The immortal history of South AfricaW. Reeves, 1885 - 16 עמודים |
מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
acres advantage Africander agricultural arrangements Basutoland Basutos better Bloemfontein Boers British called Cape Colony cattle Chief Christian Church classes colonists desire districts Durban Dutch Dutch language duty earth England English existence fact farm farmers fear feel future German give Griquas hands happiness heart honour hope human interest Ireland JAMES BOON Jews Kaffir King William's Town kraal labour land language Letsie live look Lord Majesty's Government MARTIN JAMES BOON means ment Ministers morgen Natal nation native nature Nature's never once Orange Free Parliament passed past peace political position possession possible present produce question race railway reformers river Schermbrucker secure soil South Africa supply things thought thousand tion toil town trade Transvaal tribe true truth wealth whole Winburg woman women Zulu
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 294 - Unskilful he to fawn, or seek for power, By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour ; Far other aims his heart had learned to prize, More bent to raise the wretched than to rise.
עמוד 23 - Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
עמוד 295 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
עמוד 23 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven.
עמוד 294 - Near yonder copse, where once the garden smiled, And still where many a garden flower grows wild; There, where a few torn shrubs the place disclose, The village preacher's modest mansion rose.
עמוד 295 - But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all: And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
עמוד 123 - But sweeter still than this, than these, than all, Is first and passionate love — it stands alone, Like Adam's recollection of his fall...
עמוד 293 - His tuneful breast enjoys. For him, the Spring Distils her dews, and from the silken gem Its lucid leaves unfolds : for him, the hand Of Autumn tinges every fertile branch With blooming gold, and blushes like the morn.
עמוד 295 - Wept o'er his wounds or tales of sorrow done, Shouldered his crutch, and showed how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the good man learned to glow, And quite forgot their vices in their woe; Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His pity gave ere charity began.
עמוד 123 - ... tis sweet. to view on high The rainbow, based on ocean, span the sky. Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's honest bark Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home ; Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark Our coming, and look brighter when we come...