This rambling propensity strengthened with years. Books of voyages and travels became my passion, and in devouring their contents I neglected the regular exercises of the schools. How wistfully would I wander about the pier-heads in fine weather, and watch the parting ships bound to distant climes—with what longing eyes would I gaze after their lessening sails, and waft myself in imagination to the ends of the earth !
Further reading and thinking, though they brought this vague inclination into more reasonable bounds, only served to make it more decided. I visited various parts of my own country; and had I been merely a lover of fine scenery, I should have felt litter desire to seek elsewhere its gratification, for on no country have the charms of nature been more prodigally lavished. Her mighty lakes like oceans of liquid silver; her mountains with their bright aerial tints; her valleys, teeming with wild fertility; her tremendous cataracts (大瀑布), thundering in their solitudes; her boundless plains, waving with spontaneous verdure; her broad deep rivers, roiling in solemn silence to the ocean; her trackless forests, where vegetation puts forth all its magnificence; her skies, kindling with the magic of summer clouds and glorious sunshine—no, never need an American look beyond his own country for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery.
Do you want your salary up?
From If you are currently employed and want a raise, start from by being prepared.
41.Gather up your salary survey information, recent performance appraisals that document the
42.job you're doing, and any other relevant information. Be aware of company policy
43.regarding of compensation. Some employers are limited by budget constraints and
44.can only give the raises at certain times of the year, regardless of the circumstances
45.Have a clear idea of what you want. Determine on the salary range you're looking for and
46.justification for the increase and have both ready to review with your supervisor. Be flexible.
47.Would you consider for an extra couple of weeks vacation instead of a raise? I know someone
48.who's regularly taken time-off instead of money and now has six vacation weeks a year.
49.Then, ask your supervisor for a meeting to discuss about salary.
50.Present him your request, supported by documentation, calmly and rationally.
51.Don't ask for an immediate answer. Your boss is mostly be likely going to
52.have to discuss it with Human Resources and/or other company managers.
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