Hamilton King; or, The smuggler and the dwarf, by the Old Sailor |
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... Amongst them were many of the handsomest and bravest of England's pride , bearing the insignia of nobility ; there were officers of the navy and the army in their rich uniforms , displaying the highest rank in both services ; but every ...
... Amongst them were many of the handsomest and bravest of England's pride , bearing the insignia of nobility ; there were officers of the navy and the army in their rich uniforms , displaying the highest rank in both services ; but every ...
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... Amongst those few , however , was Lady Alicia Gordon , a widow in the prime of life , who had lived in comparative seclusion since the demise of her husband some ten years previously , that she might devote the whole of her attention to ...
... Amongst those few , however , was Lady Alicia Gordon , a widow in the prime of life , who had lived in comparative seclusion since the demise of her husband some ten years previously , that she might devote the whole of her attention to ...
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... amongst his tenants and dependants , and the numerous class of self - attached retainers who stuck to their master with all the tenacity of a burr to a Scotchman's plaid . His estate was large , his tenantry numerous - but his returns ...
... amongst his tenants and dependants , and the numerous class of self - attached retainers who stuck to their master with all the tenacity of a burr to a Scotchman's plaid . His estate was large , his tenantry numerous - but his returns ...
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... amongst whom great wretchedness at times prevailed ; and they were not unfre- quently driven by famine to a state of destitution and misery of which no adequate description can be given , nor can the heart that never wit- nessed such a ...
... amongst whom great wretchedness at times prevailed ; and they were not unfre- quently driven by famine to a state of destitution and misery of which no adequate description can be given , nor can the heart that never wit- nessed such a ...
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... amongst English labour- ers ; and if further evidence was wanting of their not shrinking from excessive toil , it may be ob- tained on inspecting the most heavy and labo- rious occupations in which strength and perse- verance are ...
... amongst English labour- ers ; and if further evidence was wanting of their not shrinking from excessive toil , it may be ob- tained on inspecting the most heavy and labo- rious occupations in which strength and perse- verance are ...
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Page 160 - A negro has a soul ! an' please your honour ? said the Corporal (doubtingly). — —I am not much versed, Corporal, quoth my uncle Toby, in things of that kind ; but I suppose God would not leave him without one, any more than thee or me. It would be putting one sadly over the head of another, quoth the Corporal. It would so, said my uncle Toby. Why then, an...
Page 290 - His love in time past forbids me to think He'll leave me at last in trouble to sink; Each sweet Ebenezer I have in review Confirms his good pleasure to help me quite through.
Page 296 - God! that one might read the book of fate, And see the revolution of the times Make mountains level, and the continent, Weary of solid firmness, melt itself Into the sea! and, other times, to see The beachy girdle of the ocean Too wide for Neptune's hips; how chances mock, And changes fill the cup of alteration With divers liquors!
Page 86 - Remember, my son, that here you may always find a haven of peace and calm," uttered the priest, with earnest solemnity ; " and when your heart is ready to exclaim, ' Oh that I had wings like a dove, for then would I fly away and be at rest...
Page 27 - One continued dumb, brandy had not thawed him ; but he stared very hard at me, as much as to say, I would speak if I could. No. Three put into my hand the sixteenth card, and made a rash attempt at a bow. Having seen them fairly outside my door, I bolted it, saying with Shakspeare — " O ! that a man Should put an enemy in his mouth To steal away his brains!
Page 13 - Father of heaven, have mercy upon us miserable sinners, and so teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Page 138 - Columbo, by torchlight, on the third of September, 1799- It was attended by a party of mourners in black gowns, all the European gentlemen of the settlement, and a crowd of natives. The body was deposited in the family vault, by the side of that of his wife, whose skeleton was seen through a glass in the cover of the coffin.
Page 13 - O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son : have mercy upon us miserable sinners...
Page 272 - Satan finds some mischief still, For idle hands to do...