Cooper's Novels, Volume 18Stringer and Townsend, 1854 |
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... feelings , and indulging in wishes directly opposite to each other . While the decent , grave , but wary citizen was endeavouring to conceal the bitterness of the sensations which soured his mind , under the appearance of a cold in ...
... feelings , and indulging in wishes directly opposite to each other . While the decent , grave , but wary citizen was endeavouring to conceal the bitterness of the sensations which soured his mind , under the appearance of a cold in ...
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... feelings that no other being ever yet possessed- and yet ' tis a mystery , ' tis like a dream ! I feel that I not only venerate , but love you ! " The old man stepped back , and held the youth at the length of his arm for a moment ...
... feelings that no other being ever yet possessed- and yet ' tis a mystery , ' tis like a dream ! I feel that I not only venerate , but love you ! " The old man stepped back , and held the youth at the length of his arm for a moment ...
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... feelings somewhat allied to the profound admiration of the idiot . Job watched his countenance narrowly , and easily mistaking its expression , he extended his arm toward one of the narrowest of the avenues that entered the area , where ...
... feelings somewhat allied to the profound admiration of the idiot . Job watched his countenance narrowly , and easily mistaking its expression , he extended his arm toward one of the narrowest of the avenues that entered the area , where ...
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... feelings thus expressed ; they indicate the state of the pub- lic mind . " " Why , " said Job , " they were plain spoken , that's all ; and it would be better for the king to come over , and hear them - it would pull down his pride ...
... feelings thus expressed ; they indicate the state of the pub- lic mind . " " Why , " said Job , " they were plain spoken , that's all ; and it would be better for the king to come over , and hear them - it would pull down his pride ...
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... feelings that it would be wiser to smother , and the separation would have been silent , though courteous , on the part of the youth , had he not perceived the passage still filled by the motionless form of the stranger . " You will ...
... feelings that it would be wiser to smother , and the separation would have been silent , though courteous , on the part of the youth , had he not perceived the passage still filled by the motionless form of the stranger . " You will ...
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Page vi - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Page 6 - In conformity to the act of Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned ;
Page 90 - If any man can show just cause, why they may not lawfully be joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter for ever hold his peace.
Page 42 - But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
Page 228 - Ah! Major Lincoln, a healthier, and a stouter, and a finer boy was not to be seen in the Bay province, till the child had reached his fifth year ! then, then it was that the judgment of heaven fell on mother and son — sickness made him what you see, a being with the form, but without the reason of man, and I have grown the wretch I am. But it has all been foretold, and warnings enough have I had of it all! for is it not said, that he "will visit the sins of the fathers upon the children until the...
Page 276 - Americans, exhausted of their ammunition, now sunk sullenly back, a few hurling stones it their foes, in desperate indignation. The cannon of the British had been brought to enfilade their short breast-work, which was no longer tenable ; and as the columns approached closer to the low rampart, it became a mutual protection to the adverse parties. " Hurrah ! for the Royal Irish !" again shouted M'Fuse, rushing up the trifling ascent, which was but of little more than his own height.