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the length of the bill nostrils pierced in the wings long pointed first longest legs rather short bare for a short space only above the joint toes connected by a small slightly on their edges or wanting types breed inland except during undergo a change t u other varieties of the the bird described by and others as the ...	50
state of mr s specimen it is that it may have been bred in england and if so we may yet find the species as an occasional though perhaps the character of the banks of the rivers is not such as will suit its habits the or of british authors this species is closely linked with our and distinguished only by its inferior ...	50
the former class they are almost hid in the parts of the bird the toes are short fringed and the wings have somewhat the appearance of being sideways and thus it seems as little formed for rising in the air as for walking on land its habits entirely with its formation the and habits of this bird claim with the web foot...	50
winter and autumn instead of the constant residence of the former it is said that in the north islands it is found to breed but little is known of its breeding stations and we think it a doubtful point as the summer birds that occasionally occur may have been stopped in their passage it was formerly and may now be a re...	50
on the downs as birds in their passage fly against the wind the lays his net to gain the wind and if it is he will lay his net as far to the west as possible his call birds are selected carefully by the sweetness and power of their notes it appears that these birds never exert themselves more powerfully than when thus ...	50
these birds and indeed with most of the and kind there seems to exist a love of from the note of or call of desire let a harp be placed on a lawn and played upon and it shall prove the of a number of grove each little throat shall contend with its music a lady of our acquaintance assured us that she had often been comp...	50
without any means of protection the the the the are the most usual of the water as they cannot fly far they are more than most other of the birds w the water the water of british authors mr thus the five original races of british dogs the great household dog the the the and the large slow hound of these it will be se...	50
but always came back to the same sleeping place he bit a soldier who would have forced him away who fearing that he was mad fired at and wounded him people came in crowds to gaze at the poor and at last a woman prevailed upon it to have its wound dressed she carried it home with her and we believe succeeded after a lap...	50
the shore the swan was so he could not have made head against it but as it blew side natural history of the wild swan ways the creature ed to itself out into the waves every now and then uttering its wild there was no boat nearer than a mile we however set off full speed and with a at the launched into the deep the win...	50
he from the before t e wild sailing with all wings hoisted like a fleet but nor eagle dares to try his on that stately bird for he is bold in his beauty and for as he is the that swim and can also and though the one be a lover of war the other of peace yet of these it may be said the eagle he is lord above the swan i...	50
will look out for his game taking heed he himself is not observed for this intent he should creep cautiously to the first spot commanding a view of the usual of wild fowl let this be done with the care as the he is looking for so nearly the stones and and general covers they frequent that he will find it very difficult...	50
informed that they were at first so easy of access that i then concluded they must have taken flight from some gentleman s pond the next year again during the tremendous from the west a flock of about eighty appeared near the same place and two more were killed and sent me by the same man i have therefore no doubt of t...	50
the birds burst forth to take their first tumble in the water an old duck is often a cunning bird and will make her nest a considerable distance from the water for safety she has been known to do so upon an oak tree five and twenty feet from the a perilous proceeding for the young birds whose wing feathers are of the g...	50
their necks when all is ready the are roused from the pond and as all wild fowl rise against the wind the poles in that quarter are and fly up with the at the instant the begin to leave the of the water so as to meet them in their first ascent and they are thus beat down by hundreds the other method of french origin is...	50
so forming a sort of or vault gradually growing to the point at which it is terminated by a net reed hedges should to the edges of the pipes or channels which are thus hidden from the sight and behind which the places himself to pursue his operation when the wild fowl come down at night to feed the whistle is raised th...	50
hy when the one volume post price i cloth a tour through the valley of the w of ti lu by ah and written and nicely and will be found a weu companion to pleasure may take up the valley of the or business may keep at home it is for in doors as well as out this work is one of the most agreeable we have ever seen as ...	50
time by p price t doth history of france by m translated by walter e the doth to be completed in two volumes the second r f by hall the library of travel and the holy land and people thb and br with never was more never were the of of travel more the is truly the social physical political and features of the are well...	50
ever breathes with the dark designs the crimes and of mankind he has nothing to do and his light spirit is never depressed by their influence indeed he may be said with truth to pass through none but the of life to hear nothing but mirth to feel nothing but kindness and to communicate nothing but happiness to all he is...	50
bind and prevent them from on this occasion the evening bad been appointed and the day was nearly half advanced but no appearance of the the state of excitement in which found myself could not be described the name of m had been ringing in my ears for god knows how long but i had never seen him or even heard his fiddle...	50
a piece out of his pocket and his bow but heavens what a ceremony the opening of that fiddle case is the of the blind man as he runs his hand to the key hole the turning of the the taking out of the fiddle the and then the first sound as the bow is drawn across the strings then comes a then a delicious saw or two ag...	50
of good humour that no one could take offence no joke ever told better than that of the broken string whenever this happened at night would call out to some soft fellow blood alive ned martin will you bring me a candle i ve broken a string the young man forgetting that he was blind would take the candle in a hurry and ...	50
proceed with vigour and an and a truth of lime that arc especially when we consider the of enjoy which he has to direct the conduct of his partner whose face is lit up into a modest blush is evidently tinged with his enthusiasm for who could resist it but it is exhibited with great natural grace joined to a delicate ...	50
great success he could every and how to make the most beautiful bow or on by only one that would cause a thousand le if they were all present to think that it was particularly intended only for o th he taught the whole art o courtship all and success as it was practised in paris the last he could them how to write love...	50
why instead of a bow you i as if you goin to sit down with an in your back weu practice is every n there s luck in leisure dick will you come up and if you can meek any thing of that step you re a lad jou re a lad with a pair o h an thb country dancing master i to lam to dance but don t man i m but tu make a graceful s...	50
thb irish match though this word at a glance may be said to explain yet lest our english or scotch readers might not clearly understand its meaning we shall briefly give them such a definition of it as wiu enable them to comprehend it in its full extent the irish match maker then is a person selected to conduct of the ...	50
ordering and commanding about her her large red three hanging at her side a lump of chalk in one hand and a oi in the other ready to mark the pattern whether it be wave square or diamond the is always dressed with neatness and comfort but generally wears something about her that reminds one of a day gone by and may be...	50
engaged in some domestic employment in runs a lad who has been sporting about exclaiming whilst his eyes are lit up with delight mother mother here s mary down the get out no she s not bad to me but she is that i may never stir if she isn t now the whole are instantly at the door to see if it be she with the exception ...	50
my grand s death big i did god rest him sure it s well his poor man by the same that i know on that helped him an it a he was married in a blue coat an an wore a scarlet waistcoat that you d see three miles off oh well i it an he was out that to the priest s house ned says i an i him a button on the right knee afore yo...	50
an not think me her an no more i am says he again where all would you get the likes o poor boy my heart for him t well can t you fall in love him yourself mary whoever he is indeed an if i was at your age it would be no shame to me to do so but to tell you the the often ever the likes of paul came me paul i why mary r...	50
invaluable she spoke irish and english and indeed was acquainted with every thing in the slightest or most remote degree necessary to the conduct of a love affair from the first glance up until the priest had pronounced the last words or to speak more correctly until tbe throwing of the bob ob the that the irish are a...	50
proceed for the greater part of a winter without a visit from several successful had come off which had of course turned out highly profitable and they were just now preparing to commence their last not only for the season but the last they should ever work together aa george was making preparations to go early in the ...	50
bent for which is my own property and i may be hanged but if we do not them it is i myself who will have to pay the fine the pursuit instantly commenced with a speed and vigour equal to the ingenuity of this singular act of on the himself being long firom practice in this and being further stimulated by the loss which ...	50
to set out on his favourite amusement his father seeing this him seriously and insisted that he should attend prayers his enthusiasm for the sport however was stronger than his love of on and he refused to be guided by his s advice the old man during the got warm and on finding that the son scorned hia authority he kne...	50
no injury but occasioned a sound to proceed from the body resembling the hollow one by an empty barrel when struck in the meantime the and the sensation began like every other to die away in the natural progress of time when behold a report ran abroad like that to use the language of the people frank m was ap seldom in...	50
could be done her was done they brought her to a priest name irish who lived down at for the purpose f getting her cured as he had the reputation of of that kind they brought her also to the doctors who also did what they could for her but all to no purpose her fits were longer and of more frequent occurrence her appe...	50
we see the order and pose of this vine will so completely degraded and by the fact of a human returning to this earth again for the us of the claim to a pair of breeches when we see the succession to crowns and and the inheritance io large property and great personal rank all left e that ruin and desolation have come ...	50
to be considered as very sacred and for instance it is dangerous to throw out dirty water after dusk or before sunrise lest in doing so you them on their passage for these little gentry are peculiarly fond of neatness and cleanliness both in dress and person bishop for the gives as humorous and correct a notion of thei...	50
great and in order to lose as little time a possible he struck across the country passing through or close by forth a place celebrated as a resort of the what was his astonishment however as he passed a tree to hear a female voice sin g in accompaniment to the sound of a wheel the following words there s a girl in thi...	50
were the features of a dwarf there an angel apparently fresh from heaven here was a gigantic demon with his huge mouth placed in his ce and his nose across it whilst the like grinned as if he were vain and had cause to be v un of his beauty this fellow annoyed me much and would i apprehended have done mean injury only ...	50
is with us the seat and origin of life and power can you boast as much loud cheers right foot why have you never heard it said of an excellent and worthy man a fellow of the right sort a ai a mark of his sterling qualities his heart s in the right place how then can it be in the left f much applause left which is an ...	50
o late an hour for every one knew that nobody in the whole country about them would dare to cut down the few white that grew upon the forth on going to examine however judge of their surprise when after surrounding and searching the whole place they could discover no trace of either saw or in with the exception of them...	50
centuries whatever his real age and whatever his real qualities he was afterwards looked back to as a giant of immense and strength and became the subject of numerous wild and warlike legends both in ireland and in the of scotland our poets of the middle ages give evidence of the great then i y both and the son of for ...	50
the waters of the lake at the bottom of the hill curl as it were with kindness and sympathy faith said fin beautiful an how are you and how did you sport your figure during my absence my never a as a grass widow a ever there was in sweet among the bushes fin gave a short good humoured cough and laughed most heartily ...	50
do the best can with if all fail til give him a cast of to keep the wind out of his stomach or a of to draw it in a bit but above all things think of some plan to get fin out of the scrape he s in otherwise he s a lost man you know you used to be sharp and ready and my opinion is that it will go hard with you or you ll...	50
c catch him i hope for the poor giant s sake he won t meet with him tor if he does fin will make of him at once well said he other am and i have been r him these but he always kept clear of me and i will never rest night or day till i lay my hands on him at this set up a loud laugh of great contempt by the way and loo...	50
and show this decent little man something that won t be unworthy of your fin m fin who was dressed for the occasion as much like a boy as possible got up and bringing out are you strong said he thunder an i exclaimed the other what a voice in so small a chap i are you strong said fin are yon able to squeeze water out ...	50
and the foster nurse although all mellow toned and well by the strong of hereditary usage yet do they stand dim and shadowy when placed ce to ce with this great of the national temperament it is almost impossible to conceive a character of greater self importance than an irish or who in her whole bearing a more complac...	50
serviceable to the good people but unless their assistance was repaid by the of some secret piece of knowledge it was better to receive no payment any other description of being considered from this source also was derived another most valuable quality said to be possessed by the irish but one which we should suppose t...	50
of the eye the manner of doing this as follows a white basin is got and a of the purest water the repeatedly her mouth with the water until it returns as pure and clear as when she took it she then walks to and fi o repeating the words of her charm her mouth all the time filled with the water when the charm is finished...	50
it connected with the social of her calling and detailed some matters not generally known that may we trust be interesting to those who are fond of looking at the springs which often move rustic society we now close this essay on and beg to bring the herself personally on the stage that she may speak and act for hersel...	50
and knocked who s there lave that you unless you wish to be this was followed by a loud from boys get up all haste it s the saddle and fly puff fly in a for rose moan an do you clap a black puff an an be for the s mother puff both were dressing themselves before he had concluded and m a very few minutes were off ...	50
may be it would be as much as my life is worth mrs moan i god us what is that tall thing the right and he commenced the lord a prayer in irish as fast as he could get out the words why don t you see boy it s a fir tree ay an so it is i thought it was taller an taller ay hut it is only a tree well dear there was a wom...	50
and with the forms having concluded them she then entered into the house where we leave her for a time w th our best wishes in the bam the company were very merry himself being as pleasant as any of them unless when his brow became shaded by the very natural anxiety for the welfare of wife and child which from time to ...	50
mrs but if s you that ought to ax god s pardon for goin to do what might lave that o the world an orphan may be be the if i can have patience you may pity you my child if any thing happened your mother what ud become of you and what ud become of your poor ther this day these latter sounds of surprise and regret were pr...	50
truth to say his appetite was equal to his strength and his cunning to either and mrs moan were in great and indeed we might as much for all who were present not a soul entered the house who was not brought up by to an out shot room as a private mark of his and treated to an glass of as good as ever went down the red l...	50
together in such a manner that the beans are not broken and on this account the potatoes are well before the beans are put into them this is in a large bowl and a hole made in the middle of it into which a or roll of butter is thrust and then covered up until it is melted after this every one takes a spoon and away wit...	50
he passed the big house the young square brought him in an it s himself that knows what the good ould of the pipes is w more he ought an kind father for him to do so it s the ould square himself that had the true irish relish for them i him all his father s both in the light way and in the sorrowful i was done he sl...	50
iv and appeared at most of the london theatres where his per were received with the most enthusiastic applause in person was a large looking man red and good looking though strongly marked by traces of the he always wore a blue coat folly made with buttons and had altogether the look of what we call in ireland a well d...	50
the wives of the lower classes of the such as day and small farmers who cultivated from three to six or eight acres of land these children were generally indeed almost always called a word which could be properly applied to such only as having no known parents were supported by the parish in which they happened to be...	50
senseless he was managing in this it is unnecessary to say they were mistaken in the meantime the rebellion went forward ana many acts of were committed on both sides s house and family would have been attacked and most probably murder and ruin might have visited him and his were it not for the influence of with the tw...	50
him had been any more than himself admitted to a knowledge of the attack upon determined therefore to be beforehand with the others he and they met at an appointed place from whence they went quickly and with all possible secrecy to s house for the purpose not only of him of the fate to which he and his were doomed but...	50
although the smile at his own humour was upon his face at the time as i came m with a bloody nose he proceeded giving that of a fresh pull you know you must go out with one an now god s be about you i think of one who loved you as none else did the next morning there was uproar tumult and confusion in the house of the ...	50
by those who are now living the we speak of is the dim and diminished reflection of him who filled a distinct calling in a period that has long gone by the regular the herald and historian of individual families the faithful of his long descended patron has not been in existence for at least a century and a half perh...	50
altogether independent of and this however was no argument against his natural talents or the surprising force of his memory tom was also an easy and happy both in prose and poetry his invention was indeed remarkably fertile but his genius knew no between and satire he either lashed his friends for the deuce an enemy h...	50
when old was on her death bed the only care that troubled us was an apprehension that she might recover and us of a right merry wake i upon the occasion wc allude to it being known that tom would be present of course the house was crowded and when he did come and his loud good humoured voice was heard at the door heave...	50
the which was like a saddle bag across the an loan you the supported it an at the same time a loud sweet voice was heard saying this is my st an he s welcome to the house of st then took him an instructed him in the various of the languages until he became one of the greatest saints that ever ireland saw with the excep...	50
my dear brother neglect your otherwise our arms can t prosper and be sure says he with a pious smile that if they opposition you will make them anyhow either in purse or person or if they provoke the grace of take a little from them in both an so the lord s name be praised sang a of for bein elected by his commander to...	50
in years who danced in his distress in that he might his own perspiration and a little orphan boy that she her it was a hard case an yet god bless her she held out like a man it s an ould that there s no up the tongue of fame an it s also a true one the account of the siege had gone lar an near in the an none of the ir...	50
would soon be in her now this plan was the more dangerous to miss because the miller s daughter had intended to bring about the very same for a different purpose her friends an her enemies it was clear the poor lady had little chance an it was s intention the moment he had her an the money to make his escape lave the c...	50
s good to have it about me for my own defence he could have shot either or in daylight but not without certain death to himself as he knew that escape was impossible besides time was not before so upon them an every day relief was expected now however that relief was so near for with a party of an s men must be within...	50
of the prophet in his appearance so far from that he was inclined to but like a certain class of fat men his natural disposition was calm but at the same time not with something of the pensive his habits of thinking as might be expected were quiet and meditative his personal motions slow and regular and his from one re...	50
while the is on the mountain top the mouth of the cave is open an any one may go in that might happen to see it one man it appears did an to know from curiosity whether the were dead or he touched one of them his hand who started up an him the same question is the time come very fortunately he said no an that minute th...	50
dinner jack sat down to take a o the pipe and the wife lost no time in tying up the and it in the pot to be boiled in this way things went on well enough for a while jack away an the wife an at the rate of a hunt at last while as i said at ae fire it he could an odd kind of motion in the pot that puzzled a good deal sa...	50
of it if it s a shouted the others if it turns to the left it into pan cakes we ll have no here by this time the people were on the point of to have a regular fight about it when very fortunately it took a short turn down a little bye lane that led towards the house an in an instant all parties were in an uproar agains...	50
one as now but no well they had nearly finished their dinner when jack himself for the but as he spoke in it came as big as a mess pot said he i hope none of you will refuse a bit of s i don t mane the one that took to its travels to day but a good solid fellow that she since to be sure we won t replied the priest so...	50
own affairs and discussed their condition with an anxiety and which set the vigilance of their husbands at complete defiance and it may be observed here just to show the obstinacy of women when bent on gratifying their own wills that not one of them ever returned home to her husband from these closed door meetings with...	50
her shoulders and after having made a play for the children to keep them quiet and given them a of bread each she locked the door rolled the big stone upon the hole that was under it which the pig had away in order to work himself a passage into the house and immediately ir to visit the two wives of the the was but it...	50
smoking each a pipe after having coolly eyed them for some time calmly inquired where are bound for good women up u s to see the child poor thing deed g s or it s a that we didn t as s not at home her she may want something an has no one to send out for it well dick addressing his own wife all that isn t one o ye enoug...	50
the one very well enough be done and so the wife grumbled gradually into silence the between harry and bid was of a and more animated description but we need not say on which side the victory settled the pipe however soon produced something like tranquillity and after a hard bout at a united prayer in the shape of ...	50
overcome how are you at the present time not comfortable this was accompanied by a quick suspicious glance from them to his wife why there s wrong you we hope maybe that s more than i can say not sure no said the wife bid an came up to look at the goose an the one o them but says it s the greatest they seen this many ...	50
peeping out to prevent a the conversation was carried on in a tone unusually low and the laughter which was and principally at the expense of their husbands could be heard through the door in due time however the parties dispersed and when dick and harry they their wires each dark doings at engaged in the of the househ...	50
while searching in some comer for a which he dark doings at wanted stumbled upon a smooth round vessel with a handle on one side a pipe on the other and a close fitting lid on the top or would have enjoyed the grin of malignant triumph which played upon his features as with one hand stretched under the bed he lay curio...	50
ready drawn and awaiting it was discovered that the whole matter was a got up by the females of the that they might secure it to themselves at alas i those good innocent days are gone and we fear for ever i but to return heaven and earth your reverence i exclaimed when he had recovered himself what s to be done fm a r...	50
and the rapid expresses that passed from time to time between them the fact was that the finding of the tea pot proved a very fortunate discovery and was attended by a no less important result than the breaking up of the tea drinking that existed in the village we have now solved and explained this great mystery and l...	50
heart it is fixed to never love more the music then changed to a joyous whistle and immediately they were confronted by a lad dressed in an old red ob coat patched with grey who on seeing exhibited in his features a most air of natural surprise he immediately ceased to whistle and with e ery mark of patting his hand to...	50
matter and the trail ot the was now in his glory and certainly when met by so able an opponent as our friend for it was indeed himself a very rich treat to his friend now he continued addressing the boy again lose not a moment in letting us know where you ve hid the the bit of it i it fell off o me an i lost it sure i...	50
do you know how could i know the man i never seen replied still out of temper but one thing i don t know that is whether you have any right to take my or not as to that my good lad make your mind easy i the defeated you sir said with well feigned yes replied the other i m the very man you were bringing the to and now ...	50
who brought the key of the cellar left here to day a repeated the daughter with surprise yes my love a i said so i think but papa there came no here to day the and both groaned in no said the no echoed no indeed re echoed miss but there a country boy with the key of the cellar as a token that he was to get the five ...	50
a secret prayer did they uttered too ia a spirit of pious timidity that shrank back at the idea of to the almighty that if it were to his divine will their most anxious wishes might be gratified by the birth of a male child in this beautiful hope of a parent s heart did they both live until the eve of a fourth still q...	50
wife it was truly an event fi with happiness their affection now revived into all its original tenderness and warmth the babe which was called alexander father for mrs would allow it no other name became from the moment of its birth the idol of its parents and its sisters the theme of every little o a of the heart or...	50
well as she could and dropping hastily on her knees held her boy up as it were to heaven but the fulness of her gratitude was such that language was denied her she sobbed aloud however and wept for many minutes until she felt that thb delicious luxury of tears relieved her she then rang the bell and inquired from one o...	50
because its absolute dependence on the parent renders this description of attachment not merely necessary but in proportion however as it grows up into manhood the attachment which is felt for it though losing none of its strength ceases to be by the of tenderness and which are upon innocence and infancy so was it with...	50
they walked about the lawn a perfect ig picture of love and affection indeed both parents were now we might say as much resigned to the condition of their child as it was possible under circumstances to be every little incident connected the boy and indeed with both filled their hearts with that enjoyment which love l...	50
for she had been sent out to seek him were so loud and long that the whole family ran with horror to the gate which opened into the field where the animal was kept she had presence of mind however instantly to them by saying he was safe and his own appearance at the gate calm and placid as if nothing had happened gave ...	50
his medicine and holding the drink to his feverish soothing bim in short all the devices tion and fighting against this most malady for four days die doctor a man felt justified in affording them hope but on the fifth their clear was the e our of the doctor shook his head recovery it is true if the child s physical str...	50
of thb rt or four o clock my child is awake and eternal glory be to god i he is much much better appears refreshed and asks for some food the whole are asleep even to the poor nurse who sits up to prepare the drinks which he will take no hand but mine i will not disturb them yet my heart is bursting to communicate to ...	50
placid face you are you are his mother i watching him and tending him and want of rest have overcome you for a little you fainted but you know he is in heaven my darling do not ask it you know he cannot speak to you now alas i he knows no mother now no father no sister no brother all the ties of his life are di...	50
to be a great rogue they say he was descended from the family of the which was the reason suppose of his carrying their name upon him in his days was the best hand at doing nothing in all europe devil a mortal could come next ar him at idleness and in consequence of his great practice that you may be sure that if any m...	50
his chin and he looked so thin and hungry that you might blow him one would think over the house bill at this moment had been brought to his senses by distress and his heart had a touch of pity towards the old man for on looking at him a second time he clearly saw starvation and sorrow in his god save you honest man sa...	50
at his length beside the kicked a broken coal out of his way and left the in a fury when recovered himself from the effects of the blow and began to think on what had happened he could have himself with vexation for not asking great wealth as one of the wishes at least but now the die was cast on him and he could only ...	50

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