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... observed a bunch of grapes hanging on a vine , and having tried , by many a leap , to get at them , but in vain , desisted at length , and consoled himself by saying- " Well , I dare say , after all , they are sour , and not worth hav ...
... observed a bunch of grapes hanging on a vine , and having tried , by many a leap , to get at them , but in vain , desisted at length , and consoled himself by saying- " Well , I dare say , after all , they are sour , and not worth hav ...
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... observed a vessel full of liquid honey . One of them instantly plunged into it ; but soon his legs and wings became so clogged and fixed , that he was wholly unable to fly away . When he found himself dying of surfeiting and fatigue ...
... observed a vessel full of liquid honey . One of them instantly plunged into it ; but soon his legs and wings became so clogged and fixed , that he was wholly unable to fly away . When he found himself dying of surfeiting and fatigue ...
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... may remark another proof of a wise design in respect to us , when we observe that man is born the most helpless and dependent of creatures , and that his state D of dependence and infancy continues the longest . This is 37.
... may remark another proof of a wise design in respect to us , when we observe that man is born the most helpless and dependent of creatures , and that his state D of dependence and infancy continues the longest . This is 37.
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... observed in Africa , when the mountain fruits are exhausted , to descend to the sea coasts , to feed on shelt fish , particularly on a large species of oyster which com- monly lies on the strand with its shell open . Fear ful , however ...
... observed in Africa , when the mountain fruits are exhausted , to descend to the sea coasts , to feed on shelt fish , particularly on a large species of oyster which com- monly lies on the strand with its shell open . Fear ful , however ...
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... observe any single person resting and regaling himself in the fields , will sometimes cunningly steal up behind , snatch off whatever they can lay hold on - then , running to a little distance , will turn round , sit erect , and , with ...
... observe any single person resting and regaling himself in the fields , will sometimes cunningly steal up behind , snatch off whatever they can lay hold on - then , running to a little distance , will turn round , sit erect , and , with ...
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Palavras e frases frequentes
Africa animal attack barn owl beautiful belly birds body called carried chiefly Christ clouds cock colour common Corn Crake creature crow Crow Tribe danger dart death earth elephant enemy eternity evil eyes falconry feathers feet fierce fish flesh flock FORDOUN frequently frog God's ground habits hair happy hare HARE AND TORTOISE head heaven Holy horns horse hyæna infinitive mood inhabitants insects king kingdom of Judah labour land length light lion live Lord mood motion mountains mouth native nature nest night nouns o'er Oh Mercy OLNEY HYMN pluperfect plural prey prophets quadrupeds racter rein-deer sheep Sing singular skin snow snow drop species spring strength SUBJUNCTIVE Mood tail Tense thee thing thou tortoise trees tribe verb voice weasel whole wild wings winter wisdom wood word young Zedekiah
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Página 124 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense. Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Página 122 - See here thy pictured life; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene.
Página 101 - And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.
Página 121 - Tis brightness all, save where the new snow melts Along the mazy current. Low the woods Bow their hoar head ; and ere the languid Sun, Faint from the west, emits his evening ray, Earth's universal face, deep hid, and chill, Is one wild dazzling waste, that buries wide The works of man.
Página 17 - A little neglect may breed great mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost ; for want of a shoe the horse was lost ; and for want of a horse the rider was lost,' being overtaken and slain by the enemy ; all for want of a little care about a horse-shoe nail.
Página 117 - And see where surly WINTER passes off, Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts : His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill, The shatter'd forest, and the ravag'd vale ; While softer gales succeed, at whose kind touch, Dissolving snows in livid torrents lost, The mountains lift their green heads to the sky.
Página 123 - Ever charming, ever new, When will the landscape tire the view ! The fountain's fall, the river's flow, The woody valleys, warm and low ; The windy summit, wild and high, "Roughly rushing on the sky ! The pleasant seat, the ruin'd tower, The naked rock, the shady bower ; The town and village, dome and farm, Each give each a double charm, As pearls upon an Ethiop's arm.
Página 18 - When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece ; but poor Dick says, ' It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
Página 119 - The careful hen Calls all her chirping family around, Fed and defended by the fearless cock; Whose breast with ardour flames, as on he walks, Graceful, and crows defiance.
Página 16 - What though you have found no treasure, nor has any rich relation left you a legacy. Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.