The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... given to day - dreaming , and fond of losing himself in reveries , a sea voyage is full of subjects for medita- tion ; but then they are the wonders of the deep , and of the air , and rather tend to abstract the mind from worldly themes ...
... given to day - dreaming , and fond of losing himself in reveries , a sea voyage is full of subjects for medita- tion ; but then they are the wonders of the deep , and of the air , and rather tend to abstract the mind from worldly themes ...
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... when the thrilling cry of " Land ! " was given from the mast - head . None but those who have experienced it can form an idea of the delicious throng of sensations which rush into an American's bosom , when he 8 THE VOYAGE .
... when the thrilling cry of " Land ! " was given from the mast - head . None but those who have experienced it can form an idea of the delicious throng of sensations which rush into an American's bosom , when he 8 THE VOYAGE .
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... given him the greatest interest in my eyes , and induced me parti- cularly to point him out to my countrymen . Eminent as are his literary merits , he is but one among the many distinguished authors of this intellectual nation . They ...
... given him the greatest interest in my eyes , and induced me parti- cularly to point him out to my countrymen . Eminent as are his literary merits , he is but one among the many distinguished authors of this intellectual nation . They ...
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... given for the circumstance , which it would be difficult to combat with others that might seem merely fanciful ; but it certainly appears to me such an opportunity as seldom occurs , of cheering a noble mind struggling under misfortunes ...
... given for the circumstance , which it would be difficult to combat with others that might seem merely fanciful ; but it certainly appears to me such an opportunity as seldom occurs , of cheering a noble mind struggling under misfortunes ...
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... given him a chance for immortality , almost equal to the being stamped on a Waterloo medal , or a Queen Anne's farthing . ] By Woden , God of Saxons , From whence comes Wensday , that is Wodensday , Truth is a thing that ever I will ...
... given him a chance for immortality , almost equal to the being stamped on a Waterloo medal , or a Queen Anne's farthing . ] By Woden , God of Saxons , From whence comes Wensday , that is Wodensday , Truth is a thing that ever I will ...
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