Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Volumes 15-16W. and R. Chambers, 1854 |
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... bodies that's skulkin ' aboot the hill - taps winna be sae easily ta'en by the sodgers . ' The landlord's observations were suddenly cut short . His eye caught sight of a party of soldiers , the very persons he had been speaking of ...
... bodies that's skulkin ' aboot the hill - taps winna be sae easily ta'en by the sodgers . ' The landlord's observations were suddenly cut short . His eye caught sight of a party of soldiers , the very persons he had been speaking of ...
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... body . When he could get nobody to take up such a wager with him , it was no uncommon thing for him to offer half - crowns , sometimes in a public market , to any one , groom , hostler , or jockey , who could succeed in effecting a nip ...
... body . When he could get nobody to take up such a wager with him , it was no uncommon thing for him to offer half - crowns , sometimes in a public market , to any one , groom , hostler , or jockey , who could succeed in effecting a nip ...
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... body had been washed on shore . I dropped my glass , and was getting down from my station , when Jack Transom stepped up , and asked for a squint . I handed the glass to him , and after looking through it a moment , he handed it back ...
... body had been washed on shore . I dropped my glass , and was getting down from my station , when Jack Transom stepped up , and asked for a squint . I handed the glass to him , and after looking through it a moment , he handed it back ...
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than to have fallen a prey to land - sharks . The body was taken down , and then hung up in chains ; and on our homeward voyage we saw them there rattling in the sea- breeze and bleaching in the sun . I have passed here often , but I ...
than to have fallen a prey to land - sharks . The body was taken down , and then hung up in chains ; and on our homeward voyage we saw them there rattling in the sea- breeze and bleaching in the sun . I have passed here often , but I ...
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... body would permit , he thus began : - 6 Light of the Sun , Splendour of the Moon , Eclipse of the Stars , Mightier than the mightiest ! the life of thy slave is but as a grain of sand before thee . ' The sultan here cut short his speech ...
... body would permit , he thus began : - 6 Light of the Sun , Splendour of the Moon , Eclipse of the Stars , Mightier than the mightiest ! the life of thy slave is but as a grain of sand before thee . ' The sultan here cut short his speech ...
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Page 105 - Upon being closely pursued, she would generally fly to the western woods and return the next winter with another litter of whelps.
Page 136 - Greene then invited to her house gentlemen from different parts of the state; and on the first day after they had assembled, she conducted them to a temporary building which had been erected for the machine, and they saw with astonishment and delight...
Page 48 - When recovered, he applied himself anew to his work; the canoe was finished, launched into the stream, and, by the further aid of his companions, equipped and prepared for a voyage. His wishes were now at their consummation, and, bidding adieu to these haunts of the muses, where he had gained a dubious fame, he set off alone, with a light heart, to explore a river, with the navigation of which he had not the slightest acquaintance. The distance to Hartford was not less than one hundred and forty...
Page 38 - God of the forest's solemn shade! The grandeur of the lonely tree, That wrestles singly with the gale, Lifts up admiring eyes to thee; But more majestic far they stand, When, side by side, their ranks they form, To wave on high their plumes of green, And fight their battles with the storm.
Page 106 - Having groped his passage to the horizontal part of the den, the most terrifying darkness appeared in front of the dim circle of light afforded by his torch. It was silent as the house of death. None but monsters of the desert had ever before explored this solitary mansion of horror.
Page 39 - God of the rolling orbs above ! Thy name is written clearly bright In the warm day's unvarying blaze, Or evening's golden shower of light. For every fire that fronts the sun, And every spark that walks alone Around the utmost verge of heaven. Were kindled at thy burning throne.
Page 120 - ... their village. The foreground of the picture was a wide desolate sweep of earth and stones, relieved by the shattered roof of a neighbouring cottage. On the left hand spread the blue and tranquil surface, of the lake of Zug, on the margin of which yet stands the pleasant village of Art, almost in contact with the ruins, and trembling even in its preservation. • "We proceeded, in our descent, along the side of the Rigi, toward the half-buried village of Lowertz.
Page 138 - North Carolina, to her honor be It recorded, in December, 1802, negotiated an arrangement with Mr. Whitney, whereby the legislature laid a tax of two shillings and sixpence upon every saw employed in ginning cotton, to be continued for five years, which sum was to be collected by the sheriffs in the same manner as the public taxes ; and, after deducting the expenses of collection, the avails were faithfully paid over to the patentee.