A century of Scottish lifeCharles Griffin, 1872 - 168 pagina's |
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A Century of Scottish Life: Memorials and Recollections of Historical and ... Charles Rogers Volledige weergave - 1871 |
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Pagina 16 - Sidereal Heavens, And other Subjects connected with Astronomy, as illustrative of the Character of the Deity, and of an Infinity of Worlds With Engravings.
Pagina 10 - PREVENTION BETTER THAN CURE; Or, The Moral Wants of the World we live in.
Pagina 104 - ... bosom, and into his own room with her, and lock the door, and out with the warm, rosy, little wifie, who took it all with great composure ! There the two remained for three or more hours, making the house ring with their laughter ; you can fancy the big man's and Maidie's laugh. Having made the fire cheery, he set her down in his ample chair, and standing sheepishly before her, began to say his lesson, which happened to be — " Ziccotty, diccotty, dock, the mouse ran up the clock, the clock...
Pagina 12 - FSA,) : The HOLY LAND : The Mountains, Valleys and Rivers of the Holy Land; being the Physical Geography of Palestine. With eight full-page Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo. Cloth, 2/6. Tenth Thousand. New Edition. " Contains within a small compass a body of most interesting and valuable information.
Pagina 8 - A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE ANIMAL CREATION : being a Systematic and Popular Description of the Habits, Structure, and Classification of Animals.
Pagina 2 - Published under the sanction of the National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War.
Pagina 10 - FINDEN'S FINE ART WORKS. BEAUTIES OF MOORE; being a Series of Portraits of his principal Female Characters, from Paintings by eminent Artists, engraved in the highest style of Art by EDWARD FINDEN, with a Memoir of the Poet, and descriptive letter-press.
Pagina 7 - A LEGACY to PARSONS ; Or, Have the Clergy of the Established Church an Equitable Right to Tithes and Church Property ? Fcap. 8vo. Cloth, 1/6. New Edition. " The most powerful work of the greatest master of political controversy this country has ever produced."— Pall Mall Gazette.
Pagina 7 - Poor Man's Friend ; or, a Defence of the rights of those who do the Work and fight the Battles.
Pagina 96 - Profuse of bliss, and pregnant with delight! Eternal pleasures in thy presence reign, And smiling Plenty leads thy wanton train; Eas"d of her load Subjection grows more light, And Poverty looks cheerful in thy sight ; Thou mak'st the gloomy face of Nature gay, Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day.