Cooper's Works: The HeidenmauerJames G. Gregory (successor to W.A. Townsend), 1859 - American fiction |
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Page ix
... truth the cause , while the spacious , cleanly , and cheerful villages of America must com- monly be entered , to be appreciated . In the other hemisphere , the maze of roofs , the church - towers , the irregular faces of wall , and ...
... truth the cause , while the spacious , cleanly , and cheerful villages of America must com- monly be entered , to be appreciated . In the other hemisphere , the maze of roofs , the church - towers , the irregular faces of wall , and ...
Page xxi
... truth which pervades Nature . Then followed the Roman , with his gods of plausible attributes , his ingenious and specious philosophy , his accumulated and borrowed art , his concerted and overwhelming action , his love of magnificence ...
... truth which pervades Nature . Then followed the Roman , with his gods of plausible attributes , his ingenious and specious philosophy , his accumulated and borrowed art , his concerted and overwhelming action , his love of magnificence ...
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... truth so wild , deserved the name . There was not even a bird fluttering among the trees , nor a hawk soaring above the heights . Once , and for a minute only did a roebuck venture from its cover , and descend to the rivulet to drink ...
... truth so wild , deserved the name . There was not even a bird fluttering among the trees , nor a hawk soaring above the heights . Once , and for a minute only did a roebuck venture from its cover , and descend to the rivulet to drink ...
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... truth did he appear to be , by the easy terms on which they met . Gottlob was in waiting near the cottage of his mother , and when the two joined each other they communicated by a sign , and proceeded with swift steps , leaving the ...
... truth did he appear to be , by the easy terms on which they met . Gottlob was in waiting near the cottage of his mother , and when the two joined each other they communicated by a sign , and proceeded with swift steps , leaving the ...
Page 37
... truth , Master Berch- thold , the church is something like a two - year old wife ; pleasant enough when allowed her own way , but a devil of a vixen when folded against her will . " The young forester was thoughtful and silent , and as ...
... truth , Master Berch- thold , the church is something like a two - year old wife ; pleasant enough when allowed her own way , but a devil of a vixen when folded against her will . " The young forester was thoughtful and silent , and as ...
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Page 303 - He who the sword of heaven will bear, Should be as holy as severe ; Pattern in himself to know, Grace to stand, and virtue go ; More nor less to others paying, Than by self-offences weighing.
Page 124 - I'll be wise hereafter, And seek for grace. What a thrice-double ass Was I, to take this drunkard for a god, And worship this dull fool ! Pro.