English, he obtained permission of seven days' absence from the ship, for the purpose of seeing his mother, who then kept a boarding-house at Southold, occupied chiefly by British officers. " He rode up to the door, alighted, went in, and asked if he... The Family Library (Harper). - Page 1871842Full view - About this book
| Jared Sparks - 1828 - 350 pages
...interview with his mother is represented as affecting. She kept a boarding-house, which was at that time occupied chiefly by British officers. He rode up to...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him, that he so much resembled a son of hers, who had been absent eight years,... | |
| 1828 - 640 pages
...meeting is thus described : — " He rode up to the door, alighted, went in, and asked if he coul^ be accommodated in her house as a lodger. She replied...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him, that he so much resembled a son of her's who had been absent eight years,... | |
| 1828 - 638 pages
...without making himself known to his mother, or entering into conversation with any person. She trequently passed and repassed through the room, and her eye...deliberately put on her spectacles', approached nearer to linn, lagging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him, that he so much resembled a son of her's... | |
| James Augustus St. John - 1831 - 336 pages
...and asked if he could be accommodated in her house as a lodger. She replied that he could, and shewed him a room, into which his baggage was conveyed. After...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him that he so much resembled a son of her's, who had 02 been absent eight years,... | |
| James Augustus St. John - 1832 - 446 pages
...performed, little short of insane. The mere idea of converting the fence and idols of the morai — objects sacred to them, however contemptible in our...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him that he so much resembled a son of hers who had been absent eight years,... | |
| Jared Sparks - 1847 - 446 pages
...interview with his mother is represented as afiecting. She kept a boarding-house, which was at that time occupied chiefly by British officers. He rode up to...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him, that he so much resembled a son of hers, who had been absent eight years,... | |
| Jared Sparks - 1851 - 574 pages
...conveyed. After having adjusted his dress, he came out and took a seat by the fire, in company *ith several other officers, without making himself known...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him, that he so much resembled a son of hers, who had been absent eight years,... | |
| Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...fire, in company with several other officers. * Letter by Ledyard, quoted by Spark«, Life, p. 84. without making himself known to his mother, or entering...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him that he so much resembled a son of hers, who had been absent eight years,... | |
| James Augustus St. John - 1859 - 356 pages
...eyes — into firewood, argues a reprehensible disregard of the feelings of the natives. His ofler of two hatchets to the priest in payment reminds one...approached nearer to him, begging his pardon for her rudeness, and telling him that he so much resembled a son of hers who had been absent eight years,... | |
| HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 pages
...with an iron dagger in his hand, stabbed Cook through the body. His guards, likewise, were all cut oif excepting two, who escaped by swimming. The cannon...the room, and her eye was observed to be attracted toward him with more than usual attention. He still remained silent. At last, after looking at him... | |
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