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... vessels of many nomadic and pastoral tribes partially , if at all , acquainted with the ceramic or textile processes . But the cattle on a thousand hills , if every one of them surrendered his skin for the purpose , would not supply a ...
... vessels of many nomadic and pastoral tribes partially , if at all , acquainted with the ceramic or textile processes . But the cattle on a thousand hills , if every one of them surrendered his skin for the purpose , would not supply a ...
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... vessel , to be expatriated for ever . So outrageous is the tendency of sacks to a mysterious and unaccountable disappearance , which some owners term ' evaporation , ' that we have known a single miller , doing no extraordinary trade ...
... vessel , to be expatriated for ever . So outrageous is the tendency of sacks to a mysterious and unaccountable disappearance , which some owners term ' evaporation , ' that we have known a single miller , doing no extraordinary trade ...
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... vessel ; and cork has ever since been a favourite material among the inventors of the numerous life - boats . Cork , we may be certain , put forth no few claims to attention in the boats which competed for the Duke of Northumber- land's ...
... vessel ; and cork has ever since been a favourite material among the inventors of the numerous life - boats . Cork , we may be certain , put forth no few claims to attention in the boats which competed for the Duke of Northumber- land's ...
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... vessels . In some places it is used as a roof- covering , in lieu of slates , or tiles , or thatch ; and it is also useful for lining stone - walls in particular places , thereby rendering apartments dry and warm . Every one knows that ...
... vessels . In some places it is used as a roof- covering , in lieu of slates , or tiles , or thatch ; and it is also useful for lining stone - walls in particular places , thereby rendering apartments dry and warm . Every one knows that ...
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... vessel , though she has been hard - strained since we parted ; but I can't heave up the name . " The moment I told him who I was , he exclaimed : " Ah , Matt , my old fellow - cruiser , still afloat ! " And starting up , hugged me in ...
... vessel , though she has been hard - strained since we parted ; but I can't heave up the name . " The moment I told him who I was , he exclaimed : " Ah , Matt , my old fellow - cruiser , still afloat ! " And starting up , hugged me in ...
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Page 314 - How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank! Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night Become the touches of sweet harmony. Sit, Jessica. Look, how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold; There's not the smallest orb which thou behold'st But in his motion like an angel sings, Still quiring to the young-eyed cherubins: Such harmony is in immortal souls; But, whilst this muddy vesture of decay Doth grossly close it in, we...
Page 313 - The upper air burst into life! And a hundred fire-flags sheen, To and fro they were hurried about! And to and fro, and in and out, The wan stars danced between. And the coming wind did roar more loud, And the sails did sigh like sedge; And the rain poured down from one black cloud; The Moon was at its edge.
Page 316 - Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence was pleased. Now...
Page 313 - Is the night chilly and dark? The night is chilly, but not dark. The thin gray cloud is spread on high, It covers but not hides the sky. The moon is behind, and at the full; And yet she looks both small and dull. The night is chill, the cloud is gray: 'Tis a month before the month of May, And the Spring comes slowly up this way.
Page 315 - Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung...
Page 314 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise ; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.
Page 313 - The Moon was at its edge. The thick black cloud was cleft, and still The Moon was at its side: Like waters shot" from some high crag, The lightning fell with never a jag, A river steep and wide.
Page 33 - THE OLD FAMILIAR FACES. I have had playmates, I have had companions, In my days of childhood, in my joyful school-days ; All, all are gone, the old familiar faces. I have been laughing, I have been carousing, Drinking late, sitting late, with my bosom cronies ; All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
Page 316 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies...
Page 316 - Then shine the vales — the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies ; The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light. So many flames before proud Ilion blaze, And lighten...