Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... seat , as if attracted by the power of a charmer -slowly and gradually she rose , while the veins in her high pale forehead swelled up like whip - cords - and when the word " guilty " struck on her ear , the emo- tions of her breast ...
... seat , as if attracted by the power of a charmer -slowly and gradually she rose , while the veins in her high pale forehead swelled up like whip - cords - and when the word " guilty " struck on her ear , the emo- tions of her breast ...
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... seat , and moved slowly forward , being naturally of such an indo- lent and lethargic habit that even this occurrence could hardly arouse him into activity . 66 Quick , quick ! or we shall be too late , " cried the lawyer , in a hoarse ...
... seat , and moved slowly forward , being naturally of such an indo- lent and lethargic habit that even this occurrence could hardly arouse him into activity . 66 Quick , quick ! or we shall be too late , " cried the lawyer , in a hoarse ...
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... seat , there was not a heart in the assemblage that did not sincerely sympathize with her affliction . As soon as order was established in the apartment , the examination commenced . The industry of Facias had enabled him to gather many ...
... seat , there was not a heart in the assemblage that did not sincerely sympathize with her affliction . As soon as order was established in the apartment , the examination commenced . The industry of Facias had enabled him to gather many ...
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... seat in a corner , quietly to await the trial . It was not long before the court assembled , and Judge Roebuck , who was himself the judge of that circuit , took his seat upon the bench . After the usual pre- liminary forms were gone ...
... seat in a corner , quietly to await the trial . It was not long before the court assembled , and Judge Roebuck , who was himself the judge of that circuit , took his seat upon the bench . After the usual pre- liminary forms were gone ...
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... seat . The judge issued an order to the officers , directing them to permit no witness in the cause to leave the court , on any pretence whatever . The examination was then resumed . " You tell me that the hairs on this cloak could not ...
... seat . The judge issued an order to the officers , directing them to permit no witness in the cause to leave the court , on any pretence whatever . The examination was then resumed . " You tell me that the hairs on this cloak could not ...
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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.