Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... happy to attend to it . Charges moderate . " " I have no occasion for your advice at the present time , " responded the Squatter , as he led the way into the house , evidently displeased at being forced to act the part of host whether ...
... happy to attend to it . Charges moderate . " " I have no occasion for your advice at the present time , " responded the Squatter , as he led the way into the house , evidently displeased at being forced to act the part of host whether ...
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... - withstanding the peculiar circumstances of his situa- tion , he had enjoyed many happy hours , but where he could scarcely count upon enjoying many more . CHAPTER II . And oft , in sudden mood , 26 TALES AND SKETCHES .
... - withstanding the peculiar circumstances of his situa- tion , he had enjoyed many happy hours , but where he could scarcely count upon enjoying many more . CHAPTER II . And oft , in sudden mood , 26 TALES AND SKETCHES .
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... happy child . A single rustle of the green trees , as they spread their cool shade over the weary traveller , and quiver with the passing breeze , like a young maiden at the whisper of her lover , has music in its small tink- ling sound ...
... happy child . A single rustle of the green trees , as they spread their cool shade over the weary traveller , and quiver with the passing breeze , like a young maiden at the whisper of her lover , has music in its small tink- ling sound ...
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... happy sound , and awakening sweet emotions in the heart , like the tiny shout and laugh of innocent children , playing in the sun . Through the thick foliage of the trees which shade the valley , glimpses of light occasionally fall on ...
... happy sound , and awakening sweet emotions in the heart , like the tiny shout and laugh of innocent children , playing in the sun . Through the thick foliage of the trees which shade the valley , glimpses of light occasionally fall on ...
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... happy little creature's disposition had made on him . As they grew up , this early attachment gradually expanded and strength- ened ; and when Catharine's father , who a short time before the commencement of our narrative , had re ...
... happy little creature's disposition had made on him . As they grew up , this early attachment gradually expanded and strength- ened ; and when Catharine's father , who a short time before the commencement of our narrative , had re ...
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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.