German CompositionClarendon Press, 1883 - 220 pages |
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¹¹ ¹º 2nd pers according to App adverbial clause attributive construction auxiliary verb beautiful briefly rendered cloth conj conjunction Construe according copula Crown 8vo dative einmal England English Extra fcap father fich form a comp geboren German gern große habe halten honour horses Impf insep Insert the adv Ispravnik Ivanhoe Jahre Kassassin king Leben London look machen Morgen morning never noble noun object Oxford Participle passage Passive Voice person placed immediately poor preposition Preußen prince principal clause pron pronoun relative clause round Sache schon Second Edition Section sein ſich sing stand starb Subj Subjunctive Subjunctive Mood subordinate clause supply the adverb thing thou translated Tristan W. W. Skeat whilst White Ship whole wieder wohl words wurde young Zeit zurück
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Page 174 - She was dead. No sleep so beautiful and calm, so free from trace of pain, so fair to look upon. She seemed a creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life — not one who had lived and suffered death. Her couch was dressed with here and there some winter berries and green leaves, gathered in a spot she had been used to favor.
Page 176 - The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the first shake of the cat. It caused a sort of dreaminess, in which there was no sense of pain nor feeling of terror, though quite conscious of all that was happening.
Page 174 - Where were the traces of her early cares, her sufferings, and fatigues? All gone. Sorrow was dead indeed in her, but peace and perfect happiness were born; imaged in her tranquil beauty and profound repose. And still her former self lay there, unaltered in this change. Yes. The old fireside had smiled upon that same sweet face; it had passed, like a dream, through haunts of misery and care...
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Page 177 - Mebalwe, who was trying to shoot him at a distance of ten or fifteen yards. His gun, a flint one, missed fire in both barrels. The lion immediately left me, and attacking Mebalwe, bit his thigh. Another man, whose life I had saved before, after he had been tossed by a buffalo, attempted to spear the lion while he was biting Mebalwe. He left Mebalwe and caught this man by the shoulder, but at that moment the bullets that he had received took effect, and he fell down dead.
Page 184 - And does not Fame speak of me too ? Was there ever a bolder captain of a more valiant band ? Was there ever — But I scorn to boast.
Page 176 - I took a good aim at his body through the bush, and fired both barrels into it. The men then called out,