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... triangular seams and fantastic buttons . He counted one , — two o'clock . At last , exhausted with restlessness and anxiety , he fell into a feverish slumber . The chesnut - coloured coat visited him in his dreams 10 NIGHT THE FIRST .
... triangular seams and fantastic buttons . He counted one , — two o'clock . At last , exhausted with restlessness and anxiety , he fell into a feverish slumber . The chesnut - coloured coat visited him in his dreams 10 NIGHT THE FIRST .
Page 29
... slumber . He had scarcely closed his eyes , when he was roused by the grating of the door upon its hinges . He hastily started up , and by the light of the moon - beams distinctly perceived a human figure gliding into the pavilion . His ...
... slumber . He had scarcely closed his eyes , when he was roused by the grating of the door upon its hinges . He hastily started up , and by the light of the moon - beams distinctly perceived a human figure gliding into the pavilion . His ...
Page 41
... slumbers of peace and innocence , to behold his wife and children , to awaken them , to strain them to his heart ; and then , in the wilderness or the forest , to seek refuge from a world where " every man's hand was against him . " On ...
... slumbers of peace and innocence , to behold his wife and children , to awaken them , to strain them to his heart ; and then , in the wilderness or the forest , to seek refuge from a world where " every man's hand was against him . " On ...
Page 57
... slumbers of him who thus journeyed to his eternal rest . Schwarz mingled with the mourners ; they bore his brother to the grave ! Suddenly he was trans- ported to another scene : he found himself in the midst of a countless throng : the ...
... slumbers of him who thus journeyed to his eternal rest . Schwarz mingled with the mourners ; they bore his brother to the grave ! Suddenly he was trans- ported to another scene : he found himself in the midst of a countless throng : the ...
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... slumber , and the Everlasting , in his wrath , Lad not stamped me with the mark of Cain ! " Thoughts of self - destruction came over him . Death seemed to extend his friendly hand , and with a grim smile to beckon the sufferer to repose ...
... slumber , and the Everlasting , in his wrath , Lad not stamped me with the mark of Cain ! " Thoughts of self - destruction came over him . Death seemed to extend his friendly hand , and with a grim smile to beckon the sufferer to repose ...
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