Austin ElliotTicknor and Fields, 1863 - 352 pages |
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Page 115 - ON Jura's heath how sweetly swell The murmurs of the mountain bee, How softly mourns the writhed shell Of Jura's shore, its parent sea ! But softer, floating o'er the deep, The mermaid's sweet sea-soothing lay, That charmed the dancing waves to sleep, Before the bark of Colonsay.
Page 189 - Tirra lirra,' by the river Sang Sir Lancelot. She left the web, she left the loom, She made three paces thro...
Page 116 - Now, in the year 1845, telling a man to go to Putney was the same as telling a man to go to the deuce. And so the cabman took off his nose-bag (or rather, the horse's nose-bag), and said,
Page 78 - The good Professor scolded, predicted that they would all be either
Page 71 - It's them gals, Mr. Austin, got a shilling of mine among un somewhere, and wants to bounce me out of it.
Page 96 - ... head will be that way presently, — in fact, is so now. I am going on deck." " Well, Austin," said Aunt Maria, when they were left alone, " and how are you, sirrah, eh ? " " I am very bad," said Austin. " Good heavens ! what's the matter ? — meagrims, hysterics, or what ? "
Page 323 - ... that the nearest way from one place to another is a straight line drawn between...
Page 113 - So he posted home to his rooms, told a servant to pack up a carpet-bag, and away he went, after getting a most fearful " jobation " from the Dean for daring to appear in his presence without his cap and gown. " What do you mean by this impertinence, my Lord ? How dare you ? " " I am very sorry, sir. I have got a second, and I am excited.
Page 29 - ... and the murmurs of many waters, which had waxed and waned dully on the ear through the night, had died before the jubilant matins of a thousand birds, — until such time did Austin sit at the open windows of his bedroom, and look out on the glorious prospect, and all the wonderful changes of color which take place between dawn and sunrise, but as one who saw them not.