Time's TelescopeSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1824 - Almanacs, English |
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In the antient calendar of the Romish church , there is an observation on the 5th
day of January , the eve or vigil of the Epiphany : ' Kings created or elected by
beans . The 6th is called “ The Festival of Kings , with this additional remark , that
...
In the antient calendar of the Romish church , there is an observation on the 5th
day of January , the eve or vigil of the Epiphany : ' Kings created or elected by
beans . The 6th is called “ The Festival of Kings , with this additional remark , that
...
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At length the important moment arrives ; the ladies assume “ a customary suit of
solemn black , " and , accompanied by their male friends , from whom they
decently part at the church door ( a custom still observed in some of our
cathedrals ) ...
At length the important moment arrives ; the ladies assume “ a customary suit of
solemn black , " and , accompanied by their male friends , from whom they
decently part at the church door ( a custom still observed in some of our
cathedrals ) ...
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Here it may be observed , for the information of the astronomical tyro , that these
epochs are expressed in apparent Greenwich time , and that the occultation itself
is such , as it will be observed at the Royal Observatory ; but the circumstances ...
Here it may be observed , for the information of the astronomical tyro , that these
epochs are expressed in apparent Greenwich time , and that the occultation itself
is such , as it will be observed at the Royal Observatory ; but the circumstances ...
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By this means the level is reversed without inconvenience ; but it must be
removed when the observations are made , to prevent its being displaced and
broken by the elevation or depression of the telescope . There are also studs of
brass with ...
By this means the level is reversed without inconvenience ; but it must be
removed when the observations are made , to prevent its being displaced and
broken by the elevation or depression of the telescope . There are also studs of
brass with ...
Page 141
quent and below the poles observed , it is ofransit or 30 degrees , there are
several stars which are sufficiently bright and never set , and which may
consequently be observed when on the meridian both above and below the pole
. The transit ...
quent and below the poles observed , it is ofransit or 30 degrees , there are
several stars which are sufficiently bright and never set , and which may
consequently be observed when on the meridian both above and below the pole
. The transit ...
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Page 160 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unre turning brave — alas ! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass, Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure ; when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low...
Page 160 - Cameron's gathering' rose! The war-note of Lochiel, which Albyn's hills Have heard, and heard, too, have her Saxon foes; How in the noon of night that pibroch thrills, Savage and shrill! But with the breath which fills Their mountain-pipe, so fill the mountaineers With the fierce native daring which instils The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears!
Page 115 - Lone wandering, but not lost. All day thy wings have fanned, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near.
Page 92 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night. How often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Page 205 - Then the pied wind-flowers and the tulip tall, And narcissi, the fairest among them all, Who gaze on their eyes in the stream's recess, Till they die of their own dear loveliness...
Page 115 - Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along.
Page 160 - And there was mounting in hot haste ; the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star ; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering with white lips — " The foe ! They come ! they come ! " And wild and high the "Cameron's gathering...
Page 159 - The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell. Did ye not hear it ? No ; 'twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street.
Page 115 - And soon that toil shall end ; Soon shalt thou find a summer home and rest, And scream among thy fellows ; reeds shall bend, Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.
Page 83 - Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest. In the golden lightning Of the sunken sun, O'er which clouds are brightning, Thou dost float and run; Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun.