Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... appearance of snugness to the interior of my hut . Still , however , I am only a squat- ter , without the means of rendering any suitable ac- commodation to a person of your situation in life , and you will excuse me , therefere , if I ...
... appearance of snugness to the interior of my hut . Still , however , I am only a squat- ter , without the means of rendering any suitable ac- commodation to a person of your situation in life , and you will excuse me , therefere , if I ...
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... appearance of the place , seemed to contradict the information . The appearance of the interior of this house did not belie its outside . The floor was soiled with dirt , the walls discoloured by smoke , and the furniture was mean and ...
... appearance of the place , seemed to contradict the information . The appearance of the interior of this house did not belie its outside . The floor was soiled with dirt , the walls discoloured by smoke , and the furniture was mean and ...
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... I ask of you the reason of your visit ; for I have cause to believe that I am not indebted to Mr. Facias's friend- ship for his appearance here this morning . " " Why , you see , Mr. Wilson , it's 44 TALES AND SKETCHES .
... I ask of you the reason of your visit ; for I have cause to believe that I am not indebted to Mr. Facias's friend- ship for his appearance here this morning . " " Why , you see , Mr. Wilson , it's 44 TALES AND SKETCHES .
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... appearance of a stranger , who was galloping down the road on a horse , that showed by its dripping sides and foaming mouth the fiery speed into which he had been urged by his rider , " Yonder , as I live , " whispered one 78 TALES AND ...
... appearance of a stranger , who was galloping down the road on a horse , that showed by its dripping sides and foaming mouth the fiery speed into which he had been urged by his rider , " Yonder , as I live , " whispered one 78 TALES AND ...
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... appearance of every thing around this modest mansion betokened the utmost neatness . The clus tering and fragrant honeysuckles almost covered the front , and a grove of stately oak trees bowed their sheltering branches over its roof . A ...
... appearance of every thing around this modest mansion betokened the utmost neatness . The clus tering and fragrant honeysuckles almost covered the front , and a grove of stately oak trees bowed their sheltering branches over its roof . A ...
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Página 20 - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape.
Página 189 - Man's love is of man's life a thing apart, 'Tis woman's whole existence; man may range The court, camp, church, the vessel, and the mart, Sword, gown, gain, glory, offer in exchange Pride, fame, ambition, to fill up his heart, And few there are whom these cannot estrange: Men have all these resources, we but one, To love again, and be again undone.
Página 89 - On beds of green sea-flowers thy limbs shall be laid; Around thy white bo-nes the red coral shall grow ; Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made ; And every part suit to thy mansion below.
Página 188 - Sincerity, Thou first of virtues! let no mortal leave Thy onward path, although the earth should gape, And from the gulf of hell destruction cry, To take dissimulation's winding way.
Página 20 - And also to the act, entitled, " An act supplementary to an act, entitled, ' An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the time therein mentioned,' and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving, and etching historical and other prints.