The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... hours as they pass , a memento of the solemn injunction and of its having been faithfully obeyed . - About three miles east of " Rokeby " there once stood a plain wooden country church upon a spot called " Pleasant Hill SEARGENT SMITH ...
... hours as they pass , a memento of the solemn injunction and of its having been faithfully obeyed . - About three miles east of " Rokeby " there once stood a plain wooden country church upon a spot called " Pleasant Hill SEARGENT SMITH ...
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... own feelings , I have known him to walk for hours , at night , back and forth upon the gallery . At such times he was treated with great tenderness , and none sought to intrude upon his hidden sorrow . These moods 28 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF.
... own feelings , I have known him to walk for hours , at night , back and forth upon the gallery . At such times he was treated with great tenderness , and none sought to intrude upon his hidden sorrow . These moods 28 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF.
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... hour ; there was his doting mother and family , and who could fill their place ? Besides all these mournful feelings of the soul , he was anxious to begin his true career , and not be " cabined , cribbed , and confined " to the humble ...
... hour ; there was his doting mother and family , and who could fill their place ? Besides all these mournful feelings of the soul , he was anxious to begin his true career , and not be " cabined , cribbed , and confined " to the humble ...
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... hour or so , he saw house after house in a blaze of festivity he mentally ejaculated , “ Well , I'll be if ever I ... Hour after hour they toiled and strug- gled with stout hearts and strong arms ; every man was ordered to the oars , and ...
... hour or so , he saw house after house in a blaze of festivity he mentally ejaculated , “ Well , I'll be if ever I ... Hour after hour they toiled and strug- gled with stout hearts and strong arms ; every man was ordered to the oars , and ...
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... hours after the boat's escape from the eddy ; she was tied up at the bank and the crew were hovering over the fire when suddenly arose the appalling cry of " Fire ! fire ! the boat's afire ! " Instantly every one , in consternation ...
... hours after the boat's escape from the eddy ; she was tied up at the bank and the crew were hovering over the fire when suddenly arose the appalling cry of " Fire ! fire ! the boat's afire ! " Instantly every one , in consternation ...
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