of thieves, and, among them, as police-office inquiries sometimes disclose to this day, in practical use. The Essay, Mortis Imago, will occupy as nearly as I can, at prese... |
002641447 | The Poll taken at the Election of two Members for ... Newcastle ... 1837, etc | [
"THE POLL TAKEN AT THE ELECTION OF TWO MEMBERS, FOR THE BOROUGH OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE JULY 25, 1837. CANDIDATES. WILLIAM ORD, Esq. JOHN HODGSON HINDE, Esq. CHARLES JOHN BIGGE, Esq. JOHN BLENKINSOPP COULSON, Esq. AUGUSTUS HARDING BEAUMONT, Esq. ANTHONY NICHOL, Esq., Sheriff. GEORGE WAUGH STABLE, Esq., Undbr.Sheriff... |
003212532 | Die Theilung Polens in den Jahren 1773, 1793, 1796 und 1815 ... Von F. von S | [
"1 Molen, ein Land, ein Volt und ein Staat fast nur durch Unglück denkwürdig, umfaßte seit 1000 Jahren die größte Ebene Europas, hatte, Litthauen mit eingeschlossen, vor der ersten Theilung 1773 einen Flächenraum von mehr als 13,000 Quadratmeilen, auf welchem 15 Millionen Menschen unter der Herrschaft von nahe eine... |
001828093 | Album della guerra del 1866 | [
"124 BATTAGLIA DI CUSTOZA - RAPPORTO DEL GENERALE LAMARMORA occupava Goito stesso, Marmirolo e Roverbella , come riserva generale del movimento in avanti degli altri due Corpi, e complemento contro Man tova dell'occupazione offensiva divisata. « Il quartier generale principale doveva por tarsi in Valeggio, centro n... |
003787772 | [Guerra del Pacífico.] Chile. Episodias maritimos. Las dos Esmeraldas | [
"96 EPISODIOS MARÍTIMOS El capitán Williams pasó al mando del vapor Maipo que montaba cinco cañones. En cambio, tomó su puesto, como segundo del capitán Goñi, el teniente 1.° don Ricardo Rogers, natural de Concepción, brillante i hermoso mestizo, hijo de un capitán ingles i de una chilena, como Williams, i que una ... |
002670690 | Journals of the Voyage and Proceedings of H.M.C.S. 'Victoria' in search of ship-wrecked people at the Auckland and other Islands. ... Compiled by ... W. H. N. and T. Musgrave | [
"captain norman's journal. 19 meters, steamed up to Port Chalmers, where the Harbor-master, Captain Thomson, took charge and moored the ship. At 11 a.m. proceeded to Dunedin, according to my instructions, to call upon the officer representing the Government, with refer ence to a supply of coal. Had an interview wit... |
000478811 | The Face of Death. A Westmoreland story | [
"Away and Forget. 42 indulge themselves provided they let me alone. And as for the parsons, why, they're not the only humbugs in the world, — are they, Rob ? \" Alan had noticed a very bright colour in the boy's cheek, and a flash in his eye which seemed to him ominous of a falling out between him and his host, and... |
002516818 | Biographical outlines of English Literature. A course of exercises in translating and reading | [
"29 ACT IV. SCENE I. VENICE. A. COURT OP JUSTICE. The Duke , the Magnificoes , Antonio , Bassanio , and others. Enter Shylock. Duke. Make room, and let him stand before our face. — Shylock, the world thinks, and I think so too, That thou but lead'st this fashion of thy malice To the last hour of act; and then 'tis ... |
003753449 | The Dutch in the Arctic Seas ... Third edition | [
"THE GRAND MODERN EXEMPLAR. 15 the Russian explorers, down to Wrangell — for Hud son, in the case of his two North-eastern voyages for the merchants of London, but particularly the first, had quite distinct ideas of going via the Pole — various expeditions with this object in view, and with that of Arctic research ... |
000653667 | Revenged! [A tale.] | [
"Contents. IV CHAPTER X. page Two Valentines u7 CHAPTER XI. A Picnic 12S CHAPTER XII. A Night and a Day 140 CHAPTER XIII. Surmises 148 CHAPTER XIV. \"Come Again!\" 160 CHAPTER XV. Gussie's Confession 171",
"Revenged. 80 Half the fashionable world of London was watching with inter ested eyes this new fascination o... |
000047913 | A History of Colonization on the Western Coast of Africa | [
"HISTORY OF AFRICAN COLONIZATION. 255 We were looking forward with confidence to the more perfect consummation of our wishes, when that moral desert should rejoice and blossom as the rose ; but God has seen fit to cross our expectations, in calling from his station this laborious mis sionary. It becomes us to bow w... |
001240054 | A Quaker Maid [A tale.] | [
"A QUAKER MAID 202 lightful task of furnishing it according to her own ideas and without much, if any, thought of cost. This was easily done, for London tradesmen are accommodating at first, and Captain Chambers did not grudge the cost when he only intended to pay about one-third of the amount and leave the remaind... |
000840006 | Martin Luther. A poem [By M. A. Cursham.] | [
". id MARTIN LUTHER. \" It was upon him and his soul that the fate of Europe depended — \" He was the man of his age and nation.\" Schlegel. ..SCHLEGEL. PART I. O ! Thou bright Seraph — which in heav'n art known The chosen watchman round Jehovah's throne ! Supreme intelligence of yonder Sphere, Say — can a mortal s... |
000100294 | Appleton's European Guide Book illustrated. Including England, Scotland, and Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Northern and Southern Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal, Russia, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Containing ... maps, etc | [
"Route 5.— CORK TO LIMERICK. IRELAND. 45 rick, and caused Thomond Bridge to be built. Edward Bruce be sieged it iq 1314, and burned the suburbs. At the end of that war the city w:is strongly fortified. The most interesting objects at Limerick are the calheilnil and the caitle. both in the English Town, ruined statn... |
001484905 | Verfassung und Verwaltung der Stadt Würzberg vom 13. bis zum 15. Jahrhundert. Mit Urkunden | [
"Geschichte des Stadtrathes. 11! Gramich, Verfassung und Verwaltung der Stadt Würzburg, bestellte Vertrauensmänner; waren diese ausserordentlichen Auflagen, wie meist der Fall, zur Schuldentilgung bestimmt, so ward wohl auch ein genauer Plan dieser Finanzoperation zum Voraus festgestellt'). Entbehrte die Stadt demn... |
003603236 | Monographie de la paroisse de La Mancellière, au diocèse d'Avranches | [
"1 MONOGRAPHIE DE LA PAROISSE DE LA MANCELLIÈRE AU DIOCÈSE D'AVRANCHES LA MANCELLIÈRE - SITUATION PASSÉE ET PRÉSENTE II existe deux communes de ce nom (en latin : Mancellaria, Thabitation de Mancel), dans le département de la Manche. Celle qui nous occupe se trouve dans Tarrondissement de Mortain, et le canton d'Is... |
001613439 | A Handbook of European History, 476-1871, chronologically arranged | [
"HANDBOOK OF EUROPEAN HISTORY 280 Eastern, Southern, & Northern Europe. Germany. 1808. Alexander invades Finland, and an English army is sent to Stockholm under Sir John Moore. The English intervention effected nothing, and in 1809 Gustavus IV was dethroned. The Tugendbund is constituted at Konigsberg April). An Au... |
001297282 | Voyage d'exploration sur le littoral de la France et de l'Italie. Par M. Coste ... Deuxième édition suivie de nouveaux documents sur les pêches fluviales et marines. Publiée par ordre de S. M. l'Empéreur sous les auspices de S. Exc. le Ministre de l'Agriculture, du Commerce et des Travaux publics [With plans.] | [
"DE LA LAGUNE DE COMACCHIO. 21 Celle de Pédone porte quelquefois le nom de l'entrepreneur Tho masi, qui, en 1726, férigea aux frais du trésor pontifical. En résumé, f organisation de toutes ces écluses, espacées sur une longueur de 16 kilomètres environ du côté du Volano, de 20 ki lomètres du côté du Beno, mettent ... |
003501868 | Journal of a tour through part of France, Flanders, and Holland, etc | [
"145 agfes that have survived the wreck of time or of sacrilege j I mean the Tomb of Dagobert, a sepulchral chapel which originally adorned the church of St. Denis, form ing one ofthe number of those pious memorials which Saint Louis caused to be erected to the honour and (according to the Romish Faith) for the sou... |
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