The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... sides . But where , thought I , is the crew ? Their struggle has long been over - they have gone down amidst the ... side of home ! How often has the mistress , the wife , the mother , pored over the daily news , to catch some casual ...
... sides . But where , thought I , is the crew ? Their struggle has long been over - they have gone down amidst the ... side of home ! How often has the mistress , the wife , the mother , pored over the daily news , to catch some casual ...
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... side of the ship , and roaring in my very ear , it seemed as if Death were raging round this floating pri- son , seeking for his prey : the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him entrance . A fine day , however ...
... side of the ship , and roaring in my very ear , it seemed as if Death were raging round this floating pri- son , seeking for his prey : the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him entrance . A fine day , however ...
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... side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity ; and must depend for their culture , not on the exclusive devotion of time and wealth ; nor the quickening rays of titled patronage ; but on hours and seasons snatched from the ...
... side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity ; and must depend for their culture , not on the exclusive devotion of time and wealth ; nor the quickening rays of titled patronage ; but on hours and seasons snatched from the ...
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... side of the house - the only side which , in truth , belongs to a hen - pecked husband . - Rip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf , who was as much hen - pecked as his master ; for Dame Van Winkle re- garded them as companions in ...
... side of the house - the only side which , in truth , belongs to a hen - pecked husband . - Rip's sole domestic adherent was his dog Wolf , who was as much hen - pecked as his master ; for Dame Van Winkle re- garded them as companions in ...
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... side he looked down into a deep mountain glen , wild , lonely , and shagged , the bottom filled with frag- ments from the impending cliffs , and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun . For some time Rip lay musing on ...
... side he looked down into a deep mountain glen , wild , lonely , and shagged , the bottom filled with frag- ments from the impending cliffs , and scarcely lighted by the reflected rays of the setting sun . For some time Rip lay musing on ...
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