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...upposed to act upon the poor shipwrecked seaman, alone and upon a desolate coast, straining his sight for ever to the fickle ele- ment which has betra... ...d her ship, in particular, after doubling Cape Horn without loss, made the coast of Peru. Paita was the port of her destination. Very near to this por... ...s Spanish Majesty round Cape Horn, fighting with storms and sharks off the coast of Peru, and now commencing as book-keeper or commis to a draper at P... ...or two hundred and twenty years. It is enough that she is reported to have united the stately tread of Andalusian women with the innocent voluptuousne... ...; and the French reporter of Catalina’s memoirs dwells upon the theme. She united, he says, the sweetness of the German lady with the energy of the Ar... ... for reclaiming them, or for chastising their revolt. Both conditions were united obviously in the person of Kien Long, the reigning Emperor of China,... ...of this paper have been translated by the Jesuit missionaries. The Emperor states the whole motives of his conduct and the chief incidents at great le... ...s ogy, when men talk of substances in different stages, or of transitional states, they do not mean that they have watched the same individual stratum... ...at they have watched the same individual stratum or phenomenon, exhibiting states removed from each other by depths of many thousand years; how could ...

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...nd we’re mixed up, ’tis true, well or ill; and we’re stronger, both of us, united than tearing to strips: and so, there, for the past! so long as we c... ...ending English lady contrasted with her husband so signally that the oddly united couple appeared yoked in a common harness for a perpetual display of... ...is; or there he seems to be; but he’s dead: and the fisherman off the west coast after dreaming of a magical haul, gets more fish than disappointment ... ... go to the window to see if the stars are out overhead. They’re my blessed guardian angels.’ 64 Celt and Saxon There was a pause. Philip broke from a... ...kets, I never saw out of a doll-shop, and never saw there. And their Horse Guards, weedy to a man! fit for a doll-shop they are, by my faith! And thei... ...is own colonel; he pretended to think inde- pendently, and tried to be the statesman of a leading article, and showed his intention to stem the curren... ...yond an allusion to an accident to John Mattock’s yacht off the Irish west-coast last autumn; but the Irishmen were subjected to some remarks by the E... ...the Cambrian Celt: names of Welshmen are numerous in the small army of the States of the Union; and where men take soldier-service they are usually fi... ...48 Celt and Saxon ‘It’s for a walk in the wind up Caer Gybi, and along the coast I mean to go,’ said Kathleen. ‘This morning?’ the captain asked her. ...

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...t shorter, eyes got shrewder and harder; yet all so quickly, that the spruce guard in the London uni form and silver lace, had not yet rumpled his sh... ...evolent, elderly gentleman of the last cen tury, with a powdered head, kept guard, in oil and var nish, over a most perplexing piece of furniture on... ...formed (another idle inspiration), of con veying the said Thomas to the sea coast, and putting his injured leg under a stream of salt water. Plunging... ...the county map, and ardently discovered that the most delicious piece of sea coast to be found within the limits of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,... ...f Man, and the Chan nel Islands, all summed up together, was Allonby on the coast of Cumberland. There was the coast of Scot land opposite to Allonb... ...er and its dry patches, changed into long bars of silver and gold in various states of burnishing, and there were fine views—on fine days—of the Scott... ...e was recaptured by the town council, or is bolting at this hour through the United Kingdom, they know not. They hope he may be still bolting; if so, ... ...ave it. ‘But, lo! Before he got it, she cheated him. In one of her imperious states, she froze, and never thawed again. She put her hands to her head ... ...o whom the property passed absolutely, and appointing himself the daughter’s Guardian. When He slid it under the pillow of the bed on which she lay, H...

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...eave the pavement every step. To the south, however, is as fine a piece of coast scenery as I ever saw. Great black chasms, huge black cliffs, rug- ge... ...eep. MONDAY NIGHT. – The drums and fifes up in the Castle are sounding the guard-call through the dark, and there is a great rattle of carriages witho... ...hich you have heard already. After lunch, my father and I went down to the coast and walked a little way along the shore between Granton and Cramond. ... ...a very favourite walk. The Firth closes gradually together before you, the coast runs in a series of the most beautifully moulded bays, hill after hil... ...n change it. Y our anger I defy. Y our unmanly refer- ence to a well-known statesman I puff from me, sir, like so much vapour. Weg is your name; Weg. ... ...ile Club to this; I sleep with a man from Pennsylvania who has been in the States 110 The Letters of R. L. Stevenson: V ol. 1 Navy, and mess with him... ...ut with the bear flag and under Fremont when Cali- fornia was taken by the States. They are both true fron- tiersmen, and most kind and pleasant. Capt... ...ad it nearly all over again; you have no rivals! Bancroft’s History of the United States, even in a cente- nary edition, is essentially heavy fare; a ... ...long-shore story. As for the two members which you thought at first so ill-united; I confess they seem per- fectly so to me. I have chosen to sacrific...

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...sa- tion. Mr Dombey would be delighted to leave Florence in such admirable guardianship. ‘My dear Dombey ,’ returned Cleopatra, ‘a thousand thanks for... ...e better alone. Besides, my dearest Edith will be her natural and constant guardian when you return, and I had better not en- croach upon her trust, p... ... dead body was to be seen upon the floating fragments. Log of the Defiance states, that a breeze springing up in the night, the wreck was seen no more... ... her emotions of happiness, arising in the contemplation of her dear child united to the man of her heart, but who, there is reason to suppose, found ... ... now: and some very undesirable association, I regret to say, with certain coasting sailors, of anything but good repute, and a runaway old bankrupt.’... ...ereft of Mr Dombey’ s countenance—for no deli- cate pair of wedding cards, united by a silver thread, graced the chimney-glass in Princess’s Place, or... ...lligence of the arrival of the Cautious Clara, Captain John Bunsby, from a coasting voy- age; and to that philosopher immediately dispatched a letter ... ...nt of Solomon Gills.’ ‘Letter for Ned Cuttle.’ Bunsby, with his eye on the coast of Greenland, seemed to listen for the contents. The Captain therefor... ...they were on the board, and fell to with the assistance of Diogenes, whose united efforts quickly dispatched the banquet. The Captain’s delight and wo...

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...tical attitude, and he did everything he could think of to put her off her guard and persuade her that for the moment he had ceased to be an observer.... ...the reflection that he had really succeeded in putting Miss Vivian off her guard. How he had done so he would have found it difficult to explain, inas... ...y; come home and see.” Bernard went home, but he was not able to reach the United States in time for Gordon’s wedding, which took place at midsummer. ... ... home and see.” Bernard went home, but he was not able to reach the United States in time for Gordon’s wedding, which took place at midsummer. Bernard... ...fidence less of a talker than of yore. Doubtless, when a man finds himself united to a garrulous wife, he naturally learns to hold his tongue; but som... ...t arrived in New York, and who, as he added, had long desired to visit the United States. Bernard merely witnessed his arrival, and was struck with th... ...ed in New York, and who, as he added, had long desired to visit the United States. Bernard merely witnessed his arrival, and was struck with the fact ... ...a caleche, with his lug- gage, and bade its proprietor drive him along the coast. Once he had begun to rumble through this charming land- scape, he wa... ...- low of the cliffs, so many of which, of late years, all along the Norman coast, have adorned themselves with a couple of hotels and a row of bathing...

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...r author, in which Sen- timent and History, or the True and Beautiful, are united. CHAPTER XXIV BUTTON’S IN PALL MALL. THOSE WHO FREQUENT the dismal a... ...g waits.” The Bishop ran off, with more than youthful agility, to seek the United States’ Minister. “These Republi- cans,” he added, confidentially, a... ....” The Bishop ran off, with more than youthful agility, to seek the United States’ Minister. “These Republi- cans,” he added, confidentially, and with... ...he Ca- cique with him.” In fact, as the monarch spoke, the Minister of the United States made his appearance, followed by a gigantic warrior in the ga... ...cique with him.” In fact, as the monarch spoke, the Minister of the United States made his appearance, followed by a gigantic warrior in the garb of h... ...Ben Franklin; but all other things must yield to the service of the United States of North America. I have done. What would you, Sire?” and the intrep... ... his intrepid crew made re- peated descents upon the enemy’s seaboard. The coasts of Rutland and merry Leicestershire have still many a legend of fear... ...e suckemstanses the Great Hafrican Line, the Grand Niger Junction, or Gold Coast and Timbuctoo (Provishnal) Hatmospheric Railway came out four weeks a... ...shing with delightful agitation,—and presently seeing, as she thought, the coast clear, she entered the apartment. She stooped down, and ah! what was ...

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... we were once weak and divided. But when faced with injustice, the country united, fighting against all odds for the sake of peace and prosperity . Lu... ...was unheard of in Shakespeare’s time according to Roland Muschat Frye, who states, “This evil con- sists in Lady Macbeth’s usurping, as a wife, that c... ... first scene in the play depicts her abandoning her humanity, in which she states, “unsex me here” (1.5. 48); yet even upon the Dana Helsel Beaver – E... ... by the thought even before executing the plan. When considering Duncan he states, He’s here in double trust: First, as I am his kinsman and his subje... ...rievances.” ” ” ” ” This is the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. This is the contract we have with our leaders to ... ...tect from anyone or anything that stands in its way. Recently, events have united the nation in a way that has not been seen in several years. We ofte... ...fore finally ending at the border in Pennsylvania, the most famous of East Coast trails. “The cliffs!” he said keeping his voice to a hushed shout as ... ...had to have a degree to make a respectable living. Richard enlisted in the Coast Guard shortly after completing high school and was a veteran in the K... ... have a degree to make a respectable living. Richard enlisted in the Coast Guard shortly after completing high school and was a veteran in the Korean ...

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...treet indicates possibili- ties in the Oriental imagination of the eminent statesman who stooped to conquer fact through fiction. Thackeray’s attitude... ...e to appease her cravings earlier than she would have had as much from the United Liberal Cabinet, but at a cost both to her and to England. Meanwhile... ...d faith in the active intellect, and that is the thing to be prayed for by statesmen who would register permanent successes. The Irish, it is true, do... ...the ‘quatre pattes’. We consider that we have not lost by his temerity. In states of dubitation under impelling elements, the instinct pointing to cou... ...eous and hearty reception was given him by the population and the National Guard. He proceeded at once by the shortest way to the headquarters, so tha... ... rather inefficacious nature of the diversion made in V enetia, and on the coast of Istria by the army and navy of Victor Emmanuel. He even attributed...

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... of ecclesiastical tyrants and of plunderers entitled barons, had been the guard- ians of the public liberty and happiness. The barbarians who came fr... ...pe, brought with them the form 30 Letters on England of government called States or Parliaments, about which so much noise is made, and which are so ... ...rbeck) was perfect in his lesson, she began to cast with herself from what coast this blazing star should first ap- pear, and at what time it must be ... ...e of the prism, that light is a composition of coloured rays, which, being united, form white colour. A single ray is by him divided into seven, which...

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...have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should arise with particular congruity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many different dialects, and offering in its extent such singular contrasts, from the busiest over-population to the unkindliest desert, from the Black Countr...

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... should arise with particular congru- ity and force to inhabitants of that United Kingdom, peopled from so many different stocks, babbling so many dif... ...merica, through the greater South Sea Islands, in India, along much of the coast of Africa, and in the ports of China and Japan, is still to be heard,... ... in half a hundred vary- ing stages of transition. You may go all over the States, and – setting aside the actual intrusion and influence of foreigner... ...ohn Bull, but he is tarred with the English stick. For Mr. Grant White the States are the New England States and nothing more. He wonders at the amoun... ...is used over the most of the great Union as a term of reproach. The Yankee States, of which he is so staunch a subject, are but a drop in the bucket. ... ...mmon provocations. A Scotchman may tramp the better part of Europe and the United States, and never again receive so vivid an impression of foreign tr... ...o may some cadet of Royal Ecossais or the Albany Regi- ment, as he mounted guard about French citadels, so may some officer marching his company of th... ...res of the landscape. Sail- ors and shepherds, and the people generally of coast and mountain, talk well of it; and it is often excitingly presented i... ...ree-cocked hats were playing bowls. A friend of mine preferred the Malabar coast in a storm, with a ship beating to windward, and a scowling fellow of...