Chambers's Pocket Miscellany, Volumes 15-16W. and R. Chambers, 1854 |
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... never entertained the slightest suspicion of the landlord , but on the contrary condescended , as if sure of the sympathies of his auditor , to repeat to Geordie many emphatic denunciations of the scoundrel who kept ' tumbling and ...
... never entertained the slightest suspicion of the landlord , but on the contrary condescended , as if sure of the sympathies of his auditor , to repeat to Geordie many emphatic denunciations of the scoundrel who kept ' tumbling and ...
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... never heard before . The reader must have a touch of S.'s vein , in order to comprehend the mysterious curiosity respecting him that gradually crept over my mind while I lived beside him . This curiosity , as has been already said ...
... never heard before . The reader must have a touch of S.'s vein , in order to comprehend the mysterious curiosity respecting him that gradually crept over my mind while I lived beside him . This curiosity , as has been already said ...
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... never could be at a loss for things to bet upon , as every one would allow , that recollected the story of the two sportsmen , who , when confined to the house on a wet day , commenced wagering with each other on the comparative speed ...
... never could be at a loss for things to bet upon , as every one would allow , that recollected the story of the two sportsmen , who , when confined to the house on a wet day , commenced wagering with each other on the comparative speed ...
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... never heard him utter a single remark on literature or books , although I often endeavoured to lead him into the subject . This induced me , after much cogitation , to set him down as an author : he did not wish to commit himself on the ...
... never heard him utter a single remark on literature or books , although I often endeavoured to lead him into the subject . This induced me , after much cogitation , to set him down as an author : he did not wish to commit himself on the ...
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... never heard sich stories as Joe can pump out . But visker - time's over , as we says , wot knows him - the gentry's a ' - coming in , and he must look sharp a'ter business now ! ' Waiter or lord , Joe Swipes was a gentleman . SONG OF ...
... never heard sich stories as Joe can pump out . But visker - time's over , as we says , wot knows him - the gentry's a ' - coming in , and he must look sharp a'ter business now ! ' Waiter or lord , Joe Swipes was a gentleman . SONG OF ...
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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.