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Page 90
... tower was seated , with the main land . The whole was con- siderably elevated above the river , and , in the neighbourhood of the tower , des- cended to it with an abruptness that was little less than perpendicular . A boat was to be ...
... tower was seated , with the main land . The whole was con- siderably elevated above the river , and , in the neighbourhood of the tower , des- cended to it with an abruptness that was little less than perpendicular . A boat was to be ...
Page 91
... tower when my old friend and I came forth to struggle for deliverance . Our de- sign was to loosen and tear down some large fragments of the decayed ma- sonry , carry them to the verge of the platform , and precipitate them on the ...
... tower when my old friend and I came forth to struggle for deliverance . Our de- sign was to loosen and tear down some large fragments of the decayed ma- sonry , carry them to the verge of the platform , and precipitate them on the ...
Page 92
... tower , and peer out cau- tiously through the aperture . Words were interchanged between him and the boy , and a slight alteration in the posture of the swine effected . I could wait no longer - I hastened to the tower , and there the ...
... tower , and peer out cau- tiously through the aperture . Words were interchanged between him and the boy , and a slight alteration in the posture of the swine effected . I could wait no longer - I hastened to the tower , and there the ...
Page 119
... towers , and ter- races . Beyond the island , the lake glimmers through the ruins , and the whole scene of peace and beauty is em- bosomed in a valley , frowned over by a girdle of rugged mountains , all scathed , and dark , and ...
... towers , and ter- races . Beyond the island , the lake glimmers through the ruins , and the whole scene of peace and beauty is em- bosomed in a valley , frowned over by a girdle of rugged mountains , all scathed , and dark , and ...
Page 122
... towers frown , and minarets peer , and mosque - domes swell ; inter- mingled with church - turret and an in- distinguishable mass of terraced roofs . High over the city , to the left , rises the Mount of Olives ; and the distant hills ...
... towers frown , and minarets peer , and mosque - domes swell ; inter- mingled with church - turret and an in- distinguishable mass of terraced roofs . High over the city , to the left , rises the Mount of Olives ; and the distant hills ...
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Page 223 - O Lord, I will praise thee : though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation ; I will trust, and not be afraid ; for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song ; he also is become my salvation.
Page 217 - The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast: Theirs buxom health, of rosy hue, Wild wit, invention ever new, And lively cheer, of vigour born, The thoughtless day, the easy night, The spirits pure, the slumbers light That fly th
Page 21 - O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Page 651 - A brighter wash ; to curl their waving hairs, Assist their blushes, and inspire their airs ; Nay, oft, in dreams, invention we bestow, To change a flounce, or add a furbelow.
Page 651 - Or o'er the glebe distil the kindly rain . Others, on earth, o'er human race preside, Watch all their ways, and all their actions guide Of these the chief the care of nations own, And guard with arms divine the British throne. " Our humbler province is to tend the fair, Not a less pleasing, though less glorious care ; To save the powder from too rude a gale, Nor let th...
Page 144 - we are weary, And we cannot run or leap; If we cared for any meadows, it were merely To drop down in them and sleep. Our knees tremble sorely in the stooping, We fall upon our faces, trying to go; And, underneath, our heavy eyelids drooping, The reddest flower would look as pale as snow. For, all day, we drag our burden tiring Through the coal-dark underground; Or, all day, we drive the wheels of iron In the factories, round and round.
Page 651 - On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily. Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 647 - twere anew, the gaps of centuries ; Leaving that beautiful which still was so, And making that which was not, till the place Became religion, and the heart ran o'er With silent worship of the great of old ! — The dead, but sceptred sovereigns, who still rule Our spirits from their urns.
Page 217 - Gainst graver hours, that bring constraint To sweeten liberty : Some bold adventurers disdain The limits of their little reign And unknown regions dare descry : Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind And snatch a fearful joy.
Page 294 - That night she gaed awa! The Powers aboon can only ken To whom the heart is seen, That nane can be sae dear to me As my sweet lovely Jean!