The Juvenile Forget Me Not: A Christmas Or New Year's Gift, Or Birthday Present..Mrs. S. C. Hall N. Hailes, 1834 |
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The Juvenile Forget Me Not: A Christmas Or New Year's Gift, Or Birthday ... Mrs. S. C. Hall Visualització completa - 1836 |
The Juvenile Forget Me Not: A Christmas Or New Year's Gift, Or Birthday ... Mrs. S. C. Hall Visualització completa - 1830 |
The Juvenile Forget Me Not: A Christmas Or New Year's Gift, Or Birthday ... Mrs. S. C. Hall Visualització de fragments - 1838 |
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Pàgina 46 - Light as a flake of foam upon the wind, Keel upward, from the deep emerged a shell, Shaped like the moon ere half her horn is filled ; Fraught with young life, it righted as it rose, And moved at will along the yielding water. The native pilot of this little bark Put out a tier of oars on either side, Spread to the wafting breeze a twofold sail, And mounted up and glided down the billow In happy freedom, pleased to feel the air And wander in the luxury of light.
Pàgina 234 - BUCCANEER, A TALE, BY MRS. SC HALL, AUTHOR OF " SKETCHES OF IRISH CHARACTER," &C. In 2 vols. 12mo. From the 3d London edition. "This work belongs to the historic school; but it has that talent which bestows its own attraction on whatever subject its peculiar taste may select.
Pàgina 36 - ... wren took pity on the canary, helped her into her nest, plumed her feathers for her, and acted as a sister toward her. The canary felt very grateful to the wren ; and, when the storm had passed over, she said : " I will go back to my home now, and to my companions, and go in at the place where I came out. And, Mrs. Wren, you must come with me, and spend a few days in our beautiful cage.
Pàgina 234 - This is especially a tale of adventure — an historical romance of the days of Cromwell, who, with the poet Milton, is a prominent character in the fable. Almost all the other personages are imaginary, but they are conceived and executed with admirable fidelity to the time wherein they are made to figure. Indeed, the keeping is in every respect perfect, and demonstrates the intimate acquaintance of the writer with the peculiarities of the era she has undertaken to exhibit.
Pàgina 43 - Laccadives) that produce the cocoa-nut, carrying with them carpenters' and all such tools; and having felled as much wood as they want, they let it dry, strip off the leaves, and with the bark of the tree they spin a yarn, wherewith they sew the planks together, and so build a ship.
Pàgina 48 - These shoals are sometimes known to extend, from the shore, nearly three miles in breadth, and in length from Flamborough Head to Tinmouth Castle, fifty miles, and perhaps even much further.
Pàgina 233 - REGENT'S PARK; a faithful representation of the elegant buildings and interesting objects of that delightful spot. Length 18J feet. Highly coloured, in a folio, price 30s. ; in a circular Tunbridge case, 31s. 6d. COLOURED VIEWS on the LIVERPOOL and MANCHESTER RAILWAY, with Plates of the Coaches, Machines, &c. from drawings made on the spot by Mr. TT Bury.
Pàgina 81 - We will now proceed with Franklin, who almost fancied himself in paradise when he walked off with the Arabian Tales under his arm ; and, as it was a holyday, he felt strongly inclined to relinquish all further pursuit of NewYear's Gifts, and to shut himself up for the remainder of the day with his new acquisition. But he thought of the happiness of being able to procure some other books with the money he might collect, and he had a great desire to possess a complete set of the Spectator, of which,...
Pàgina 51 - THE BIRD AT SEA. BIRD of the greenwood ! Oh ! why art thou here ? Leaves dance not o'er thee, Flowers bloom not near. All the sweet waters Far hence are at play — Bird of the greenwood ! Away, away ! Where the mast quivers, Thy place will not be, As 'midst the waving Of wild rose and tree.
Pàgina 17 - You'll think after this he was prudent and wise. And loved his good mother, and took her advice ; You'll think he began his bad ways to forsake, But this, I assure you, is quite a mistake. For still he was naughty as naughty could be, And as often was punished — then sorry was he ; But as soon as he fairly was rid of the pain, He forgot all about it, and did wrong again. It happened one day, as the other pigs tell, In the course of their...