The Saturday Magazine, Volume 5J. W. Parker, 1835 - Periodicals |
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... feet , and its breadth upwards of 90 ; the height of the nave is 121 feet , and that of the aisles about 54. The plan of the edifice is a Latin cross . The choir occupies nearly one half of its length . The chancel , which is situated ...
... feet , and its breadth upwards of 90 ; the height of the nave is 121 feet , and that of the aisles about 54. The plan of the edifice is a Latin cross . The choir occupies nearly one half of its length . The chancel , which is situated ...
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... feet above the level of the sea ; it is isolated from every chain of mountains ; it differs from all others in its form and nature , being entirely composed of volcanic rocks ; and its shape is that of a large cone , placed upon an ...
... feet above the level of the sea ; it is isolated from every chain of mountains ; it differs from all others in its form and nature , being entirely composed of volcanic rocks ; and its shape is that of a large cone , placed upon an ...
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... feet is a deep abyss , from which the eye and the mind alike recoil . At length he beholds the star of day , the first rays of which pierce the thick mantle of night , and gradually unfold the splendid view , as it were , of a new ...
... feet is a deep abyss , from which the eye and the mind alike recoil . At length he beholds the star of day , the first rays of which pierce the thick mantle of night , and gradually unfold the splendid view , as it were , of a new ...
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... feet in length ; they are at times , however , taken as long as ten feet . Aristotle mentions an old Tunny which weighed upwards of two hundred weight . The Tunny - fishery was attended to with great care by the ancients , and still ...
... feet in length ; they are at times , however , taken as long as ten feet . Aristotle mentions an old Tunny which weighed upwards of two hundred weight . The Tunny - fishery was attended to with great care by the ancients , and still ...
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... feet in height , together with two side - towers , each of which was 430 feet high . This splendid portion of the church was , however , destroyed by a tempest in 1604. In the middle of the choir is the tomb of Henry the Fourth , Duke ...
... feet in height , together with two side - towers , each of which was 430 feet high . This splendid portion of the church was , however , destroyed by a tempest in 1604. In the middle of the choir is the tomb of Henry the Fourth , Duke ...
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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.