In fact several of Kingston's significant contributions to English literature have been translations, "The Swiss Family Robinson" being one such.
Mr. Davenport already had their tickets, and the family immediately boarded a sleeper bound for Jacksonville.
The fear of losing Beth made each member of the family realize, as never before, how very dear the little, mischievous child was to them.
There was a very proud little girl in the Davenport family when finally balls of yellow broke through the egg shells.
Beth sat down on the hay near him, while the dog family frolicked around her.
That day passed without any new developments, but the next morning the Davenport family was wakened by a series of barks.
The children often stayed for meals without asking, and so neither family worried.
Beth seized Gustus by the hand and drew him towards the family party.
The Vannucci family had enjoyed the citizenship of Perugia since 1427, nor was it in Perugia but in their native township of Castel (later Città) della Pieve that his son Pietro was born to Cristofano Vannucci.
For many years she had not left her home, and the family seldom saw her; but her father paid a visit to the old lady once in a while when he was in that vicinity.
Then Miss Joyce came out and announced that a member of the Collingwood family was here on business.
But you, little lady, seem quite intimate with the Collingwood family history.
Old grudges, they told me, were cherished more deeply than ever, and members of the same family often regarded each other with hatred.
Although Haydon had regained his freedom, his chance of maintaining himself and his rapidly increasing family by his art seemed as far away as ever.
In defiance of Lady Hester's orders, the whole family proceeded to Sayda, whence Dr.
By October 15th he is at his wits' end again, and writes in his Journal: 'The harassings of a family are really dreadful.
On his return to Jôon he found that Lady Hester had already hired a vessel to take himself and his family from Sayda to Cyprus.
Some family circumstances have tended to depress him of late years, and unless excited by convivial intercourse, he never shows a trace of what he once was.
Here the doctor received a letter from Lady Hester, recommending him to leave his family at Beyrout till he could find a house for them at Sayda.
Claude is born to be fortunate; he is one that will make the family distinguished in the next generation.
During the four years spent at Esher, Mary seems to have been too much occupied with the cares of a young family to use her pen to much purpose.
The girl's début in her employer's familywould scarcely have made a favourable impression in any country less genial and tolerant than the Ireland of that period.
In the good God's great world, outside of the family of man, they know nothing of our foolish pride, of our little weaknesses.
It is true that in honor of the human race he had given that first family a much more sonorous name than our usual one of man--viz.
Then the head of the family holds up one side of the stove while his wife puts two of the legs in place, and next he holds up the other while the other two are fixed, and one of the first two falls out.
The head of the family jams his hat over his eyes and taking a pipe under each arm goes to the tin shop to have it fixed.
Having got the family comfort in place, the next thing is to find the legs.
Head of the familygets the dinner table out, puts the old chair on it, gets his wife to hold the chair, and balances himself on it to drive some nails into the ceiling.
Elbow not even with the hole in the chimney, and the head of the family goes again to the woodshed after some little blocks.
The supply for the family is obtained from market, or, more rarely, from a neighbor who churns all his milk for the accommodation of those who send all theirs to the city.
Going through the door, the head of the family will carefully swing his side of the stove around and jam his thumb nail against the door post.
May the man be busy at work who is to give each family such a protection.
Each member of a family of twelve years of age and upwards was entitled to a L20 land order, and each child between the ages of one and twelve entitled the parent to a land order for L10.
He has followed the line of least resistance, so using his land as to carry on his operations with family labour and a little casual assistance during the busy seasons.
Robert Nettleton's family consisted of himself, his wife, and their three children.
After supper Hosford sent his family into another part of the house, and expressed himself as ready to give any information in his power.
Hosford took this opportunity to dispose of his farm and remove with his motherless family to Iowa.
The genus of plants called Narcissus, many of the species of which are highly esteemed by the floriculturist and lover of cultivated plants, belongs to the Amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceæ.
This family includes about seventy genera and over eight hundred species that are mostly native in tropical or semi-tropical countries, though a few are found in temperate climates.
To all appearance the esthetic taste of the builders was more pronounced than was their family discipline.
The low-foreheaded tyrants are now dethroned, and the highest development of the race is reached in the family of the sparrows, if the following story be true.
The other nestlings were marched off by the head of the family to other fields of observation, the first little bird hopping from the fence to a wild rosebush that grew beside the kitchen door.
As the painters had represented popes and potentates mingling with the holy family at the sacred manger, so the lyric dramatists assembled the gods and heroes of classic fable to do honor to Lorenzo and others of that glittering era.
The family name was Ambrogini, but from the Latinized name of his native town turned into Italian he constructed the title of Poliziano, by which he was afterward known.
But whether this learned man was a member of the same family as Baccio Ugolino is not known.
The full-page illustration shows the back of the stage and gives the manner in which Punch and his family are made to move about in the opening between the top of the doorway and the curtain.
One great charm about the show is, that you can make Punch and his family do exactly as you please and say exactly what you want them to say, for so long as you are showman they yield implicit obedience to your will.
Santa Claus with sleigh and reindeer will be ready to surprise the family early Christmas morning.
The only other single lady among the passengers of the Paramatta was going out, under the charge of the captain, to fill a place as governess in a family in Sydney.
On the way he halted his horse at Putney, where he learned that Mary's family was fully informed of the marriage as performed by Justice Asa.
I stayed until thefamily went east for the summer.
There is in the possession of the family the "Notes of a Sermon by E.
Even the pork merchants and the grain dealers in the family circle vied with each other in hoarsely wafting Italian words of cheer at the triumphant Sembrich.
A very embarrassing interview followed between Roswell and the familyof his recalcitrant bride.
The boys' conduct has already brought a disgrace upon our family which we can never outgrow.
In the second suit Dred Scott and his family were declared free by the local court, but the judgment was reversed on appeal to the Supreme Court of the state.
The third son and last child born to Field during the time of which I am now writing appeared upon the scene, with his two eyes of wondrous blue, very like his father's, at Kansas City, whither the family had moved in the year 1880.
It is deemed unlucky that a stray swarm of bees should settle on your premises, unclaimed by the owner; it presages a death in the family within a year.
He arrived near Cowes shortly before the close of the year 1856; the Queen, the Prince Consort, and other members of the royal family went on board and inspected the old Resolute.
Well, that jolly blue envelope bears a strikingfamily likeness to our old friend the dun.
Aren't you afraid of the much-abused priest who is supposed to be always poking his nose into other people's business and interfering in family matters?
In Santa Barbara and Ventura counties six dialects of the familywere found, which are believed to be all that are now extant.
The ceremonies come to a close at an early hour; the members of the family file out; father, leaving last, locks the door.
There is generally a family Bible, used to support a large shell, or a framed photograph of the master in his prime of life; and this is opened from time to time to record a birth, marriage, or death.
He had certainly not expected to find Weevil bubbling over with family history, pedigrees, and social intelligence, regarding the child whom he had been led to suppose was not related to him.
But you see, darling, my people worry no end about name and family and all that sort of rubbish, and if they think any one is not what they call well-born they kick up no end of a smother.
The entire family assemble by the light of the kitchen lamp and say wicked things about their neighbours.
There was nothing to represent the family of Fitzalan or the family of Lascelles.
You have told me a piece of very interesting family history.
A boy does not care whether his sweetheart's father is a tinker or a rake; but a man, and an only son, who has reached an age when he can understand what his family and society and his profession demand of him, cares a great deal.
In the centre of the table must appear a strange device; a stuffed bird in a glass case, a piece of coral on a mat, or some recognised family heirloom.
The silly old man reminded her that she belonged to the boodle-oodle order of beetles, and so far she was the only specimen of that choice family which had been discovered.
You'd have to keep your mouth shut, for the sake of your wife and the family what's coming.
Matthias, of Stanhoe Hall, has returned to his family in perfect health after being a prisoner in France ten and a half years.
Mrs. Rigby were given a silver bread basket, "with the names of the children and the arms of the family richly emblazoned thereon.
Although all his family were of the Roman Catholic religion he very early conformed to the Protestant faith, and remained in it till his death, having received the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England.
It was alleged that the female prisoners persuaded William Neal, an apprentice of the prosecutor, to place arsenic in the food of his master's family to avenge some fancied grievance.
A public subscription was started for the widow and family of the culprit.
By his death the mansion house of Seaton Delaval, and the family estate of the late Lord Delaval, has devolved upon Sir Jacob Henry Astley, Bart.
Lady Anne Coke, Lady Anson, and all the family at Holkham showed every possible kindness and attention to the venerable and much-respected old man.
The family had removed a few weeks before into the new hall.
On Sunday, July 13th, his remains were deposited in the family vault at Dunton.
Among the Acts of Parliament passed this year was one to enable Mr. Daniel Henry Woodward, his sons, and their descendants to use the surname and family arms of Mr. Henry Lee Warner, late of Walsingham.
Among the Tartars, household andfamily cares rest entirely upon the woman; it is she who milks the cows, and prepares the butter, cheese, etc.
She remains, however, with her family till the time of the nuptial ceremonies.
Their chief occupation is to prepare the family meals, and to make the family clothes.
No sooner had we mentioned that we intended to pass the Yellow River, and thence traverse the country of the Ortous, than the whole family burst out with exclamations.
The entire family of the Lama, when they heard the cries of our camels, hastened to assist us to encamp.
A Chinese family having obtained from the King of the Ortous the privilege of conveying travellers across, we were obliged to address ourselves to the master of the boat.
This command having been executed, the eldest son of the family entered, bearing in both hands a small oblong table, on which was a boiled sheep, cut into four quarters, heaped one on the other.
The family being assembled round the table, the chief drew a knife from his girdle, severed the sheep's tail, and divided it into two equal pieces, which he placed before us.
Observing our fatigue, the head of the family unrolled some skins in a corner of the room, and we gladly laid ourselves down to repose.
For the sake of myfamily and my friends, spare me!
It seems to me that our family are bound to be in hot water all the time.
And as it was only on Saturday and Sunday nights that James Ruleson could be the priest of his family, these occasions were precious to him, and he was troubled if any of his family were absent.
While Neil talked with his mother of theirfamily affairs, Angus talked with Christine.
He was nearly twenty-one years old, and compared with his family was small in stature, lightly built, and dark in complexion.
The Domine was a welcome addition to the family party.
What kind of a brute is it that has not a shilling for a dying mother, though he's owing his family ninety pounds, and far more love than he deserves.
He advised her to send Neil word, as soon as she arrived there: "And do as you have always done, Christine, strive for peace and family unity.
Do you know where the family went, who lived in twenty-three previous to this new tenant?
At last the day came, when, to all appearances, he had finally given up the ghost, and the family physician was as called in more as a matter of form than anything else.
Then, too, we opened up Japan to modern civilization in 1859, and brought her into the familyof nations," added Dick.
I began to wonder if the opinion the Fiske family had formed of me, on so slight an acquaintance, was not more severe than I deserved, but I did not let the men see how sorely the news had hurt me.
Captain Macklin comes of a distinguished family of soldiers, and he has himself been educated at West Point.
But the family seemed to think that, before the winter set in, I should take any chance that offered, and, as they expressed it, settle down.
