Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... prairie , when , starting from his reverie , he turned with a sigh into the little apartment , where , not- withstanding the peculiar circumstances of his situa- tion , he had enjoyed many happy hours , but where he could scarcely count ...
... prairie , when , starting from his reverie , he turned with a sigh into the little apartment , where , not- withstanding the peculiar circumstances of his situa- tion , he had enjoyed many happy hours , but where he could scarcely count ...
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... ground , which , commencing in the skirts of a prairie , adually became narrower , as the valleys or ravines , on either side , grew deeper and wider , till it at last terminated in a steep hill at the very point where THE SQUATTER . 195 ...
... ground , which , commencing in the skirts of a prairie , adually became narrower , as the valleys or ravines , on either side , grew deeper and wider , till it at last terminated in a steep hill at the very point where THE SQUATTER . 195 ...
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... prairie - wolves . " Who the devil can be out this time of night ? " said Joe Somerdike , turning as white as a buck's tail . ' It's the Wild Hunter , ' said Major Whitesides , with a sneer on his lip , in derision of Joe's cowardice ...
... prairie - wolves . " Who the devil can be out this time of night ? " said Joe Somerdike , turning as white as a buck's tail . ' It's the Wild Hunter , ' said Major Whitesides , with a sneer on his lip , in derision of Joe's cowardice ...
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... prairie , giving to its withered herbage the multitudinous motion of an agi- tated sea . Now and then a cloud of silvery whiteness hurried along through the bright azure of the heavens , casting a temporary shadow on the earth beneath ...
... prairie , giving to its withered herbage the multitudinous motion of an agi- tated sea . Now and then a cloud of silvery whiteness hurried along through the bright azure of the heavens , casting a temporary shadow on the earth beneath ...
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... prairie is all on fire ! " Urged by a natural impulse , the inmates of the cot- tage moved towards the door . The scene which pre- sented itself was one of the utmost grandeur . It has been already observed that the wind blew in fresh ...
... prairie is all on fire ! " Urged by a natural impulse , the inmates of the cot- tage moved towards the door . The scene which pre- sented itself was one of the utmost grandeur . It has been already observed that the wind blew in fresh ...
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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.