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  2. LONDON CHURCHES.

    Although it is popularly supposed that it was at the expense of King Henry VIII. that the first church of the parish of St. Martin was built, there is up to the present no ...

    Article : 1,558 words
  3. A MANLY LANDMARK. St. Patrick's Seminary.

    It is no sheltered eyrie beyond some inaccessible peak close to heaven, with nature's defences as guard against a fretful civilisation, but a stately hill bared to the changing ...

    Article : 1,105 words
  4. ROBERT BURNS.

    The celebration of the birthday of Robert Burns by Scotsmen each year is one of the curiosities of nationalism, without counterpart in any other country. It may be that ...

    Article : 718 words
  5. THE FIRST LANDING.

    The commander little thought that the spot which he occupied—then the habitation of the rudest savages—was destined to become the chief seat of an important British colony.—Young's ...

    Article : 1,066 words
  6. STORY OF CORAL.

    Most of us have examined with interest the dainty coral specimens cherished by many folk as decorations in the home, but these fragments are only the bleached limy skeletons of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,415 words
  7. THE PEACEFUL MEGALONG VALLEY.

    The little mountain stream adds charm to the view, which looks towards Mediow—on the mountain ramparts in the distance. The Megalong Valley is one of the most peaceful and picturesque spots in the Blue Mountains. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  8. FOR THE CHILDREN. A SAD TALE.

    Four little pigs on a freezing cold night. Wanted to cross o'er the river; But all they could do was to huddle in fright— Cling close to each other and shiver. ...

    Article : 166 words
  9. THE BUTTERFLY.

    Emerson once said: "I find the gayest castles in the air that were ever piled, far better for comfort and use than the dungeons in the air that are daily dug and caverned by ...

    Article : 208 words
  10. MEGALONG VALLEY.

    The Megalong Valley, within a few miles of Blackheath railway station, on the Blue Mountains, and accessible by a good motoring road, has of recent years increased in ...

    Article : 449 words
  11. A BIT OF OLD LONDON.

    All Hallows, Barking. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 8 words
  12. THE MAORI JADE.

    Curio stfops the world over, and most jewellers display specimens of that unique green lade stone, pounamu, the tokon of wealth among the tribes of the ancient ...

    Article : 543 words
  13. TRUSTFUL BIRDS.

    About 12 months ago a pair of thrushes built a nest in a stump just outside our garden. They became very tame, and when the mother bird was on the nest she would allow us to ...

    Article : 144 words
  14. LULLABY FOR A LITTLE BIRD.

    Hush, little weary and querulous thing— Fold your small head underneath your brown wing Cloudland has paled, the bright sun is gone; ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. LOFTUS-STREET.

    At Sydney—walking down by Loftus-street and Circular Quay after a lifetime of absence! How unfamiliar the newer buildings; how new vet old enough indeed to present citizens! ...

    Article : 257 words
  16. A FAMOUS LONDON CHURCH.

    St. Martin-in-the-Fields. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 8 words
  17. THE FLAMBOYANTE TREE.

    "A broadly sprending tree affording a complete shade, yet with the delicate follage of a mimosa It is covered with innumerable tufts of a large crimson peaflower, of so deep a shade that the ...

    Article : 285 words
  18. THE 26th OF JANUARY.

    I stood in a garden, green and gay, in the shade of a rose-hung arbor, And watched where the mightly vessels lay On the breast of the smiling harbour ...

    Article : 228 words
  19. A NATIONAL HYMN.

    Great God of nations, whose wisdom and grace Through all generations have guided our race. Thy goodness confessing, our voices we raise, In honour and blessing, thanksgiving and ...

    Article : 141 words
  20. CONTENTMENT.

    The Winds of Chance blow stormily upon the wintry sea; The Winds of Chance blow pleasantly upon the summer lea; ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. A SONG OF JOY.

    In the bright, witching noontide hour, In golden sunshine, lightly dreaming, Drowsy bees above each flower— Bright and fragrant, each is gleaming. ...

    Article : 103 words
  22. HIGH AND LOW.

    As when the morning sun his glances bright Strikes on the nestling grass, or lowly weed Rain-strewn with crystal drops—each watery bead ...

    Article : 107 words
  23. EAGLES.

    I have seen eagles in their arrogance Climb the approaches of the upper sky. And circle slowly there with steady wing. Smirching the lovely mantle angels fling ...

    Article : 108 words
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