Simmonds Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany, Volume 8

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Peter Lund Simmonds, William Henry Giles Kingston
Foreign and Colonial Office, 1846
 

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Página 78 - American fishermen shall be admitted to 'enter such bays or harbours for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to them.
Página 139 - The morn is up again, the dewy morn, With breath all incense, and with cheek all bloom, Laughing the clouds away with playful scorn, And living as if earth contain'd no tomb, — And glowing into day...
Página 144 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 78 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, or cure fish on, or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America not included within the above-mentioned limits...
Página 334 - The solstice he does not observe; the equinox he knows as little; and the whole bright calendar of the year is without a dial in his mind. His note-books impair his memory ; his libraries overload his wit; the...
Página 154 - Oh, ever thus, from childhood's hour, I've seen my fondest hopes decay ; I never loved a tree or flower But 'twas the first to fade away ; I never nursed a dear gazelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when it came to know me well, And love me, it was sure to die.
Página 238 - Through which naught mean or evil dare intrude, Resume not yet the gift, which I inherit From Heaven and thee, that dearest, holiest good ! Leave me not now ! Leave me not cold and lonely, Thou starry prophet of my pining heart ! Thou art the friend — the tenderest — the only, With whom, of all, 'twould be despair to part. Thou that cam'st to me in my dreaming childhood, Shaping the changeful clouds to pageants rare, Peopling the smiling vale and shaded wildwood With airy beings, faint yet strangely...
Página 319 - River St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Sea ; and also along the North Coast of the Baye des Chaleurs, and the Coast of the Gulph of St. Lawrence to Cape Rosieres, and from thence crossing the Mouth of the River St.
Página 5 - ... maintained in a constant supply, its greatest height is attained only at regular intervals, according to the action of the force below^ It is accompanied by a subterranean noise, which, together with the motion of the water, makes very much the impression of a steamboat in motion...
Página 224 - They are intended to apply rather to the heads of departments than to persons serving as clerks or in similar capacities under them. Neither do they extend to officers in the service of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. The functionaries who will be chiefly, though not exclusively, affected by them, are the Colonial Secretary, the Treasurer, or...

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