Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Volum 2 |
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Side 5
... whole affair was most distasteful to young officers like Cochrane , affording not the smallest opening for a brush with the enemy . Keith , foiled in his chase , went to Torbay ; and while he was there , the French and Spanish fleets ...
... whole affair was most distasteful to young officers like Cochrane , affording not the smallest opening for a brush with the enemy . Keith , foiled in his chase , went to Torbay ; and while he was there , the French and Spanish fleets ...
Side 6
... whole of the western half of the Mediterranean . Cochrane was seldom dismayed by disparity of numbers or strength . His tactics sometimes bore a laughable resemblance to those of a little man when fighting another a head taller than ...
... whole of the western half of the Mediterranean . Cochrane was seldom dismayed by disparity of numbers or strength . His tactics sometimes bore a laughable resemblance to those of a little man when fighting another a head taller than ...
Side 7
... whole crew of the Speedy ; and Cochrane found it no easy matter to convoy his prize , with 263 unhurt Spanish prisoners , safely to Minorca . This he did , however , and received the warm thanks of Lord Keith for his gallantry . On ...
... whole crew of the Speedy ; and Cochrane found it no easy matter to convoy his prize , with 263 unhurt Spanish prisoners , safely to Minorca . This he did , however , and received the warm thanks of Lord Keith for his gallantry . On ...
Side 16
... whole coast of Languedoc in alarm , destroyed the numerous semaphoric telegraphs , which were of the utmost con- sequence to the numerous coasting convoys of the French ; and not only prevented any troops from being sent from that ...
... whole coast of Languedoc in alarm , destroyed the numerous semaphoric telegraphs , which were of the utmost con- sequence to the numerous coasting convoys of the French ; and not only prevented any troops from being sent from that ...
Side 17
... whole bound round with hempen cables , so as to resemble a gigantic mortar , thus causing the explosion to take an upward course . In addition to the powder - casks were placed several hundred shells , and over these again nearly 3000 ...
... whole bound round with hempen cables , so as to resemble a gigantic mortar , thus causing the explosion to take an upward course . In addition to the powder - casks were placed several hundred shells , and over these again nearly 3000 ...
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
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Populære avsnitt
Side 7 - Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper ? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Side 23 - And should my youth, as youth is apt, I know, Some harshness show, All vain asperities I day by day Would wear away, Till the smooth temper of my age should be Like the high leaves upon the Holly-Tree.
Side 20 - DAFFODILS FAIR Daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon : As yet the early-rising Sun Has not attained his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the even-song ; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along.
Side 27 - An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear ! To a Mountain Daisy ON TURNING ONE DOWN WITH THE PLOUGH IN APRIL 1786 WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem : To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet, Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet, Wi' spreckl'd breast, When upward-springing, blythe to greet The purpling east.
Side 3 - Then plunging back with sudden bound, Headed by one black mighty steed, Who seem'd the patriarch of his breed, Without a single speck or hair Of white upon his shaggy hide: They snort, they foam, neigh, swerve aside, And backward to the forest fly, By instinct, from a human eye.
Side 12 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour...
Side 16 - They were frequently on the raft during the day, and were seen through the chinks by Colter, who was congratulating himself on his escape, until the idea arose that they might set the raft on fire. In horrible suspense he remained until night, when hearing no more of the Indians, he dived...
Side 28 - Unskilful he to note the card Of prudent lore, Till billows rage, and gales blow hard, And whelm him o'er!
Side 25 - In Eastern lands they talk in flowers, And they tell in a garland their loves and cares ; Each blossom that blooms in their garden bowers, On its leaves a mystic language bears.
Side 20 - Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soon: As yet the early-rising sun Has not attained his noon. Stay, stay, Until the hasting day Has run But to the evensong; And, having prayed together, we Will go with you along. » We have short time to stay as you; We have as short a spring; As quick a growth to meet decay, As you or anything. We die, As your hours do, and dry Away Like to the summer's rain; Or as the pearls of morning's dew, Ne'er to be found again.