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Página 255
This led to high words , and the judge took exceptions to Redding's language ,
stating that he did not come there to be insulted . The judge then seized a poker .
A scuffle ensued ; the judge at first was on top , but Redding turned him and was
...
This led to high words , and the judge took exceptions to Redding's language ,
stating that he did not come there to be insulted . The judge then seized a poker .
A scuffle ensued ; the judge at first was on top , but Redding turned him and was
...
Página 256
Wilkinson meanwhile kept walking backward and forward , Redding telling him
all the while what he thought of him . This was a tirade of abuse . Judge
Wilkinson now walked out of the bar - room . An expression was heard , “ The
coward , he ...
Wilkinson meanwhile kept walking backward and forward , Redding telling him
all the while what he thought of him . This was a tirade of abuse . Judge
Wilkinson now walked out of the bar - room . An expression was heard , “ The
coward , he ...
Página 261
The State then began the examination of witnesses for the prosecution ,
beginning with Redding , and examining sixteen others seriatim on the facts . The
defendants examined seventeen as to facts , and four to prove their peaceable ...
The State then began the examination of witnesses for the prosecution ,
beginning with Redding , and examining sixteen others seriatim on the facts . The
defendants examined seventeen as to facts , and four to prove their peaceable ...
Página 270
There were six persons in the room when the quarrel ensued : on the one side
the prosecutor ( Redding ) , bis foreman ( Craig ) , and the boy ( Weaver ) ; on the
other , the three defendants . All the evidence on this point has been derived from
...
There were six persons in the room when the quarrel ensued : on the one side
the prosecutor ( Redding ) , bis foreman ( Craig ) , and the boy ( Weaver ) ; on the
other , the three defendants . All the evidence on this point has been derived from
...
Página 272
This proves that Johnson was carrying into effect his proposition at Redding's
store , viz . , “ to go and get Bill Holmes and give them hell . ' He had already
found Bill Holmes , and we shall presently soc made all his arrangements for '
giving ...
This proves that Johnson was carrying into effect his proposition at Redding's
store , viz . , “ to go and get Bill Holmes and give them hell . ' He had already
found Bill Holmes , and we shall presently soc made all his arrangements for '
giving ...
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Página 3 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters ; These men see the works of the Lord : and his wonders in the deep.
Página 313 - The sky is changed! — and such a change! Oh, night, And storm, and darkness, ye are wondrous strong, Yet, lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye in woman! Far along, From peak to peak, the rattling crags among Leaps the live thunder! Not from one lone cloud, But every mountain now hath found a tongue, And Jura answers, through her misty shroud, Back to the joyous Alps, who call to her aloud!
Página 3 - They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.
Página 41 - THE MARINER'S DREAM. DIMOND. IN slumbers of midnight the sailor boy lay : His hammock * swung loose at the sport of the wind ; But watch-worn and weary, his cares flew away, And visions of happiness danced o'er his mind.
Página 178 - I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States, and the constitution and laws of the state of...
Página 155 - The times, places, and manner of holding elections for senators and representatives are prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but Congress may at any time by law alter such regulations, or make new ones, except as to the places of choosing senators.
Página 383 - On thy pleasant valleys rest, like sweet dews of morning, the gentle recollections of our early life ; around thy hills and mountains cling, like gathering mists, the mighty memories of the Revolution ; and far away in the horizon of thy past gleam, like thy own bright northern lights, the awful virtues of our pilgrim sires...
Página 112 - When vacancies occur in either house, the governor, or person exercising the powers of governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
Página 41 - On beds of green sea-flower thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow, Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below. Days, months, years, and ages shall circle away, And still the vast waters...
Página 258 - Oh! what was love made for, if 'tis not the same Through joy and through torment, through glory and shame? I know not, I ask not, if guilt's in that heart, I but know that I love thee, whatever thou art.
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The Life and Times of Seargent Smith Prentiss |
| Autor | Joseph Dunbar Shields |
| Editora | J. B. Lippincott, 1883 |
| Original de | Universidade da Califórnia |
| Digitalizado | 8 Out 2007 |
| Número de páginas | 442 páginas |
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