The Florence StoriesSheldon, 1867 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 21
Page 15
... sitting at little tables and drinking coffee , or eating ices , in the open air ; or rather in the open court , for it was not precisely in the open air since the whole court was covered with a roofing of glass . It is , how- ever ...
... sitting at little tables and drinking coffee , or eating ices , in the open air ; or rather in the open court , for it was not precisely in the open air since the whole court was covered with a roofing of glass . It is , how- ever ...
Page 46
... there opening into beautiful gardens and grounds within . At the doors of many of the houses , women and girls , some singly and others in groups , were sitting at work making lace , with the cushions on which the -BAYEUX.
... there opening into beautiful gardens and grounds within . At the doors of many of the houses , women and girls , some singly and others in groups , were sitting at work making lace , with the cushions on which the -BAYEUX.
Page 49
... sitting in straw bottomed chairs , or kneel- ing in other chairs made with the seats near to the floor on purpose to be knelt upon , and wait- ing in solemn silence while the priests at the altar , at a great distance away , were ...
... sitting in straw bottomed chairs , or kneel- ing in other chairs made with the seats near to the floor on purpose to be knelt upon , and wait- ing in solemn silence while the priests at the altar , at a great distance away , were ...
Page 53
... sitting in the mean- time upon the seats , and engaged in knitting or sewing . On one side of the square , which was occupied by a range of buildings , there was in one place a high wall , with a large arched gateway in the centre of it ...
... sitting in the mean- time upon the seats , and engaged in knitting or sewing . On one side of the square , which was occupied by a range of buildings , there was in one place a high wall , with a large arched gateway in the centre of it ...
Page 59
... sitting on his throne , and commissioning his brother - in - law Harold to proceed to Normandy and inform William that after Edward's death he would be the next heir to the crown , and to invite him to come at the proper time and take ...
... sitting on his throne , and commissioning his brother - in - law Harold to proceed to Normandy and inform William that after Edward's death he would be the next heir to the crown , and to invite him to come at the proper time and take ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
asked Florence asked Grimkie aunt Auntie basin Bayeux Bayeux tapestry boat bobbins boys Caen Calais carriage castle Channel Islands Cherbourg coachman coast coupé Coutances deck Digue diligence door England English fire Florence and Grimkie Florence and John Folkstone formed France French frustrum girl Granville Grimkie and Florence Grimkie and John Grimkie told Grimkie's Guernsey handsome harbor hour houses immense Isle of Wight Jersey kind lace ladies land length lodgings looking Louvre Hotel Michel miles Mont Orgueil Mont St Morelle and Florence mother omnibus passed piers port pretty promontory quay rambling ride road rocks round route sail sand Sark seat seemed seen ships shoes shore side sidewalk smooth soldiers Spithead steamer stone stopped story street tapestry tide took tower town vessels walk walls William the Conqueror winding woman
Popular passages
Page 43 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...