The Californian, Volume 5A. Roman, 1882 |
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... direction the Colonel could easily feel , a would soon perceive the mistake which had stout old - fashioned horse - pistol had been de- been made . posited , doubtless well charged up to the muzzle . In other ways , also , this display ...
... direction the Colonel could easily feel , a would soon perceive the mistake which had stout old - fashioned horse - pistol had been de- been made . posited , doubtless well charged up to the muzzle . In other ways , also , this display ...
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... directions who had evidently been on the lookout , took up their several lines of march for the same point ; and soon it became evident that in the impending examination , Colonel Gray- ling was destined to have a very fair audi- ence ...
... directions who had evidently been on the lookout , took up their several lines of march for the same point ; and soon it became evident that in the impending examination , Colonel Gray- ling was destined to have a very fair audi- ence ...
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... direction , would speedily abash him , and compel him to drop , as quickly as possible , into the nearest seat . At other times , the loud talking of those outside would attract the observation of those with- in , and the necks of all ...
... direction , would speedily abash him , and compel him to drop , as quickly as possible , into the nearest seat . At other times , the loud talking of those outside would attract the observation of those with- in , and the necks of all ...
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... direction without widely turn- ing his head . In vain , however , Grayling strove to catch his eye , and felt himself be- coming more and more exasperated as he found himself unable to do so . Yet , stand- ing as the Doctor did , there ...
... direction without widely turn- ing his head . In vain , however , Grayling strove to catch his eye , and felt himself be- coming more and more exasperated as he found himself unable to do so . Yet , stand- ing as the Doctor did , there ...
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... direction , as well as by de- tached hills , or " buttes " ; while the more level portions of the plain are traversed by ridges of sand , not unlike the dunes of the seaside . and , like them , the effect of the high winds which sweep ...
... direction , as well as by de- tached hills , or " buttes " ; while the more level portions of the plain are traversed by ridges of sand , not unlike the dunes of the seaside . and , like them , the effect of the high winds which sweep ...
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Page 563 - MAY I join the choir invisible Of those immortal dead who live again In minds made better by their presence : live In pulses stirred to generosity, In deeds of daring rectitude, in scorn For miserable aims that end with self. In thoughts sublime that pierce the night like stars, And with their mild persistence urge man's search To vaster issues.
Page 356 - The flush of life may well be seen Thrilling back over hills and valleys; The cowslip startles in meadows green, The buttercup catches the sun in its chalice, And there's never a leaf nor a blade too mean To be some happy creature's palace...
Page 553 - It not only serves as a shield to the Executive, but it furnishes an additional security against the enaction of improper laws. It establishes a salutary check upon the Legislative body, calculated to guard the community against the effects of faction, precipitancy, or of any impulse unfriendly to the public good, which may happen to influence a majority of that body.
Page 356 - Now is the high-tide of the year, And whatever of life hath ebbed away Comes flooding back with a ripply cheer Into every bare inlet and creek and bay...
Page 465 - Good night! good night! as we so oft have said Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days That are no more, and shall no more return. Thou hast but taken thy lamp and gone to bed ; I stay a little longer, as one stays To cover up the embers that still burn.
Page 46 - Monday's child is fair of face/ Tuesday's child is full of grace/ Wednesday's child is full of woe/ Thursday's child has far to go/ Friday's child is loving and giving/ Saturday's child works hard for a living/ But the child that is born on the Sabbath Day/ Is bonny, and blithe, and good, and gay.
Page 4 - AND NEURALGIA : REFRESHES THE NERVES TIRED BY WORRY, EXCITEMENT OR EXCESSIVE BRAIN FATIGUE ; STRENGTHENS A FAILING MEMORY, AND GIVES RENEWED VIGOR IN ALL DISEASES OF NERVOUS EXHAUSTION OR DEBILITY. IT IS THE ONLY PRKVKNTIVE OF CONSUMPTION.
Page 464 - Come to me, O ye children ! And whisper in my ear What the birds and the winds are singing In your sunny atmosphere. For what are all our contrivings, And the wisdom of our books, When compared with your caresses, And the gladness of your looks ? Ye are better than all the ballads That ever were sung or said ; For ye are living poems, And all the rest are dead.
Page 192 - It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures.
Page 79 - property," as used in this article and section, is hereby declared to include moneys, credits, bonds, stocks, dues, franchises, and all other matters and things, real, personal, and mixed, capable of private ownership...