The Royal readers. (Roy. sch. ser.). Ser.3. No.1,2 [2 eds.], 4, Volume 6 |
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... whole civilized world . Two French princes joined the besiegers ' camp , to witness the fall of the place . " Is it taken ? " was the first question asked each morning by the King of Spain . " Not yet ; but it will be soon , " said his ...
... whole civilized world . Two French princes joined the besiegers ' camp , to witness the fall of the place . " Is it taken ? " was the first question asked each morning by the King of Spain . " Not yet ; but it will be soon , " said his ...
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... whole line . The fire of the battering- ships gradually ' slackened : that of the garrison , on the contrary , seemed to become more animated and tremendous . It was kept up during the entire night . At one in the morning , two of the ...
... whole line . The fire of the battering- ships gradually ' slackened : that of the garrison , on the contrary , seemed to become more animated and tremendous . It was kept up during the entire night . At one in the morning , two of the ...
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... whole of his transports to their destina- tion , even in presence of the enemy's fleets . Thus Gibraltar was saved , and the ' continuance of the blockade till the peace ( Jan. 20 , 1783 ) was little more than a form . accomplish ...
... whole of his transports to their destina- tion , even in presence of the enemy's fleets . Thus Gibraltar was saved , and the ' continuance of the blockade till the peace ( Jan. 20 , 1783 ) was little more than a form . accomplish ...
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... whole western side of the promontory from shore to summit . The view of Gibraltar on page 11 is taken from a point on the northern shore of the bay . The spectator is looking towards the south - east . The precipitous rock on the left ...
... whole western side of the promontory from shore to summit . The view of Gibraltar on page 11 is taken from a point on the northern shore of the bay . The spectator is looking towards the south - east . The precipitous rock on the left ...
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... whole of the enemy's line was thrown into confusion . The advance of Captain Curtis with his gun - boats compelled the Spaniards to abandon theirs . The English then showed themselves to be as humane as they were courageous . Curtis and ...
... whole of the enemy's line was thrown into confusion . The advance of Captain Curtis with his gun - boats compelled the Spaniards to abandon theirs . The English then showed themselves to be as humane as they were courageous . Curtis and ...
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Page 290 - All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Page 164 - It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in, glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy.
Page 29 - I am the daughter of earth and water, And the nursling of the sky ; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores ; I change, but I cannot die. For after the rain when with never a stain, The pavilion of heaven is bare, And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams, Build up the blue dome of air, I silently laugh at my own cenotaph, And out of the caverns of rain, Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb, I arise and unbuild it again.
Page 70 - Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory; But far beyond my depth : my high-blown pride At length broke under me ; and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream, that must forever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye : I feel my heart new open'd. O, how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes...
Page 104 - Hear the mellow wedding bells, Golden bells! What a world of happiness their harmony foretells ! Through the balmy air of night How they ring out their delight! From the molten-golden notes, And all in tune, What a liquid ditty floats To the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats On the moon...
Page 347 - Come the three corners of the world in arms, And we shall shock them. Nought shall make us rue, If England to itself do rest but true.
Page 164 - I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded ; and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever.
Page 28 - May have broken the woof of my tent's thin roof, The Stars peep behind her and peer. And I laugh to see them whirl and flee Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,— Till the calm rivers, lakes, and seas, Like strips of the sky fallen through me on high, Are each paved with the moon and these.
Page 87 - Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet With the sky above my head, And the grass beneath my feet, For only one short hour To feel as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal!
Page 91 - I sprang -to the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three; "Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew;