in the forest that extends from the banks of the gudenau, in north jutland, a long way into the country, and not far from the clear stream, rises a great ridge of land, which stretches through the woo...
yes, in a thousand years people will fly on the wings of steam through the air, over the ocean! the young inhabitants of america will become visitors of old europe. they will come over to see the mon...
this story really consists of two parts. the first part might be left out, but it gives us a few particulars, and these are useful.we were staying in the country at a gentleman’s seat, where it happe...
from my father i have inherited that most worthy of bequests-a cheerful temper. and who was my father? well, that really has nothing to do with a good humor. he was thrifty and lively, fat and round; ...
IN a house, with a large courtyard, in a provincial town, at thattime of the year in which people say the evenings are growinglonger, a family circle were gathered together at their old home. Alamp bu...
in the high-road which led through a wood stood a solitary farm-house; the road, in fact, ran right through its yard. the sun was shining and all the windows were open; within the house people were ve...
beneath the tree of knowledge in the garden of paradise stood a rosebush. and here, in the first rose, a bird was born. his plumage was beautiful, his song glorious, and his flight was like the flashi...
the biggest leaf we have in this country is certainly the burdock leaf. if you hold one in front of your little stomach, it's just like a real apron; and in rainy weather, if you lay it on your head,....
in the street, up there, was an old, a very old house--it was almost threehundred years old, for that might be known by reading the great beam on whichthe date of the year was carved: together with tu...
have you ever heard the story of the old street lamp? it is not really very amusing, but one can bear to hear it once, anyway. there was once a respectable old street lamp who had performed his duties...
