The ball I live on; or, Sketches of the earth, by the author of 'Teachers' tales1839 |
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Page 99 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Page 74 - Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
Page 99 - And the swallow's song in the eaves. His arms enclosed a blooming boy, Who listened with tears of sorrow and joy To the dangers his father had passed ; And his wife — by turns she wept and smiled, As she looked on the father of her child Returned to her heart at last. He wakes at the vessel's sudden roll, And the rush of waters is in his soul.
Page 75 - Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, As though they were not hers...
Page 30 - ... March, the south pole is presented more directly to the Sun; and the southern hemisphere is cheered with summer, while the northern is chilled with winter. In this way the two hemispheres always have opposite seasons. 33. The inclination of the Earth's axis to the ecliptic, also causes a variety in the length of the days and nights in different parts of the Earth. 34. At the equator, the days and nights are always twelye hours each, and the sun rises and sets at six o'clock throughout the year.
Page 99 - Oh ! many a dream was in the ship An hour before her death ; And sights of home with sighs disturbed The sleeper's long-drawn breath.
Page 97 - When the coral is broken about high-water mark, it is a solid hard stone ; but if any part of it be detached at a spot which the tide reaches every day, it is found to be full of worms of different lengths and...
Page 33 - These Norway days are very hot indeed ; and the fine cherries and plums, and other fruits, ripen while we look at them. The farmer sends his cows up the mountains in summer, to graze on the rich grass; and men are sent with them to watch them, to milk them, and to make cheese. These men have huts or houses up among the mountains, and there they make the cheese for the summer.