Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... Wilson , " said he , " very snug cabin for a squatter . " A blush mounted to the forehead of William Wilson at being thus uncourteously addressed by the appella- tion which he knew was generally applied , in the an- guage of the country ...
... Wilson , " said he , " very snug cabin for a squatter . " A blush mounted to the forehead of William Wilson at being thus uncourteously addressed by the appella- tion which he knew was generally applied , in the an- guage of the country ...
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... Wilson , " said he , as the former followed him to the door , " you have been in this country , I believe , about seven years ? " 66 Yes , sir , " responded the other , in a tone of voice meant to suppress farther inquiry . " You have a ...
... Wilson , " said he , as the former followed him to the door , " you have been in this country , I believe , about seven years ? " 66 Yes , sir , " responded the other , in a tone of voice meant to suppress farther inquiry . " You have a ...
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... Wilson has become the interrogator now , " responded Facias , with a sneer . " But I am more communicative than he , and answer that I do . " " Do you expect to ride this way again soon ? " in- quired Wilson with great perturbation . 4 ...
... Wilson has become the interrogator now , " responded Facias , with a sneer . " But I am more communicative than he , and answer that I do . " " Do you expect to ride this way again soon ? " in- quired Wilson with great perturbation . 4 ...
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... Wilson returned to the fire in the bar - room . We asked a few natural questions , such as , where he was from ? where he meant to settle ? and the like ; but his answers were confused and unsatisfactory , and conversation not ...
... Wilson returned to the fire in the bar - room . We asked a few natural questions , such as , where he was from ? where he meant to settle ? and the like ; but his answers were confused and unsatisfactory , and conversation not ...
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William Leggett. was her name , answered something else than Wilson ; but what I never heard . From these circumstances I have thought , and it is , as you know , the general opinion , that there is a mystery about him which he is ...
William Leggett. was her name , answered something else than Wilson ; but what I never heard . From these circumstances I have thought , and it is , as you know , the general opinion , that there is a mystery about him which he is ...
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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.