Tales and SketchesJ. & J. Harper, 1829 - 248 páginas |
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... village a few days after Woodville made his escape . It was the talk of the whole country . I am glad they have got the villian . But let me finish the paragraph . " He then turned his eyes again upon the passage , and continued to read ...
... village a few days after Woodville made his escape . It was the talk of the whole country . I am glad they have got the villian . But let me finish the paragraph . " He then turned his eyes again upon the passage , and continued to read ...
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... village , which I have already mentioned as the residence of Mr. Facias . The delightful afternoon which we have partially described , was succeeded , as is often the case with the first warm days of spring , in the changeable climate ...
... village , which I have already mentioned as the residence of Mr. Facias . The delightful afternoon which we have partially described , was succeeded , as is often the case with the first warm days of spring , in the changeable climate ...
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... 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- structed of ...
... 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- structed of ...
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... village , not far from the town where , as I have told my readers , I am at present en- gaged in the honourable and useful profession of teacher , that William Woodville was born and edu- cated . His father died while he was yet in ...
... village , not far from the town where , as I have told my readers , I am at present en- gaged in the honourable and useful profession of teacher , that William Woodville was born and edu- cated . His father died while he was yet in ...
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... village in which they resided , ( poor man ! I remember him well , and often have we had our game of backgammon together ) had one only daughter , the fair Eleanor . I will not pause now to tell the reader any minute particulars ...
... village in which they resided , ( poor man ! I remember him well , and often have we had our game of backgammon together ) had one only daughter , the fair Eleanor . I will not pause now to tell the reader any minute particulars ...
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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.