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... round with pic- tures of Indian games and ceremonies , and scenes of war and hunting . In a word , the captain was beguil- ing the tediousness of attendance at court , by an at- tempt at authorship ; and was rewriting and extending his ...
... round with pic- tures of Indian games and ceremonies , and scenes of war and hunting . In a word , the captain was beguil- ing the tediousness of attendance at court , by an at- tempt at authorship ; and was rewriting and extending his ...
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... round which the other runs and curvets , in case of alarm . The encampment of which we are speaking , presented a striking scene . The various mess - fires were surrounded by picturesque groups , standing , sitting , and reclining 50 ...
... round which the other runs and curvets , in case of alarm . The encampment of which we are speaking , presented a striking scene . The various mess - fires were surrounded by picturesque groups , standing , sitting , and reclining 50 ...
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... round in quest of edible roots , they dis- covered a fresh trail of white men , who had evidently but recently preceded them . What was to be done ? By a forced march they might overtake this party , and thus be able to reach the ...
... round in quest of edible roots , they dis- covered a fresh trail of white men , who had evidently but recently preceded them . What was to be done ? By a forced march they might overtake this party , and thus be able to reach the ...
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... round the travellers , whooping and yelling like maniacs . This done , their mock fury sank into a calm , and the chief , approaching the captain , who had remained warily drawn up , though informed of the pacific nature of the manœuvre ...
... round the travellers , whooping and yelling like maniacs . This done , their mock fury sank into a calm , and the chief , approaching the captain , who had remained warily drawn up , though informed of the pacific nature of the manœuvre ...
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... round the exterior of the felloes , the tire was then made red hot , replaced round the wheel , and suddenly cooled with water . By this means , the whole was bound together with great compactness . The extreme elevation of these great ...
... round the exterior of the felloes , the tire was then made red hot , replaced round the wheel , and suddenly cooled with water . By this means , the whole was bound together with great compactness . The extreme elevation of these great ...
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Page 352 - By the old Hall which may be mine no more. Leman's is fair; but think not I forsake The sweet remembrance of a dearer shore; Sad havoc Time must with my memory make, Ere that or thou can fade these eyes before; Though, like all things which I have loved, they are Resign'd for ever, or divided far.
Page 392 - With a convulsion — then arose again, And with his teeth and quivering hands did tear What he had written, but he shed no tears. And he did calm himself, and fix his brow Into a kind of quiet : as he paused, The Lady of his love re-entered there ; She was serene and smiling then, and yet She knew she was by him beloved, — she knew, For quickly comes such knowledge...
Page 255 - IF thou would'st view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moon-light; For the gay beams of lightsome day Gild, but to flout, the ruins gray.
Page 383 - t were the cape of a long ridge of such, Save that there was no sea to lave its base, But a most living landscape...
Page 392 - He rose, and with a cold and gentle grasp He took her hand; a moment o'er his face A tablet of unutterable thoughts Was traced...
Page 303 - Down from that strength had spurred their horse, Their southern rapine to renew Far in the distant Cheviots blue, And, home returning, filled the hall With revel, wassail-rout, and brawl.
Page 402 - Had wander'd from its dwelling, and her eyes They had not their own lustre, but the look Which is not of the earth; she was become The queen of a fantastic realm; her thoughts Were combinations of disjointed things; And forms impalpable and unperceived Of others
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Page 303 - It was a barren scene and wild, Where naked cliffs were rudely piled; But ever and anon between Lay velvet tufts of loveliest green...
Page 389 - To live within himself ; she was his life, The ocean to the river of his thoughts, Which terminated all...