Holiday House: A Series of TalesRobert Carter, 1839 - 252 עמודים |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 33
עמוד 30
... live upon air , and here are some spoons to eat it with , " said John Fordyce . I help you to a mouthful of moonshine ? " " Peter ! would you like a roasted fly ? " Abercromby , catching one on the window . is excellent for hungry ...
... live upon air , and here are some spoons to eat it with , " said John Fordyce . I help you to a mouthful of moonshine ? " " Peter ! would you like a roasted fly ? " Abercromby , catching one on the window . is excellent for hungry ...
עמוד 32
... boys and girls , who came as vis- itors to my house , without knowing who had invited them , " observed Lady Harriet . " Probably those unlucky children will never forget , as long as they live , 32 32 THE GRAND FEAST .
... boys and girls , who came as vis- itors to my house , without knowing who had invited them , " observed Lady Harriet . " Probably those unlucky children will never forget , as long as they live , 32 32 THE GRAND FEAST .
עמוד 33
A Series of Tales Catherine Sinclair. will never forget , as long as they live , that scanty supper in our dining - room . " And it turned out exactly as Lady Harriet had predicted ; for though they were all asked to tea , in proper time ...
A Series of Tales Catherine Sinclair. will never forget , as long as they live , that scanty supper in our dining - room . " And it turned out exactly as Lady Harriet had predicted ; for though they were all asked to tea , in proper time ...
עמוד 44
... live ! " " Harry will not forget it any how , " answered Lady Harriet languidly . " Perhaps , Mrs. Crabtree , we might as well not be severe with the poor boy on this occasion . As the old proverb says , ' there is no use in pouring ...
... live ! " " Harry will not forget it any how , " answered Lady Harriet languidly . " Perhaps , Mrs. Crabtree , we might as well not be severe with the poor boy on this occasion . As the old proverb says , ' there is no use in pouring ...
עמוד 48
... live for a week , I might be tempted to try ; but flowers will always die with me . They seem to wither when I so much as look at them . Do you remember that pretty fuschia that I almost drowned the first day grand- mama gave it me ...
... live for a week , I might be tempted to try ; but flowers will always die with me . They seem to wither when I so much as look at them . Do you remember that pretty fuschia that I almost drowned the first day grand- mama gave it me ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 74 - I have no pleasure in them; while the sun or the light or the moon or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain; in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened...
עמוד 229 - Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him : but weep sore for him that goeth away : for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
עמוד 172 - Paul's ministry, shall be his hope, and joy, and crown of rejoicing "in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming
עמוד 101 - And unrepress'd by sadness — Which brings me to my childhood back, As if I trod its very track, And felt its very gladness.
עמוד 207 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
עמוד vii - ... is better than none ; as the writing of a book, the building of a house, the laying out of a garden, the digging of a fish-pond, — even the raising of a cucumber or a tulip.
עמוד 189 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
עמוד 230 - Why inconsolable, as those To whom no hope is given ? Death is the messenger of peace, And calls the soul to heaven.
עמוד 248 - I laughed, and danced, and talked, and sung : And, proud of health, of freedom vain, Dreamed not of sorrow, care, or pain ; Concluding, in those hours of glee, That all the world was made for me. But when the hour of trial came, When sickness shook this trembling frame, When folly's gay pursuits were o'er, And I could sing and dance no more, It then occurred, how sad 'twould be, Were this world only made for me.
עמוד 18 - Health to wear it, Strength to tear it, And money to buy another." "There is no hope for the last two things, you know, " said the young girl; "for I am sure that the flag that braved a thousand years was not half so strong as your brocade; and as to buying another, there are none to be bought in these degenerate days." The old lady's reply was probably very gracious...