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... knew what he was talking about . From under his little deck he drew forth a " deck he drew forth a " water - glass , " which is a light wooden box , about twenty inches long and a foot square , open at one end , and with a pane of glass ...
... knew what he was talking about . From under his little deck he drew forth a " deck he drew forth a " water - glass , " which is a light wooden box , about twenty inches long and a foot square , open at one end , and with a pane of glass ...
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... knew it , up would go their feet , and down they would tumble , head foremost , into the water , amid yells and screams of laughter from the excited crowds on shore . But they did not mind the water , and would climb up the ship's side ...
... knew it , up would go their feet , and down they would tumble , head foremost , into the water , amid yells and screams of laughter from the excited crowds on shore . But they did not mind the water , and would climb up the ship's side ...
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... knew his love of contra- diction , and neither she nor any one else could ever be quite sure when he was in earnest . His most solemn beliefs were often put forth in badinage , and he delighted to mask his jests under the most vehement ...
... knew his love of contra- diction , and neither she nor any one else could ever be quite sure when he was in earnest . His most solemn beliefs were often put forth in badinage , and he delighted to mask his jests under the most vehement ...
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... knew her aunt too well to hope for any thanks for her pains with Bobo ; but she could not quite get over expecting them . She had taken up the care of the boy because she saw him neglected , and because he was one of " the Bible little ...
... knew her aunt too well to hope for any thanks for her pains with Bobo ; but she could not quite get over expecting them . She had taken up the care of the boy because she saw him neglected , and because he was one of " the Bible little ...
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... knew the figure well , and was so proud of it that in nearly all the earlier dances he jerked his slen- der legs up and down like a puppet . Bon- amy might have captured half the votes on Rocky Run , if there had been no Nancy Kirtley ...
... knew the figure well , and was so proud of it that in nearly all the earlier dances he jerked his slen- der legs up and down like a puppet . Bon- amy might have captured half the votes on Rocky Run , if there had been no Nancy Kirtley ...
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Página 429 - THIS is the month, and this the happy morn, Wherein the Son of Heaven's eternal King, Of wedded Maid, and Virgin Mother born, Our great redemption from above did bring...
Página 297 - So flew"d, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew ; Crook-kneed and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls ; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Página 396 - I shall correct the procedure ; but that done, return with joy to that state of things, when the only questions concerning a candidate shall be, is he honest ? Is he capable ? Is he faithful to the Constitution ? I tender you the homage of my high respect.
Página 448 - Noah kep' a-nailin' an' a-chippin' an' a-sawin'; An' all de wicked neighbors kep' a-laughin' an' a-pshawin' ; But Noah didn't min' 'em, knowin' whut wuz gwine to happen: An' forty days an' forty nights de rain it kep' a-drappin'. Now, Noah had done cotched a lot ob ebry sort o' beas'es — Ob all de shows a-trabbelin', it beat 'em all to pieces ! He had a Morgan colt an' sebral head o' Jarsey cattle — An' druv 'em 'board de Ark as soon's he heered de thunder rattle.
Página 594 - O, wither'd is the garland of the war, The soldier's pole is fall'n : young boys and girls Are level now with men ; the odds is gone, And there is nothing left remarkable Beneath the visiting moon.
Página 404 - I have asked myself so often why I should be a poet more than other men, seeing how great a thing it is, — how great things are to be gained by it, what a thing to be in the mouth of Fame, — that at last the idea has grown so monstrously beyond my seeming power of attainment, that the other day I nearly consented with myself to drop into a Phaethon.
Página 135 - I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and wound up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer.
Página 284 - The Spanish Conquest in America, and its Relation to the History of Slavery and to the Government of Colonies. By ARTHUR HELPS. 4 vols. 8vo. £3. VOLS. I. & II. 28s. VOLS. III. & IV. 16s. each. History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin.
Página 638 - But these are all lies : men have died from time to time and worms have eaten them, but not for love.
Página 259 - may go and play," While I manage the world by myself. But harness me down with your iron bands, Be sure of your curb and rein, For I scorn the strength of your puny hands As the tempest scorns a chain.