For These Few Minutes: Almost an AnthologyEric Partridge A. Barker limited, 1938 - 418 pages An anthology of English literature presented in sections including fiction, travellers' tales, history and verse. Writers include Edgar Allan Poe, Francis Bacon, John Brophy and Samuel Johnson, among others. |
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Page 45
... turned I found that Peters and Allen had followed me . I desired them to go back , as there was not room for two persons to pass , saying they should have some of my nuts . They accordingly turned , and were scrambling back , Allen ...
... turned I found that Peters and Allen had followed me . I desired them to go back , as there was not room for two persons to pass , saying they should have some of my nuts . They accordingly turned , and were scrambling back , Allen ...
Page 78
... turned from the road through the Museum's farther gateway , and scampered toward the steps which led to the Central Colonnade and Peter . A youth and a girl followed . An elderly man walked close behind them . This was the vanguard of ...
... turned from the road through the Museum's farther gateway , and scampered toward the steps which led to the Central Colonnade and Peter . A youth and a girl followed . An elderly man walked close behind them . This was the vanguard of ...
Page 222
... turned in a narrow way ; I offered my assist- ance , which they accepted ; and we soon became so well acquainted , that they took me as a servant . This was a paradise to me ; they sung , danced , drank , ate , and travelled , all at ...
... turned in a narrow way ; I offered my assist- ance , which they accepted ; and we soon became so well acquainted , that they took me as a servant . This was a paradise to me ; they sung , danced , drank , ate , and travelled , all at ...
Contents
Bob Burkes Duel | 3 |
VERSE continued | 27 |
An Adventure in the South | 42 |
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