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Æschines Alp Arslan ancient animal antelope army barley-corn Barneveldt bear beasts behold bird Boadicea body bold Britons brought build Cæsar called Cambyses carried Caspian Sea Charles the Bold Clifford coast Columbus conquered contrive creature cried cuckoo death Demosthenes duke duke of Burgundy duke of York earth eggs Egypt emperor of China feeds fruits gave Genoese give ground heard heart herds inference island killed kind king king of Persia Kublay Khan land learned lion lived Lokman lord lord Clifford magpie master mighty mother native neighbours nest never Pearl of Price Persia plant poor prince prisoner rich river rock Romans sail sands savage seized ship side sloth soon story stretched Swiss thee thick things thou told took town traveller trees tribes unto vast watch wild wings young Zobeid
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Page 132 - ... got there nobody could tell: the Indian said he had never surprised a sloth in such a situation before: he would hardly have come there to drink, for both above and below the place, the branches of the trees touched the water, and afforded him an easy and safe access to it. Be this as it may, though the trees were not above twenty yards from him, he could not make his way through the sand time enough to escape before we landed.
Page 129 - It must be observed that the sloth does not hang head-downwards like the vampire. When asleep, he supports himself from a branch parallel to the earth. He first seizes the branch with one arm, and then with the other ; and after that, brings up both his legs, one by one, to the same branch ; so that all four are in a line : he seems perfectly at rest in this position.
Page 131 - The trade-wind generally sets in about ten o'clock in the morning, and thus the sloth may set off after breakfast, and get a considerable way before dinner. He travels at a good round pace; and were you to see him pass from tree to tree, as I have done, you would never think of calling him a sloth.
Page 132 - I'll take no advantage of thee in misfortune; the forest is large enough both for thee and me to rove in: go thy ways up above, and enjoy thyself in these endless wilds; it is more than probable thou wilt never have another interview with man. So fare thee well.
Page 130 - Indians, that when the wind blows the Sloth begins to travel. In calm weather he remains tranquil, probably not liking to cling to the brittle extremity of the branches, lest they should break with him in passing from one tree to another ; but as soon as the...
Page 29 - His master was so much struck by this generous and grateful answer, that he immediately rewarded him by giving him his liberty. 6. At this day, " to teach Lokman" is a common saying in the East, to express a thing impossible. It is said, too, that he was as good as he was wise; and, indeed, it is the chief part of wisdom to be good. He was particularly remarkable for his love to God, and his reverence of His holy name. He...
Page 27 - Ethiopia, and either a tailor, a carpenter, or a shepherd; and that afterwards he was a slave in various countries, and was at last sold among the Israelites. 2. One day, as he was seated in the midst of a company who were all listening to him with great respect and attention, a Jew of high rank, looking earnestly at him, asked him whether he was not the same man whom he had seen keeping the sheep of one of his neighbors. Lokman said he was. " And how," said the other, " did you, a poor slave, come...
Page 106 - The son of York !" Clifford cried. "Thy father slew mine, and so will I thee, and all thy kin;" and he struck his dagger into the poor boy's heart. Then Clifford and some others took the Duke of York, who was their prisoner, and seated him on an ant-hill, and they plaited a crown of grass, and put it on his head in cruel mockery. And they bent their knees, and pretending to c 3 do him homage, they said, "Hail!
Page 26 - East as the inventor of many fables and parables," and various stories are told of his wisdom. It was said that he was a native of Ethiopia, and either a tailor, a carpenter, or a shepherd; and that afterwards he was a slave in various countries, and was at last sold among the Israelites. 2. One day, as he was seated in the midst of a company...