Putnam's Magazine: Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art, and National Interests, Volume 5G. P. Putnam & Son., 1855 |
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... remarkable result , that in the great ocean an inces- sant movement continues : up to the above mentioned degree of warmth , the warmer and lighter water rises con- tinually , whilst the cooler and heavier sinks in like manner ; below ...
... remarkable result , that in the great ocean an inces- sant movement continues : up to the above mentioned degree of warmth , the warmer and lighter water rises con- tinually , whilst the cooler and heavier sinks in like manner ; below ...
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... remarkable fish , two or three miles wide , and twenty to thirty miles long , and so dense are the crowds , so great their depth , that lances and har- poons , even the sounding lead - thrown at random amongst them , do not sink , but ...
... remarkable fish , two or three miles wide , and twenty to thirty miles long , and so dense are the crowds , so great their depth , that lances and har- poons , even the sounding lead - thrown at random amongst them , do not sink , but ...
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... remarkable sentence : " Napoleon isolated himself much in France ; people ended with no longer understanding what he was after . " The studious reader will find this letter on page 320 , of the tenth volume of the Memoirs and ...
... remarkable sentence : " Napoleon isolated himself much in France ; people ended with no longer understanding what he was after . " The studious reader will find this letter on page 320 , of the tenth volume of the Memoirs and ...
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... remarkable uniformity of opinion regarding his character ; there is the greatest difference of opinion regarding Napoleon's , and however many may admire him , no one loves him , ex- cept some survivors , who have received acts of ...
... remarkable uniformity of opinion regarding his character ; there is the greatest difference of opinion regarding Napoleon's , and however many may admire him , no one loves him , ex- cept some survivors , who have received acts of ...
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... remarkable document , even if it be taken in its nar- rowest possible limits ; namely , as the expression of those views with which the brother of Napoleon , who had been the recipient of the emperor's confi- dence , desired to impress ...
... remarkable document , even if it be taken in its nar- rowest possible limits ; namely , as the expression of those views with which the brother of Napoleon , who had been the recipient of the emperor's confi- dence , desired to impress ...
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Page 345 - Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Page 280 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 399 - WHEN beechen buds begin to swell, And woods the blue-bird's warble know, The yellow violet's modest bell Peeps from the last year's leaves below. Ere russet fields their green resume, Sweet flower, I love, in forest bare, To meet thee, when thy faint perfume Alone is in the virgin air. Of all her train, the hands of Spring First plant thee in the watery mould, And I have seen thee blossoming Beside the snow-bank's edges cold.
Page 559 - Soon as the little ones chip the shell, Six wide mouths are open for food; Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well, Gathering seeds for the hungry brood. Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink; This new life is likely to be Hard for a gay young fellow like me. Chee, chee, chee.
Page 298 - My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
Page 559 - Modest and shy as a nun is she; One weak chirp is her only note. Braggart and prince of braggarts is he, Pouring boasts from his little throat: Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink; Never was I afraid of man; Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can! Chee, chee, chee.
Page 120 - THE splendor falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story : The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory. Blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes, dying, dying, dying.
Page 559 - MERRILY swinging on brier and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name : Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link, Spink, spank, spink ; Snug and safe is that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee.
Page 284 - Bay to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Page 283 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.