tent life with english gipsies in norway

Front Cover

From inside the book

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Popular passages

Page 47 - There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore. There is society where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not man the less, but nature more...
Page 527 - Tho' at times her spirit sank: Shaped her heart with woman's meekness To all duties of her rank: And a gentle consort made he, And her gentle mind was such That she grew a noble lady, And the people loved her much.
Page 111 - I'll seek, by day, some glade unknown, All light and silence, like thy throne ; And the pale stars shall be, at night, The only eyes that watch my rite.
Page 111 - THE tnrf shall be my fragrant shrine ; My temple, Lord ! that arch of thine ; My censer's breath the mountain airs, And silent thoughts, my only prayers.
Page 527 - And he look'd at her and said, 'Bring the dress and put it on her, That she wore when she was wed.' Then her people, softly treading, Bore to earth her body, drest In the dress that she was...
Page 536 - Svo. with Maps and other Illustrations:— GUIDE to the WESTERN ALPS, including Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa, Zermatt, &c. Price 6s. 6d. GUIDE to the CENTRAL ALPS, including all the Oberland District 7s. 6d. GUIDE to the EASTERN ALPS, price 10s. 6d. Introduction on Alpine Travelling...
Page 527 - Deeply mourn'd the Lord of Burleigh, Burleigh-house by Stamford-town. And he came to look upon her, And he look'd at her and said, ' Bring the dress and put it on her, That she wore when she was wed.
Page 479 - Only last night, a-drinking at the Chequers, This poor old hat and breeches, as you see, were Torn in a scuffle. " Constables came up for to take me into Custody; they took me before the justice; Justice Oldmixon put me in the parishStocks for a vagrant.
Page 536 - Either of the Three Volumes or Parts of the Alpine Guide may be had with this INTRODUCTION prefixed, price Is.
Page 303 - Gitano is neither large nor small, and exhibits no marked difference in its shape from eyes of the common cast. Its peculiarity consists chiefly in a strange staring expression, which to be understood must be seen, and in a thin glaze, which steals over it when in repose, and seems to emit phosphoric light.

Bibliographic information