The Sea Lions: Or, the Lost SealersGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1854 - 339 páginas |
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... Deacon Pratt , who dwelt in a house within half a mile of the wharf , and who was also the proprietor of three several parcels of land in that neighbour- hood , each of which had its own buildings and conveniences , and was properly ...
... Deacon Pratt , who dwelt in a house within half a mile of the wharf , and who was also the proprietor of three several parcels of land in that neighbour- hood , each of which had its own buildings and conveniences , and was properly ...
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... deacon would bestow most of his property in a similar way , when the moment should come that it could be no longer of any use to himself . This opinion was much in favour with divers devout females of the deacon's congregation , who had ...
... deacon would bestow most of his property in a similar way , when the moment should come that it could be no longer of any use to himself . This opinion was much in favour with divers devout females of the deacon's congregation , who had ...
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... deacon never to bestow a cent on her education , or dress , or pleasures of any sort , that the money was not regularly charged against her , in that nefarious work that he called his " day- book . " As for the self - respect , and the ...
... deacon never to bestow a cent on her education , or dress , or pleasures of any sort , that the money was not regularly charged against her , in that nefarious work that he called his " day- book . " As for the self - respect , and the ...
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... Deacon Pratt went to meeting as usua the building in which divine service was held that day standing less than two miles from his residence ; but , instead of remaining for the afternoon's preaching , as was his wont , he got into his ...
... Deacon Pratt went to meeting as usua the building in which divine service was held that day standing less than two miles from his residence ; but , instead of remaining for the afternoon's preaching , as was his wont , he got into his ...
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... Deacon Pratt , to receive him as a temporary inmate ; or , until he could get a " chance across to the Vineyard . " At first , Daggett kept about , and was much in the open air . While able to walk , he met the deacon , and singular ...
... Deacon Pratt , to receive him as a temporary inmate ; or , until he could get a " chance across to the Vineyard . " At first , Daggett kept about , and was much in the open air . While able to walk , he met the deacon , and singular ...
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Página 75 - And I have loved thee, Ocean ! and my joy Of youthful sports was on thy breast to be Borne, like thy bubbles, onward : from a boy I wantoned with thy breakers — they to me Were a delight : and if the freshening sea Made them a terror — 'twas a pleasing fear, For I was as it were a child of thee, And trusted to thy billows far and near, And laid my hand upon thy mane — as I do here.
Página 212 - em to be, now, almost as useful as almanacs. Read what it says about the seasons, child." " It says, sir, that the changes in the seasons are owing to ' the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit.
Página 72 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers* served that were on the other side of the flood, t or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Página 87 - Roll on, thou deep and dark blue ocean, roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain ; Man marks the earth with ruin — his control Stops with the shore ; upon the watery plain The wrecks are all thy deed...
Página 212 - 'arth's orbit has an inclination towards changes,' you say." "The changes in the seasons, sir, are owing to 'the inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit.
Página 64 - WALK in the light ! so shalt thou know That fellowship of love, His Spirit only can bestow, Who reigns in light above. 2 Walk in the light...