Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... 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 27.
... 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 27.
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... side . The village consisted of about fifty houses , for the most part built of logs , and fronting on the broad level road that ran lengthwise of the ridge , along its very summit . Two or three more ostentatious dwellings , con ...
... side . The village consisted of about fifty houses , for the most part built of logs , and fronting on the broad level road that ran lengthwise of the ridge , along its very summit . Two or three more ostentatious dwellings , con ...
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... side ; and in the midst of the apartment was a table of the same material , at which sat two men , engaged in conversa- tion , a bottle of whiskey , a tin flagon , and several tum- blers being on the table between them . On one end of ...
... side ; and in the midst of the apartment was a table of the same material , at which sat two men , engaged in conversa- tion , a bottle of whiskey , a tin flagon , and several tum- blers being on the table between them . On one end of ...
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... side of her husband , and looked into the face of his accuser , " with that mute elo- quence which passeth speech . " She spoke not a word ; she wept not a tear ; she did not implore his mercy : but there were many unutterable things ...
... side of her husband , and looked into the face of his accuser , " with that mute elo- quence which passeth speech . " She spoke not a word ; she wept not a tear ; she did not implore his mercy : but there were many unutterable things ...
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... side of the road , it spread itself out into a broad sheet , as silent and motionless as must be the most torrent - like conqueror at last . Around the borders of the little lake thus formed was here and there a willow - tree , whose ...
... side of the road , it spread itself out into a broad sheet , as silent and motionless as must be the most torrent - like conqueror at last . Around the borders of the little lake thus formed was here and there a willow - tree , whose ...
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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.