The golden gift, a book for the youngWilliam P. ***, 1868 |
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Página 115
... heiress to all the hereditary property . In fine , she was the richest marriage in the whole country . Without troubling you with the adventures of the rest of her lovers , with their suit , and their rejection , I come at once to the ...
... heiress to all the hereditary property . In fine , she was the richest marriage in the whole country . Without troubling you with the adventures of the rest of her lovers , with their suit , and their rejection , I come at once to the ...
Página 124
... heiress , the Cat yonder , attracts a vast number of strangers . ' " ' Humph - heiress indeed ! much you know about heiresses ! ' said the Griffin . There is only one heiress in the world , and that's my daughter . ' [ And the Griffin ...
... heiress , the Cat yonder , attracts a vast number of strangers . ' " ' Humph - heiress indeed ! much you know about heiresses ! ' said the Griffin . There is only one heiress in the world , and that's my daughter . ' [ And the Griffin ...
Página 125
... heiress . The Fox was greatly pleased at such indisputable signs of wealth , and he entered the upper cave resolved to be transported with the charms of the Griffiness . There was , however , a great chasm between the landing - place ...
... heiress . The Fox was greatly pleased at such indisputable signs of wealth , and he entered the upper cave resolved to be transported with the charms of the Griffiness . There was , however , a great chasm between the landing - place ...
Página 126
... heiress is not to be won by ordinary means . ' ' I do know a Cat - a maiden Cat , ' said he , after a short pause ; ' but I feel a little repugnance at the thought of having her boiled in the Griffin's soup . Would not a Dog do as well ...
... heiress is not to be won by ordinary means . ' ' I do know a Cat - a maiden Cat , ' said he , after a short pause ; ' but I feel a little repugnance at the thought of having her boiled in the Griffin's soup . Would not a Dog do as well ...
Página 127
... heiress ; a pretty Griffiness I should be if I did not know how to catch a Cat ! ' [ So the Fox went back to the Cat , and told her that the Griffin meant next day to give a great ball and supper in honour of their marriage ; and the ...
... heiress ; a pretty Griffiness I should be if I did not know how to catch a Cat ! ' [ So the Fox went back to the Cat , and told her that the Griffin meant next day to give a great ball and supper in honour of their marriage ; and the ...
Términos y frases comunes
babe BATTLE OF BLENHEIM beautiful birds breast Bremen BROKEN FLOWER child Christiana Clever Alice Corporal creature cried Dame Van Winkle dark daughter dead dear donkey door eyes father forbear to weep girl Grasmere great-grandmother Field Griffin hand Harrison Weir head heard heart heaven heiress hole Holly-Tree John Gilpin Killingworth laughed Little white Lily live looked Magpie morning mother mountain neighbourhood never night o'er Paterson pipe poor pray prayer quoth rain Regina Reynard Reynard the Fox Rip Van Winkle Rip's rock round Sancho Sarah Green sentry-box sing sleep smiled snow stood stormy winds story sweet baby tail thee thing thou thought told took town tree turned Twas Uncle Toby Uncle Toby's village voice waiting wife wild WILLIAM WORDSWORTH window winds do blow wonder woods
Pasajes populares
Página 86 - Her home is on the deep. With thunders from her native oak She quells the floods below — As they roar on the shore, When the stormy winds do blow ; When the battle rages loud and long, And the stormy winds do blow.
Página 148 - My head is twice as big as yours, They therefore needs must fit. But let me scrape the dirt away That hangs upon your face ; And stop and eat, for well you may Be in a hungry case. Said John, It is my wedding-day, And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.
Página 56 - Old Kaspar took it from the boy, Who stood expectant by; And then the old man shook his head, And with a natural sigh, ' 'Tis some poor fellow's skull,' said he, 'Who fell in the great victory.
Página 67 - Wolf would wag his tail, look wistfully in his master's face, and if dogs can feel pity I verily believe he reciprocated the sentiment with all his heart.
Página 143 - Good lack ! quoth he, yet bring it me, My leathern belt likewise, In which I bear my trusty sword When I do exercise.
Página 23 - Some ship in distress, that cannot live In such an angry sea!" "O father! I see a gleaming light, O say, what may it be?" But the father answered never a word, A frozen corpse was he. Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies; The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands, and prayed That saved she might be; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the waves, On the Lake of Galilee.
Página 71 - ... his gun. Wolf, too, had disappeared, but he might have strayed away after a squirrel or partridge. He whistled after him and shouted his name, but all in vain; the echoes repeated his whistle and shout, but no dog was to be seen. He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol, and if he met with any of the party, to demand his dog and gun. As he rose to walk, he found himself stiff in the joints, and wanting in his usual activity. " These mountain beds do not agree with me...
Página 66 - Rip Van Winkle, however, was one of those happy mortals, of foolish, well-oiled dispositions, who take the world easy, eat white bread or brown, whichever can be got with least thought or trouble, and would rather starve on a penny than work for a pound.
Página 69 - He was a short square-built old fellow, with thick bushy hair, and a grizzled beard. His dress was of the antique Dutch fashion — a cloth jerkin...
Página 76 - Rip Van Winkle yonder, leaning against the tree." Rip looked, and beheld a precise counterpart of himself, as he went up the mountain ; apparently as lazy, and certainly as ragged. The poor fellow was now completely confounded. He doubted his own identity, and whether he was himself or another man.