First (-Fourth) reading book, Bücher 4 |
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Seite 46
... looks round , he stands motionless in the position he is in when it first raises its head , until the animal , again assured of its safety , gives a skip or two and goes on feeding . Again the native advances , and this scene is ...
... looks round , he stands motionless in the position he is in when it first raises its head , until the animal , again assured of its safety , gives a skip or two and goes on feeding . Again the native advances , and this scene is ...
Seite 48
... looks for an avenue of escape ; but armed natives , brand- ishing their spears , and raising loud cries , come running in upon them from every side , and ere the animals have recovered from the effect of the first terror and surprise ...
... looks for an avenue of escape ; but armed natives , brand- ishing their spears , and raising loud cries , come running in upon them from every side , and ere the animals have recovered from the effect of the first terror and surprise ...
Seite 51
... look after him , when suddenly he rushed up to me breathless and speechless with terror , a native with his spear fixed in a throwing - stick in full pursuit of him . Immediately numbers of other natives burst upon my sight ; each tree ...
... look after him , when suddenly he rushed up to me breathless and speechless with terror , a native with his spear fixed in a throwing - stick in full pursuit of him . Immediately numbers of other natives burst upon my sight ; each tree ...
Seite 52
... look at them , look at them ! " In the meantime , our opponents pressed more closely round us ; their spears kept whistling by us , and our fate seemed inevitable . Their leader sprang forward to a rock not more than thirty yards from ...
... look at them , look at them ! " In the meantime , our opponents pressed more closely round us ; their spears kept whistling by us , and our fate seemed inevitable . Their leader sprang forward to a rock not more than thirty yards from ...
Seite 54
... look at them , look at them ! " The natives had now all concealed themselves , but they were not far off . Presently the wounded man made an effort to raise himself slowly from the ground ; some of them instantly came from behind the ...
... look at them , look at them ! " The natives had now all concealed themselves , but they were not far off . Presently the wounded man made an effort to raise himself slowly from the ground ; some of them instantly came from behind the ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
appeared arms ATLAS basin battle beach birds blow boat Burke camp canoe Captain Cook Chevy Chase close cloth coast colour Cook Strait Cooper Creek Cove covered creek crown dark dead deep depôt distance E-Kuru Earl England eyes father fear feet fell fire fish forest gave hand hath head heard heart Heaven height hills honour horse hundred huts island kangaroo king lake land look Lord loud Maories miles morning Mount Mount Egmont mountain nardoo natives night North Island o'er party passed PHILIPS pinnace plain Port Nicholson reached returned river rocks round sail seemed ship shore shot shout side soon Southern Alps spear spot started stood stream supple-jack Taranaki thee thou trees Tupia Uira valley Van Diemen's Land Waikato Wanganui Wanganui river whale whilst wild wind wood yards Zealand
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 308 - But everybody said," quoth he, "that 'twas a famous victory. My father lived at Blenheim then, yon little stream hard by; they burnt his dwelling to the ground, and he was forced to fly: so with his wife and child he fled, nor had he where to rest his head.
Seite 266 - O! coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me. The lights burn blue. It is now dead midnight. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What! do I fear myself? there's none else by Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I.
Seite 327 - HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns," he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade!
Seite 227 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha s>ae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee ! Wha for Scotland's King and law Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand, or freeman fa'?
Seite 262 - So is the equal poise of this fell war. Here on this molehill will I sit me down. To whom God will, there be the victory ! For Margaret my queen, and Clifford too, Have chid me from the battle, swearing both They prosper best of all when I am thence. Would I were dead ! if God's good will were so ; For what is in this world but grief and woe ? O God ! methinks it were a happy life, To be no better than a homely swain...
Seite 228 - By oppression's woes and pains ! By your sons in servile chains ! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free ! Lay the proud usurpers low ! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow!
Seite 257 - This day is called the feast of Crispian. He that outlives this day, and comes safe home, Will stand a tip-toe when this day is named, And rouse him at the name of Crispian. He that shall live this day, and see old age, Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, And say "Tomorrow is Saint Crispian.
Seite 263 - So many hours must I tend my flock; So many hours must I take my rest; So many hours must I contemplate; So many hours must I sport myself...
Seite 209 - Tis because resentment ties All the terrors of our tongues. " Rome shall perish ! — write that word In the blood that she has spilt...
Seite 314 - O'er the deadly space between: 'Hearts of oak' ! our captains cried, when each gun From its adamantine lips Spread a death-shade round the ships, Like the hurricane eclipse Of the sun.