Toronto "called Back", from 1886-1850: Its Wonderful Growth and Grogress Especially as an Importing Centre, with the Development of Its Manufacturing Industries and Reminiscences ... 1864 to 1886 ...

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Página 320 - Is it far away in some region old, Where the rivers wander o'er sands of gold, Where the burning rays of the ruby shine, And the diamond lights up the secret mine, And the pearl gleams forth from the coral strand, Is it there, sweet mother, that better land ? Not there, not there, my child.
Página 138 - He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
Página 320 - Not there, not there, my child! Is it where the feathery palm-trees rise, . And the date grows ripe under sunny skies ? Or 'midst the green islands of glittering seas, Where fragrant forests perfume the breeze, And strange bright birds on their starry wings, Bear the rich hues of all glorious things? Not there, not there, my child!
Página 251 - He tore out a reed, the great god Pan, From the deep cool bed of the river: The limpid water turbidly ran, And the broken lilies a-dying lay, And the dragon-fly had fled away, Ere he brought it out of the river.
Página 251 - He cut it short, did the great god Pan, (How tall it stood in the river !) Then drew the pith, like the heart of a man, Steadily from the outside ring, And notched the poor dry empty thing In holes, as he sat by the river. 'This is the way,' laughed the great god Pan, (Laughed while he sat by the river,) ' The only way, since gods began To make sweet music, they could succeed.
Página 124 - The court itself slopes from the palace, and on each side is a plain range of buildings, erected by Louis XIV. for the use of the ministers. In front of those stand sixteen marble statues, twelve of which, until 1837, ornamented the Pont de la Concorde at Paris. Those on the right are Richelieu, Bayard, Colbert...
Página 241 - Wherever God erects a house of prayer, The Devil always builds a chapel there: And 'twill be found upon examination, The latter has the largest congregation.
Página 124 - ... excellent pieces of sculpture in various parts, and among them two portraits of Louis XV. and Maria Leczinska, in allegorical groups, by Coustou. The grounds in the rear are laid out in groves cut into labyrinths. The Grand Trianon was always a favourite residence of Louis XIV., Louis XV., and Louis XVI.; Napoleon also frequently resided in it, and made a direct road from thence to St. Cloud.
Página 280 - Whence, then, this intelligence and the capacity to talk about themes secular and religious — the acquaintance with science and art — the power to appreciate the beautiful and the grand ? "Next to the Bible, the newspaper, — swift-winged, and everywhere present, flying over fences, shoved under the door, tossed into counting-houses, laid on the work bench, read by all — white and black, German, Irishman, Spaniard, American, old and young, good and bad, sick and well, before breakfast and...
Página 337 - That cans or packages made of tin or other material containing fish of any kind admitted free of duty under any existing law or treaty...

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