Recollections of an Ill-fated Expedition to the Headwaters of the Madeira River in BrazilJ.B. Lippincott, 1907 - 479 páginas |
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Página 38 - But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, To dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, And baffled, get up and begin again, — So the chase takes up one's life, that's all.
Página 316 - And your experience makes you sad: I had rather have a fool to make me merry, than experience to make me sad ; and to travel for it too. Orl. Good day, and happiness, dear Rosalind ! Jaq. Nay then, God be wi' you, an you talk in blank verse.
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Página 20 - The alligator comes sociably up, when the "gran bestia" seats himself on the steps by the door. The animal family congregate thus strangely together under the influence of the annual deluge. Those of dry land meet where the amphibious are forced to go, and as the rains pour down, they patiently wait. Birds fly in and light upon the trees and top of the hut, while fish rise from out of the rivers and explore the prairie lands. The animals begin to seek a place of refuge in the month of January, when...
Página 350 - From hence she sends out those supplies, Which make us either stout or wise; The strength of every other member Is founded on your belly-timber; The qualms or raptures of your blood Rise in proportion to your food; And, if you would improve your thought, You must be fed as well as taught. Your stomach makes your fabric roll, Just as the bias rules the bowl.
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