Peter Parley's Annual: A Christmas and New Year's Present for Young People..William Martin Darton and Company, 1872 - Children's literature |
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Page 206 - A person was introduced, handsomely dressed, of dignified and impressive manners. " I have been commissioned, Sir, by a man of considerable importance, to call upon you." " Who is he ?" interrupted Mozart. " He does not wish to be known...
Page 199 - Is not M. Wagenseil here? We must send for him; he understands the thing.' The emperor sent for Wagenseil, and gave up his place to him by the side of the piano. ' Sir,' said Mozart to the composer, ' I am going to play one of your concertos ; you must turn over the leaves for me.
Page 206 - Who is he?' interrupted Mozart. 'He does not wish to be known.' - 'Well, what does he want?' - 'He has just lost a person whom he tenderly loved, and whose memory will be eternally dear to him. He is desirous of annually commemorating this mournful event by a solemn service, for which he requests you to compose a requiem.
Page 146 - Ongeama !" was raised by the natives on the bank above, followed by a discharge of fire-arms. Presently, however, all was still again ; for the lion, as I subsequently learnt, after showing himself on the outskirts of the brake, had retreated into it. Once more I attempted to dislodge the beast ; but finding the enemy awaiting him in the more open country, he was very loth to leave his stronghold. Again, however, I succeeded in driving him to the edge...
Page 151 - ... spoor,' and soon came to the spot where he had passed the night. The sand here was one patch of blood; and the bushes immediately about were broken, and beaten down by his weight, as he had staggered to and fro in his effort to get on his legs again. Strange to say, however, we here lost all clue to the beast. A large troop of lions that had been feasting on a giraffe in the early morning, had obliterated his tracks ; and it was not until some days afterwards, and when the carcase was in a state...
Page 143 - Sir Peter Lely made it a rule never to look at a bad picture, having found by experience that, whenever he did so, his pencil took a tint from it. — Apply this to bad books and bad company.
Page 152 - I waited their arrival with my gun on full cock. Nearer and nearer they came, till at last I fancied the leader was on the verge of the pit-fall; but, just at that moment, there was a low, stifled growl, a rush, and then a faint cry as of some dying animal. All was again silent. Though the impenetrable darkness prevented me from seeing anything, I could no longer doubt that I was in the immediate vicinity of a lion.
Page 152 - All at once, however, the dismal stillness was disturbed by the quick steps of a troop of pallahs, descending the stony slope leading direct to my ambush. Stooping. as low as possible, in order to catch their outline, I awaited their arrival with my gun on full cock. Nearer and nearer they came, till at last I fancied the leader was on. the verge of the pit-fall; but, just at that moment, there was a low, stifled growl, a rush, and then a faint cry as of some dying animal. All was again silent. Though...
Page 207 - I have found it impossible,' said Mozart, ' to keep my word ; the work has interested me more than I expected, and I have extended it beyond my first design. I shall require another month to finish it.