Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... road by which he had lately arrived at the cabin . 66 I thought you were on your way to the upper set- tlement , " said William , in a manner that betrayed con- siderable anxiety . 66 I have changed my mind , " was the brief reply ...
... road by which he had lately arrived at the cabin . 66 I thought you were on your way to the upper set- tlement , " said William , in a manner that betrayed con- siderable anxiety . 66 I have changed my mind , " was the brief reply ...
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... road , by which emigrants passed on to the more northern sections of the territory , wound down the steep acclivity , at the bottom of which a rustic looking bridge , that exhibited in its structure a much greater abundance of materials ...
... road , by which emigrants passed on to the more northern sections of the territory , wound down the steep acclivity , at the bottom of which a rustic looking bridge , that exhibited in its structure a much greater abundance of materials ...
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... road . Its exterior , or at least such parts of it as peeped through the honey - suckles and other running vines which , at some seasons of the year , almost covered it , were as white as " the snow - flake ere it leaves the cloud ...
... road . Its exterior , or at least such parts of it as peeped through the honey - suckles and other running vines which , at some seasons of the year , almost covered it , were as white as " the snow - flake ere it leaves the cloud ...
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... road , neither of them , for some time , interrupted the silence of the night with a single observation ; but at length , after several attempts to clear his throat , David , in a low and tremulous voice , addressed his companion ...
... road , neither of them , for some time , interrupted the silence of the night with a single observation ; but at length , after several attempts to clear his throat , David , in a low and tremulous voice , addressed his companion ...
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... road , and presently after the crowd gave way , to admit the entrance of Eleanor and Susan . The agitated wife seemed hardly able to reach the chair which Buckhorn placed for her , but William sprang to her side , and in a low , calm ...
... road , and presently after the crowd gave way , to admit the entrance of Eleanor and Susan . The agitated wife seemed hardly able to reach the chair which Buckhorn placed for her , but William sprang to her side , and in a low , calm ...
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acquaintance agitated Amelia answered apartment arrival Ashford beautiful Betty boat bosom Buckhorn Cæsar called Captain Belton Catharine Charles Rivington cheeks circumstances cloak countenance court cried Dayton death Doctor door dress ejaculated Eleanor Emma endeavoured eyes Facias Fanny feelings fell fire Fred Gerard glance guilty hand happy heard heart heaven hero honour horse hostler hour innocence judge Judy jury landlord lawyer length linsey-woolsey lips looking magistrate massa master mind morning Mungo murder nature ness New-York night occasion occurrence OTHELLO pale passed person poor prairie prisoner racter ratline reached reader replied returned rifle road Rumley sailer scarcely scene Searchly seat seemed seen side Silversight sloop soon Squatter Stanley steamboat stranger Summerville taffarel tears thing thought tion tone took trembling turned uncon vessel village voice vols whisper wide prairies William Wilson witness Woodville words young
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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.