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...ed, but it is highly probable that the formation of an aerial park in this region, from which attacks could be made upon the vast industrial plant of ... ...ith such a motor barge as ours it would be possible to reach the Yorkshire coast within four-and- twenty hours. But this idea I overruled because of t... ...lism and hysterical fanaticisms in the valleys of the Semoy and the forest region of the eastern Ardennes. There was the report of an attack upon Russ... ...k in America. The weather was stormier than men had ever known it in those regions, with much thunder and lightning and wild cloud-bursts of rain…. CH... ... sir?’ ‘Yes. Submarine volcano. The steam is in sight of the Cali- fornian coast. It was as near as that. And with things like this happening, you wan... ...the court memoirs and Welt-Politik books you would have me read; it is old Fraser’s Golden Bough. Have you read that, Firmin?’ Firmin had. ‘Those were...

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...s when he so desired. The Advocate presented us in a familiar, friendly way. “Here, Fraser,” said he, “here is Mr. Balfour whom we talked about. Mr. D... ...,” said he, “here is Mr. Balfour whom we talked about. Mr. David, this is Mr. Simon Fraser, whom we used to call by another title, but that is an old ... .... Simon Fraser, whom we used to call by another title, but that is an old song. Mr. Fraser has an errand to you.” With that he stepped aside to his bo... ...orth Berwick straight to the sea-fishing from their haven; so that few parts of the coast are lonelier. But I mind, as we crawled upon our bellies int... ...As long as we lie here we’re safe; but I’m nane sae muckle nearer to my ship or the coast of France. And as soon as we stand up and signal the brig, i... ...tevenson before we saw a skiff put round her stern and begin to pull lively for the coast. Almost at the same moment of time, and perhaps half a mile ... ...he eyes. From Duncan I had news of the trial. It was followed in all these Highland regions with religious interest; news of it spread from Inverary a...

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...y re- turned to England, and met my mother at watering-places on the south coast of Devonshire, &c. But I, as a younger child, had not been one of the... ...o not know how it should have risen to the distinction of giving name to a region of that great town; however, it has done so; 5 and at this time, th... ...fore, after changes so great, it will be difficult for the habitué of that region to understand how my brother and myself could have a solitary road t... ... at Greenhay, and mentioned that in Devonshire, or at least on the western coast of that county, near Ilfracombe, upon any excessive take of herrings,... ... I needed nothing better. It was sung by four male voices, and rose into a region of thrilling pas- sion, such as my heart had always dimly craved and... ...scape had or could have run before him; for, at the moment of reaching the coast of England, he had started with post horses to Bath. It 137 Autobiog... ...fficer, when it was seized and forced from his hand by a common soldier of Fraser’s. He came in, got another sword, which he surren- dered to an offic...

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...king himself.” The comparison with the early works of Thackeray (in Punch, Fraser, and elsewhere) is so striking that it can escape no one who knows t... ... of nature. But it is his own—a partly real, partly fantas- 29 Balzac tic region, where the lights, the shades, the dimensions, and the physical laws... ...rcanum, not merely of criticism but of all things. It might be possible to coast about it, to hint at it, by adum- brations and in consequences. But i...

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...the course of twenty-four hours, and crept 33 Sir W alter Scott along the coast eastwards, amusing myself with looking out for objects of antiquity, ... ... a tacksman or lessee of some valuable salmon- fisheries a little down the coast. But mistake me not. The evil of angling, with which I class all spor... ... his time. Amongst the more important of these is a fishing station on the coast, where, by certain improved modes of erecting snares, opening at the ... ...ects of many a passing jest, and many a shout of laughter, with which that region at all times abounds. At length the young counsel’s patience gave wa... ...eir chiefs were, Douglas, Randolph, the young Earl of Moray, and Sir Simon Fraser; and their success was so complete, that Baliol was obliged to fly f... ... Peter Peebles very well, and had drunk many a mutchkin with him in Caddie Fraser’s time. He said ‘that he lived ten years after King George’s accessi...

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...velling, to Edinburgh, and from thence to Dundee, a seaport on the eastern coast of Angus-shire, where his regi- ment was then quartered. He now enter... ...rity afterwards re- sided. He followed the king also in war to the fertile regions of England, where he employed his leisure hours so actively in rais... ...gloss of politeness for the reality of feeling. When settled in the lonely regions of Glennaquoich, she found that her re- sources in French, English,... ...averley beheld Flora and her attendant appear, like inhabitants of another region, propped, as it were, in mid air, upon this trembling structure. She... ...ny and as fast as you can; there will speedily be unexpected guests on the coast of Suffolk, or my news from France has deceived me.’ [The sanguine Ja... ...force he could muster. But instead of doing so, the gentleman, finding the coast clear, thought it better to make war on his own account, and has scou... ...the vanity and restrain the appetites of his clansmen, allowed each sturdy Fraser, who had the slightest pretension to be a Duinhe-wassel, the full ho...

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...d at his sister as he sealed and threw the letter from him, and seeing the coast clear of the rest of the family, said, with a smile, “And how do you ... ...t to see me. I shall not be in any doubtful, or distant, or unapproachable region.” Now Fanny could not bring herself to speak, and Miss Crawford was ... ...- other. You are going to a very particular friend.” “Yes, very true. Mrs. Fraser has been my intimate friend for years. But I have not the least incl... ...in common intercourse one knows nothing of. I wish I had settled with Mrs. Fraser not to go to her till after Easter, a much better time for the visit... ...his sake! Now, I am well aware that I shall not be half so welcome to Mrs. Fraser in consequence of his situation with you. When she comes to know the...

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...longing to Ardvoirlich, which lay in the line of their march from the west coast. Of this Ardvoirlich complained to Montrose, who, probably wishing as... ...ure to sup- pose so; and yet we martial men say, that where there is a sea-coast there is always a naked side, seeing that cannon and munition, where ... ...ned previously whether there was any one in the apartment, and finding the coast clear, the Captain entered, and hastily pos- sessing himself of a bla... ..., superior in magnitude, and seeming the very citadel of the Genius of the Region, rose high above the others, showing his glimmering and scathed peak... ...sion of Allan M’Aulay in the text, occur in Theophilus Insulanus (Rev. Mr. Fraser’s T reatise on the Second Sight, Relations x. and xvii.):— “Barbara ...

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... 357 CHAPTER XXXIII. An attack in which Drake is wounded. -- Proceeding up the coast of Chili -- Capture of an Indian fisherman -- Through his efforts... ...ed to the command -- Capture and plunder of an African village -- Drake on the coast of Patagonia -- Discovery of the skeletons of giants -- Incredibl... ...Another battle with the Spaniards -- Cavendish destroys the shipping along the coast of South America -- A hot fight between Cavendish and the Spaniar... ...elief in the existence of a southern continent -- Sailing of the fleet -- In a region of intense cold -- Angling for albatrosses -- A separation of th... ...irst Arctic voyages -- Fate of the Greenland settlers -- Columbus in the Polar regions -- Spanish exploration in the north -- Killingworth's extraordi... ...ance with Samoyed girls -- Into an unknown sea -- Tropical birds in the Arctic region -- Some strange facts -- Remarkable customs of Siberians -- Amon... ...d to the east, the expedition passed to the Yagor Schar, and there sighted the Fraser and the Express, the other two ships of the expedition, which, h...

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...still young. He seems to have owned a ship or two – whalers, I suppose, or coast- ers – and to have been a member of the Dundee Trinity House, whateve... ...friend. Smeaton was asked by the Duke of Argyll to visit the West Highland coast for a professional purpose. He refused, appalled, it seems, by the ro... ... which his labours carried the new engineer were still scarce charted, the coasts still dark; his way on shore was often far beyond the conve- nience ... ..., nor he from them. He carried my great-coat and um- brella a few miles.’ ‘Fraserburgh, July 20 th . ‘Fraserburgh is the same dull place which [Auntie... ...ttish indeed] too much about, and that you learn your lessons.’ ‘I went to Fraserburgh and visited Kinnaird Head Light- house, which I found in good o... ...trav- elled upon good roads, and paid many a toll-man by the way; but from Fraserburgh to Banff there is no toll-bars, and the road is so bad that I h... ... as putting him in mind of Milton’s description of the fiends in the lower regions, adding, ‘for it seems greatly to surpass Will- o’-the-Wisp, or any...

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... pilot’s eye, Intent to thread the maze— Of rocks, on Bretagne’s dangerous coast, And find a way to steer our band T o the one point obscure, which lo... ...onest call. “Oh! leaving disappointment here, Will man find hope on yonder coast? Hope, which, on earth, shines never clear, And oft in clouds is whol... ...token sending, Of kindness, since the parting day, His course, for distant regions bending, Went, self-contained and calm, away. “Oh, bitter, blightin... ...n the sea. Thought followed thought, star followed star, Through boundless regions, on; While one sweet influence, near and far, Thrilled through, and... ...he following little piece has no title; but in it the Genius of a solitary region seems to address his wandering and wayward votary, and to recall wit... ...s by Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë THE THREE GUIDES [First published in Fraser’s Magazine.] Spirit of Earth! thy hand is chill: I’ve felt its icy c...

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...ooks filled every corner; and Rachel felt herself out of the much- loathed region of common-place, but she could not recover from her surprise at the ... ... are cold gusts round corners. This must be a very shel- tered nook of the coast.” “Quite a different zone from Avoncester,” said the youth. “Yes, del... ... I was told that if I spent a winter at home, it must be on the Devonshire coast.” “That ball is sufficient justification for ourselves, I allow,” she... ...e very large and fashionable watering-place in the next indentation of the coast. He had duties there, he said, and he had only come to Avonmouth for ... ... you must give one before you leave this place.” “Don’t you know that poor Fraser has just been sent for home on his sister’s death?” “But I conclude ... ...?” “But I conclude the whole regiment does not go into mourning?” “No, but Fraser is the one fellow to whom this would he real enjoyment. Indeed, I pa... ...h sooner than needful. I believe there is hardly an officer but myself and Fraser to whom the expense would not be a seri- ous consideration, and when... ...roceeded to lose all past cares in a happy return to “melting day,” in the regions of her past glories as cook and housekeeper. Rachel repaired to her... ... for a chemist’s shop that something might be done for her relief, but the region of shops was already left behind, and even the villas were becoming ...

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...round at his sister as he sealed and threw the letter from him, and seeing the coast clear of the rest of the family, said, with a smile, “And how do ... ... want to see me. I shall not be in any doubtful, or distant, or unapproachable region.” Now Fanny could not bring herself to speak, and Miss Crawford ... ... to another. You are going to a very particular friend.” “Yes, very true. Mrs. Fraser has been my intimate friend for years. But I have not the least ... ...h, in common intercourse, one knows nothing of. I wish I had settled with Mrs. Fraser not to go to her till after Easter, a much better time for the v... ...for his sake! Now I am well aware, that I shall not be half so welcome to Mrs. Fraser in consequence of his situation with you. When she comes to know...

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...upposed to act upon the poor shipwrecked seaman, alone and upon a desolate coast, straining his sight for ever to the fickle ele- ment which has betra... ...to ‘these frail elements,’ but which by inspiration already lived within a region where no voices were heard but the spiritual voices of transcendent ... ...o quickly. There was this urgent reason for alarm: once conveyed into that region of the prison in which sentences like hers were executed, it became ... ...d her ship, in particular, after doubling Cape Horn without loss, made the coast of Peru. Paita was the port of her destination. Very near to this por... ...s Spanish Majesty round Cape Horn, fighting with storms and sharks off the coast of Peru, and now commencing as book-keeper or commis to a draper at P... ...a few days of incessant climbing and fatigue, they found themselves in the regions of perpetual snow. Summer would come as vainly to this kingdom of f... ...nces, who visited this country, as stated by their official mehmander, Mr. Fraser. With us, the excess of ignorance, upon this subject, betrays itself...

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...d. “Y ou are right, Annie, one lady is quite enough on one’s hands in such regions. You have no jewellery, Emmie?” “Do you see any verdure about me?” ... ...ligence about bird, beast, and fish, as to volunteer to conduct him to the region most favourable to spouting razor-fish and ambulatory sea-urchins. T... ...e village, and thence go up a wild moor beyond, or else continue along the coast for a considerable distance. As they went out she could see nothing o... ... threw her the bridle. “You ride to the first house; find where there is a Coast-guard station, or any fisherman to put out a boat. No time to be lost... ...tter took the horses off her hands, while Petros showed her the way to the Coast-guard station by a steep path, leading to a sort of ledge in the side... ... I quite long to beg his pardon for having called him your spoilt boy. Mr. Fraser, the clergyman here, is very much struck with him, and Fernan rememb...

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... blackberry was to be found, every week-end going on their search. In that region of mining villages blackberries became a comparative rarity. But Pau... ... tub, an’ ‘e wor in a dead faint. But he shouted like anythink when Doctor Fraser examined him i’ th’ lamp cabin—an’ cossed an’ swore, an’ said as ‘e ... ... and the sea. And he brought back his beloved sketches of the flat Lincoln coast, anxious for them to see. Almost they would inter- est the Leivers mo... ...eddlethorpe. The long breakers plunged and ran in a hiss of foam along the coast. It was a warm evening. There was not a figure but themselves on the ... ...e and innocent, it did not make much difference. He loved the Lincolnshire coast, and she loved the sea. In the early morning they often went out toge...

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... thinker!” said the Dublin. “Great man!” said Bentley. “Divine soul!” said Fraser. “One of us!” said Blackwood. “Who can he be?” said Mrs. Bas-Bleu. “... ...ave been asked—“Why do we not see it?”— we, especially, who occupy the mid region of the cluster—the very locality near which, at least, must be situa... ...n, too, it appears, were oddly deformed by a natural protuber- ance of the region just below the small of the back—although, most unaccountably, this ... ...en beauty was the theme, I well knew with what facility he soared into the regions of the purely ideal. 112 Poe in Five V olumes The truth is, I coul... ...g chopped round to the northward, immediately upon our losing sight of the coast. The passengers were, consequently, in high spirits and dis- posed to...

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...Excerpt: Reprinted from Fraser?s Magazine. The cloud which for the space of a month hung gloomily over the civilized world, black with far worse evils than those of simple war, has passed from over our heads without bursting. The fear has not been r...

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...sums, equal to the revenue of a small king dom, in blockading the African coast, for a cause in which we not only had no interest, but which was cont... ...tier almost to the Gulf of Mexico, by a country of free labor—the mountain region of the Alleghanies and their dependencies, forming parts of Virginia... ...avery to come and go free, and unexamined, between America and the African coast, would be to renounce even the pretence of attempting to protect Afri...