Our Village: Sketches of Rural Character and Scenery, Tom 1

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Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825 - 292

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Strona 257 - The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse, that, shapeless and deform'd, And dang'rous to the touch, has yet its bloom, And decks itself with ornaments of gold, Yields no unpleasing ramble ; there the turf Smells fresh, and, rich in odorifrous herbs And fungous fruits of earth, regales the sense With luxury of unexpected sweets.
Strona 142 - The well-shaped youth could touch, she sung her own. He could not run division with more art Upon his quaking instrument, than she, The nightingale, did with her various notes Reply to.
Strona 142 - As I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-faced youth, upon his lute, With strains of strange variety and harmony, Proclaiming as it seem'd, so bold a challenge To the clear choristers of the woods, the birds, That, as they flock'd about him, all stood silent, Wondering at what they heard.
Strona 143 - Alas, poor creature, I will soon revenge This cruelty upon the author of it. Henceforth this lute, guilty of innocent blood, Shall never more betray a harmless peace To an untimely end ;" and in that sorrow, As he was pashing it against a tree, I suddenly stept in.
Strona 141 - To Thessaly I came ; and, living private, Without acquaintance of more sweet companions Than the old inmates to my love, my thoughts, I day by day frequented silent groves, And solitary walks. One morning early This accident encountered me. I heard The sweetest and most ravishing contention That art and nature ever were at strife in.
Strona 7 - A cottage — no — a miniature house, with many additions, little odds and ends of places, pantries, and what not ; all angles, and of a charming in-and-outness ; a little bricked court before one half, and a little flower-yard before the other ; the walls, old and weather-stained, covered with hollyhocks, roses, honeysuckles, and a great apricot-tree...
Strona 23 - William has got a room in B. He works for Mr. Smith, the rich hatter in the market-place, and Mr. Smith speaks of him — oh, so well ! But William will not tell me where our room is. I suppose in some narrow street or lane, which he is afraid I shall not like, as our common is so pleasant. He little thinks — any where." — She stopped suddenly ; but her blush and her clasped hands finished the sentence, "any where with him !" — "And when is the happy day ?" — " On Monday fortnight, Madam...
Strona 174 - ... hares, and their enemies by nature and education, the ferrets, terriers, and mongrels, of whom his retinue consisted. Great ingenuity had been evinced in keeping separate these jarring elements; and by dint of hutches, cages, fences, kennels, and...
Strona 19 - There was no visible change : she and the little girls were as neat as ever ; the house had still within and without the same sunshiny cleanliness, and the garden was still famous over all other gardens for its cloves, and stocks, and double wall-flowers.
Strona 26 - She did, indeed, just hint at her troubles with visiters and servants — how strange and sad it was ! seemed distressed at ringing the bell, and visibly shrank from the sound of a double knock. But, in spite of these calamities, Hannah is a happy woman. The double rap was her husband's, and the glow on her cheek, and the smile of her lips and eyes when he appeared, spoke more plainly than ever, "Any where with him !

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