Hamilton King; or, The smuggler and the dwarf, by the Old Sailor |
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... land near the sea - port town of Wey- mouth . The only individual in sight was a stout - made elderly gentleman , mounted upon a superb grey horse , apparently as quiet and as playful as a lamb , for while it walked soberly VOL . J. B ...
... land near the sea - port town of Wey- mouth . The only individual in sight was a stout - made elderly gentleman , mounted upon a superb grey horse , apparently as quiet and as playful as a lamb , for while it walked soberly VOL . J. B ...
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... land , they seemed to think themselves privileged to enjoy all they could get ; nor would the ba- ronet allow of any such thing as racking or driving of tenants if of tolerably good character , though the rent remained in long arrears ...
... land , they seemed to think themselves privileged to enjoy all they could get ; nor would the ba- ronet allow of any such thing as racking or driving of tenants if of tolerably good character , though the rent remained in long arrears ...
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... land where there should be green corn . " " Thrue for you , Mike Hagan , " uttered Bridget , with a groan that seemed to burst from her very heart . " You have had the blast upon yer , and revenge is swate to the oppressed . But would ...
... land where there should be green corn . " " Thrue for you , Mike Hagan , " uttered Bridget , with a groan that seemed to burst from her very heart . " You have had the blast upon yer , and revenge is swate to the oppressed . But would ...
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... - some asserted persecutions - against suspicious cha- racters , that is , the poor wretches who by the conversion of land from a state of pasturage to that of tillage , were deprived not only of their HAMILTON KING . 111.
... - some asserted persecutions - against suspicious cha- racters , that is , the poor wretches who by the conversion of land from a state of pasturage to that of tillage , were deprived not only of their HAMILTON KING . 111.
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... lands , they thence obtained the name of Levellers , but were afterwards distin- guished by that of Whiteboys , from the prac- tice of wearing white shirts over their common apparel . " The royal troops were very active against the ...
... lands , they thence obtained the name of Levellers , but were afterwards distin- guished by that of Whiteboys , from the prac- tice of wearing white shirts over their common apparel . " The royal troops were very active against the ...
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amongst answered arms arn't Arrah beautiful blessed Blue Bob boat boatswain breeze Bridget brig Captain Feaghan Captain Lilyburn Casey chief mate child command Cornelius coxswain craft dark dead deck Delaney dere Dermot divel dwarf Earwig exclaimed eyes fear fellow fire gentleman ghan Graves Hamilton hand head heart Herrick honour inquired instantly Lady O'Toole laid land Larry laugh look Madame Brienot massa master's mate meself midshipman Mike Hagan mind minutes Misther Murtoch negro Neptune never nigger night O'Connor O'Rafferty officer once outlaw owld passed Peterson pinnace Port au Prince prisoner Quaco replied responded returned rocks round sail schooner seamen second mate ship shore shouted shure side Sir Phelim Sir Terence sloop smuggler soon sowl stood tell Terence O'Connor there's thing tion tone uttered vessel voice whilst wind wounded yer honor youth
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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...