... at the pure altar of heaven, under the root of God's great church—the sky ? After harvest time I went with her to gather blackberries, and sloes, and bullaces, which, in those old high thick hedges, grow as large as damsons, and might be kept in jars, free ...

... one of the tallest of the Berkshire range of mountains. The hill was said to be covered with count- less bushels of ripe blackberries, and all of the high bush variety, which are the largest and the sweetest. They left the station in high spirits, and in ...

... are epeculating on the difficulty io om; iT cone nt demanded for the ranks; for the “* candidates will be as plentiful es blackberries ia Névem~ ber. To the. deficiency, it is himted tha? the ballot will be resorted to. Tbe fol list contains the quotas to ...

... ended. Just now, to Lask after their win in these autumnal days, rank grass, a few late flowere, and abuodant.bupches of blackberries, are the prevailing vccapants of such open clearings. Asi sof that sa on, my earsare entertained by the croaking: shabby ...

... London, and do not know how such situations are obtained.” “Ob we've got plenty of governesses already in London—thick as blackberries. Can you do nothing else besides governessing” May bethought her of milking cows, making cheese, and feeding poultry, but ...

... Cardinalis Sancte Ecclesiae Romane?” The priest laconically replied “ scio,” and retired. Here, where cardinals are “ plenty as blackberries,” and the Pope himself can searcely get fulks to kneel to him, the Primate must content himse!f with somewhat less adoration ...

... Sarctre Eeclesime Romaine? The priest la- conically replieed se, and retired. Here, where cardinals are 1 plenty as blackberries, and tire Pope himnsclf can scarcely get folks to kneel to him, tire Prinmate must content himself with somewlat less ...

... reason to complain of the willingness of var Cavan boy: to do duty, for ribbons in caps are with us now plen- teous as blackberries in September,—-Anglo-Celt, ...

... driving cvery- body to become a warrior? Oh! yes, was the reply: the enthusiasm is tremendous, and the men as plentiful as blackberries; but, unfortunately, we have not time to drill them ail, and are forced, by the exigencies of the case, to fall back upon ...

... the pure altar of heaven, under the roof of God’s great Church—the sky ? ‘\tter harvest time I went with Mary to gather blackberries, and sloes, and bullaces, which, in those old high thick hedges, grow as large as dam- sons, which caused them to fetch ...

... accustomed to the glare of brick and stone. The very vine and brambles of the roalsides were beautiful to her, the snow-white blackberry blossoms lying among them. and the singing of the birds in the orchards, where the sunshine was tempered by the thick foilage ...

... school, in iheir leafy retreat, The wild birds sit Haloing, the drops round them best; And the bey crouches close to the blackberry wall. The swallows alone Ukr the storm on the wing. And liiuntiug the tree sheltered labourers, Like pebbles, the rain breaks ...