The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume 34Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1849 |
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Page 9
... feel morally certain it will continue to be here- after . Let no man be ashamed to stand where he is and to say that he can stand it ; and we trust that the FLAG - STAFF will never blush to avow , in answer to the interro- gatory ...
... feel morally certain it will continue to be here- after . Let no man be ashamed to stand where he is and to say that he can stand it ; and we trust that the FLAG - STAFF will never blush to avow , in answer to the interro- gatory ...
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... feeling soft as oriental luxury steals over us ; that charm which breaks not until desolated hopes , wither- ing realities , and an absence of all gladness , are upon us . A fearful leprosy permeates our organism . It is madness ...
... feeling soft as oriental luxury steals over us ; that charm which breaks not until desolated hopes , wither- ing realities , and an absence of all gladness , are upon us . A fearful leprosy permeates our organism . It is madness ...
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... feels himself shrinking into a state of painful insignificance , and longs for some human company in which he may regain his self - respect by comparison with his kind . Nature has no sympathy to offer him ; for all things are gathered ...
... feels himself shrinking into a state of painful insignificance , and longs for some human company in which he may regain his self - respect by comparison with his kind . Nature has no sympathy to offer him ; for all things are gathered ...
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... feeling will be novel and delight- ful on both sides , and beautiful to look upon . ' ¿ ' But it will not last - will it ? ' Perhaps not . And yet , ' I added , touched by her gentle voice , ' I myself have had friends among your sex ...
... feeling will be novel and delight- ful on both sides , and beautiful to look upon . ' ¿ ' But it will not last - will it ? ' Perhaps not . And yet , ' I added , touched by her gentle voice , ' I myself have had friends among your sex ...
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... feeling , a sense of pleasant mystery and of boundless , thrilling life , such as we are subject to in childhood , but which was novel and refreshing to a confirmed bachelor who had seen the world . I was penetrated by a consciousness ...
... feeling , a sense of pleasant mystery and of boundless , thrilling life , such as we are subject to in childhood , but which was novel and refreshing to a confirmed bachelor who had seen the world . I was penetrated by a consciousness ...
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