The Young Shetlander; Or, Shadow Over the Sunshine: Being Life and Letter of T. E. ... Edited by His MotherW.P. Nimmo, 1868 - 329 עמודים |
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Aberdeen affectionate Algæ Andersonian Arenaria norvegica arrived attend Baltasound beautiful believe Biot birds boat Botanical Society botanists Bressay British brother Buness Callao called Cape Cape Horn Cerastium climate course Cynosurus echinatus dear dearest delighted Dr Balfour Dr Edmondston Edinburgh Edward Forbes excursion expedition Falkland Islands Falklands favour feel fishing Flora friends give Glasgow happy hear herbarium Hooker hope interesting islands kind land leave lecture Lerwick letter looking Macgillivray mamma miles months Morayshire morning museum Natural History naturalist never night Orkney Panama papa paper peats plants pleasure Professor Quillota sail scarcely Scotland seen sent Shetland shewed shore soon species specimens summer Swinaness Talcahuano tell thanks thing Thomas Edmondston tion to-day trust uncle Unst Valparaiso weather week wild winter wish write wrote yesterday young
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עמוד iv - For many years it has been one of my constant regrets that no schoolmaster of mine had a knowledge of natural history, so far, at least, as to have taught me the grasses that grow by the wayside, and the little winged and wingless neighbors that are continually meeting me, with a salutation which I cannot answer, as things are...
עמוד 329 - scaped the storm's deep chiding ; And, safe from the buffeting waves of the world, In a haven of Peace is riding, i 2 v.
עמוד 328 - He left his home with a swelling sail, Of fame and fortune dreaming — With a spirit as free as the vernal gale, Or the pennon above him streaming. He hath reached his goal ;— by a distant wave, 'Neath a sultry sun they've laid him ; And.
עמוד 328 - And a father's bodings — a mother's tears — Might not weigh with the hopes that crowned them. That mother's cheek is far paler now, Than when she last caressed him ; There's an added gloom on that father's brow, Since the hour when last he blessed him. Oh ! that all human hopes should prove Like the flowers that will fade to-morrow ; And the cankering fears of anxious love Ever end in...
עמוד 328 - That mother's cheek is far paler now Than when she last caressed him ; There's an added gloom on that father's brow, Since the hour when last he blessed him. Oh ! that all human hopes should prove Like the flowers that will fade to-morrow ; And the cankering fears of anxious love Ever end in ruth and sorrow.
עמוד 328 - HE left his home with a bounding heart, For the world was all before him ; And felt it scarce a pain to part, Such sun-bright beams came o'er him.
עמוד 329 - ... his grave had bound, Or the hearts he loved had wept him ? Then why repine ? Can he feel the rays That pestilent sun sheds o'er him ? Or share the grief that...
עמוד 133 - ... REICHARDT, BERLIN. Leipzig, February, 1847. Dear Madam, When I meet any one who knew my Father, and who loved and esteemed him as he deserved, I immediately look on such a one as a friend, and not as a stranger, and a meeting of this kind always makes me glad and happy. As you no doubt feel the same, I trust you will excuse the liberty I take in addressing you.
עמוד 285 - We expected to have a quick trip ; but alas ! the ' best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley,' and so it was with us. We passed the Vernons all right, but when we reached the open water on the other side we found the wind had increased to a regular gale, and raised a short choppy head sea.