The Saturday Magazine, Volume 5J. W. Parker, 1835 - Periodicals |
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... called Triquetra , and Trinacria , from its triangular form and its three Promontories , was for many ages a flourishing state , and rivalled Greece ( the most polished and the greatest of nations , ) whence Sicily derived civilization ...
... called Triquetra , and Trinacria , from its triangular form and its three Promontories , was for many ages a flourishing state , and rivalled Greece ( the most polished and the greatest of nations , ) whence Sicily derived civilization ...
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... called Mal Passi ; soon after- wards it was again fertilized by a shower of cinders ; it flourished for several years , and was called Bel Passi ; at last , in the eruption of 1669 , it was again inundated by lava , and then resumed the ...
... called Mal Passi ; soon after- wards it was again fertilized by a shower of cinders ; it flourished for several years , and was called Bel Passi ; at last , in the eruption of 1669 , it was again inundated by lava , and then resumed the ...
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... called the Dos Arapiles ; the enemy being immediately in front , and covered by a thick wood . About eight o'clock , a column of French soldiers issued from the wood , and advancing rapidly , seized the outer and most extensive of those ...
... called the Dos Arapiles ; the enemy being immediately in front , and covered by a thick wood . About eight o'clock , a column of French soldiers issued from the wood , and advancing rapidly , seized the outer and most extensive of those ...
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... called in the Norman Coverfeu . " Others , again , regard it as a mark of infamy , and as a proof of the slavery in which William held the conquered English . The poet , Thomson , seems to have adopted this opinion , when he wrote- The ...
... called in the Norman Coverfeu . " Others , again , regard it as a mark of infamy , and as a proof of the slavery in which William held the conquered English . The poet , Thomson , seems to have adopted this opinion , when he wrote- The ...
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... called the fishery ŕ la Thonnaire . The Tunnies , like the mackerel , appear in great shoals , or banks , which are believed to enter the Mediterranean at the beginning of April , for the purpose of depositing their spawn ; but it is ...
... called the fishery ŕ la Thonnaire . The Tunnies , like the mackerel , appear in great shoals , or banks , which are believed to enter the Mediterranean at the beginning of April , for the purpose of depositing their spawn ; but it is ...
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Page 12 - Many a man lives a burden to the earth; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
Page 12 - I know they are as lively and as vigorously productive, as those fabulous dragon's teeth; and, being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men.
Page 124 - I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Page 229 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
Page 5 - What sighs have been wafted after that ship ! what prayers offered up at the deserted fireside of home ! How often has the mistress, the wife, the mother, pored over the daily news, to catch some casual intelligence of this rover of the deep ! How has expectation darkened into anxiety — anxiety into dread — and dread into despair ! Alas ! not one memento shall ever return for love to cherish. All that shall ever be known, is, that she sailed from her port, « and was never heard of more ! »...
Page 4 - At sea everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. It proved to be the mast of a ship that must have been completely wrecked ; for there were the remains of handkerchiefs, by which some of the crew had fastened themselves to this spar, to prevent their being washed off by the waves.
Page 4 - There was no trace by which the name of the ship could be ascertained. The wreck had evidently drifted about for many months ; clusters of shell-fish had fastened about it, and long sea-weeds flaunted at its sides.
Page 74 - Far from me and from my friends be such frigid philosophy, as may conduct us indifferent and unmoved over any ground which has been dignified by wisdom, bravery, or virtue. That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Page 164 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Page 82 - Those who quit their proper character, to assume what does not belong to them, are, for the greater part, ignorant both of the character they leave, and of the character they assume.