Hamilton King; or, The smuggler and the dwarf, by the Old Sailor |
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... Poor child ! " said the gentleman , dismount- ing from his horse , and throwing the reins over a broken fence that had once served as a pro- tection to the stack from cattle , he patted the neck of his proud steed , which seemed rest ...
... Poor child ! " said the gentleman , dismount- ing from his horse , and throwing the reins over a broken fence that had once served as a pro- tection to the stack from cattle , he patted the neck of his proud steed , which seemed rest ...
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... and extended one hand to the oracle of peace ; with the other she directed his attention to her children . " Yes - yes , ” replied he , " they shall be taken care of , my poor woman ; but can nothing HAMILTON KING . 11.
... and extended one hand to the oracle of peace ; with the other she directed his attention to her children . " Yes - yes , ” replied he , " they shall be taken care of , my poor woman ; but can nothing HAMILTON KING . 11.
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Matthew Henry Barker. care of , my poor woman ; but can nothing be done ? " He beckoned to one of the numerous party , who immediately advanced , and , as if well accustomed to such operations , he felt the pulse , placed his hand upon ...
Matthew Henry Barker. care of , my poor woman ; but can nothing be done ? " He beckoned to one of the numerous party , who immediately advanced , and , as if well accustomed to such operations , he felt the pulse , placed his hand upon ...
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... poor things to Charlotte . " The royal cavalcade remounted and withdrew from a scene in which the King of Terrors had shown his sovereignty before the greatest monarch in the universe , and princes had re- ceived an important moral ...
... poor things to Charlotte . " The royal cavalcade remounted and withdrew from a scene in which the King of Terrors had shown his sovereignty before the greatest monarch in the universe , and princes had re- ceived an important moral ...
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... " Yes yes , must take care of them - poor things ! " His royal consort seemed more appeased by this explanation , and in a few minutes after- wards the children were removed and placed under the superintendence 22 HAMILTON KING .
... " Yes yes , must take care of them - poor things ! " His royal consort seemed more appeased by this explanation , and in a few minutes after- wards the children were removed and placed under the superintendence 22 HAMILTON KING .
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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...
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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.
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Page 272 - Satan finds some mischief still, For idle hands to do...