Handy Helps, No. 1: A Manual of Curious & Interesting InformationE. L. Kellogg & Company, 1886 - 268 strani |
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Stran v
... known , and all obsure made plain ; If ' t was a pippin tempted Eve to sin , If glorious Byron drugged his muse with gin ; If Troy e'er stood , if Shakespeare stole a deer , If Israel's missing tribes found refuge here ; If like a ...
... known , and all obsure made plain ; If ' t was a pippin tempted Eve to sin , If glorious Byron drugged his muse with gin ; If Troy e'er stood , if Shakespeare stole a deer , If Israel's missing tribes found refuge here ; If like a ...
Stran xii
... Known as " the Great Captain " . 121 Known as " the Just Sultan " . 106 Known as " the Little Corporal 99 216 LAKE with waters of different colors .. 278 Land of Cakes .. 230 Land of Ducks .. 163 Landing of Columbus . 67 Largest clock ...
... Known as " the Great Captain " . 121 Known as " the Just Sultan " . 106 Known as " the Little Corporal 99 216 LAKE with waters of different colors .. 278 Land of Cakes .. 230 Land of Ducks .. 163 Landing of Columbus . 67 Largest clock ...
Stran xv
... known as " food of the gods " . Plutarch's story of the Theban magistrate .. " Pluviometer " . Pocahontas and her real name .......... 71 81 28 72 260 167 137 146 39 268 192 29 230 171 211 210 132 245 231 Pocahontas of Ohio .. Poe ( t ) ...
... known as " food of the gods " . Plutarch's story of the Theban magistrate .. " Pluviometer " . Pocahontas and her real name .......... 71 81 28 72 260 167 137 146 39 268 192 29 230 171 211 210 132 245 231 Pocahontas of Ohio .. Poe ( t ) ...
Stran xvi
... Story of Zeuxis and the birds .. 161 Stratagem known as the " wit's device " . 236 Swiss " Good - night " . 258 TAM O ' SHANTER's ride .. 267 " Tar and feathers " .. 164 PAGE Temple with a roof of gold . The analeps xvi INDEX .
... Story of Zeuxis and the birds .. 161 Stratagem known as the " wit's device " . 236 Swiss " Good - night " . 258 TAM O ' SHANTER's ride .. 267 " Tar and feathers " .. 164 PAGE Temple with a roof of gold . The analeps xvi INDEX .
Stran 21
... known . Men impatient to return to Rome would surely blame the meddlesome leisure of the great soldier . But no reforms are obtained without some inconvenience . The long year was well called annus confusionis ultimus - the last year of ...
... known . Men impatient to return to Rome would surely blame the meddlesome leisure of the great soldier . But no reforms are obtained without some inconvenience . The long year was well called annus confusionis ultimus - the last year of ...
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Abdemon afterward American ancient animal Anthony Wayne army Arthur St ascer battle Battle of Bennington beautiful became bell Ben Jonson Bible birds born buried burned called caused celebrated century Charles church colony commanded Craney Island curious death died earth Emperor England English erected eyes famous feet high fell fire fish France French friends given gold Goose half height honor horse hundred inches Indians Ireland Island John Julius Cæsar killed king known lake land languages letters lived meaning ment miles Montélimar month night nine Nine tailors origin plant plural poem poet present Prince Queen Rebecca Gratz reign river rock Roman saying Scotland sent side soldier South Spain stone story Taganrog tained temple Ten Lost Tribes thousand tion town tree Vortigern Washington wife William word write Zeuxis
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Stran 52 - March" he did not doubt of a full house; that the poets of the theatrical corps had been trying to accomplish it, but had not succeeded.
Stran 80 - THE first thing we have to say respecting what are called new views here in New England, at the present time, is, that they are not new, but the very oldest of thoughts cast into the mould of these new times.
Stran 181 - Take counsel, execute judgment; Make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday ; Hide the outcasts ; bewray not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ; Be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : For the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, The oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Stran 263 - The uniformity of the copies increased the wonder. Informations were given in to the magistrates against him as a magician ; and in searching his lodgings a great number of copies were found. The red ink, and Fust's red ink is peculiarly brilliant, which embellished his copies, was said to be his blood ; and it was solemnly adjudged that he was in league with the Infernals.
Stran 56 - M'Henry, which the Admiral had boasted that he would carry in a few hours, and that the city must fall. He watched the flag at the fort through the whole day with an anxiety that can be better felt than described, until the night prevented him from seeing it. In the night he watched the bomb-shells, and at early dawn his eye was again greeted by the proudly-waving flag of his country.] Tune— ANACREON IN HEAVEN.
Stran 52 - ... and the violence of the spirit of party has never risen higher, I think not so high, in our country, as it did at that time, upon that question.
Stran 175 - Give me leave, my dear General, to present you with a picture of the Bastille, just as it looked a few days after I had ordered its demolition, with the main key of the fortress of despotism. It is a tribute, which I owe as a son to my adopted father, as an aid-de-camp to my general, as a missionary of liberty to its patriarch.
Stran 53 - The object of the author was to get up an American spirit, which should be independent of, and above the interests, passions and policy of both belligerents, and look and feel exclusively for our own honor and rights.
Stran 66 - The title did not, here, first belong to the descendants of Spanish, but of French settlers. But such a meaning implied a certain excellence of origin, and so 'came early to include any native, of French or Spanish descent by either parent, whose non-alliance with the slave race entitled him to social rank. Later, the term was adopted by — not conceded to — the natives of mixed blood, and is still so used among 'themselves.
Stran 76 - Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.