Hamilton King; or, The smuggler and the dwarf, by the Old Sailor |
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... night of all others , and maybe its cooling dthrops can ' quench fire . " " I will go , Biddy ; I will do your bidding , " uttered Mrs. O'Connor , vaguely , but not inaptly , catching up her meaning . " But , dare I to be there alone ...
... night of all others , and maybe its cooling dthrops can ' quench fire . " " I will go , Biddy ; I will do your bidding , " uttered Mrs. O'Connor , vaguely , but not inaptly , catching up her meaning . " But , dare I to be there alone ...
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... night , -it's little one gets by turning friends into foes . " " I should deeply regret if any thoughtless- ness of mine should have such an effect , Brid- get ; " returned Lady O'Toole in a conciliatory tone ; " but come nurse , cannot ...
... night , -it's little one gets by turning friends into foes . " " I should deeply regret if any thoughtless- ness of mine should have such an effect , Brid- get ; " returned Lady O'Toole in a conciliatory tone ; " but come nurse , cannot ...
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... night ? is it the darlin ' of your hearts , young Kathleen deelish , as you want under your tiger claws , and he not to the fore . Mike Hagan , forbear , I say . You know what a fierce woman will do for her child , and do not let me ...
... night ? is it the darlin ' of your hearts , young Kathleen deelish , as you want under your tiger claws , and he not to the fore . Mike Hagan , forbear , I say . You know what a fierce woman will do for her child , and do not let me ...
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... night ! " " Have I the honour of being in the presence of Lady O'Toole ? " said the leader as he re- spectfully uncovered his head . " May every blessing and every happiness be showered upon you ! " his voice faltered almost to feminine ...
... night ! " " Have I the honour of being in the presence of Lady O'Toole ? " said the leader as he re- spectfully uncovered his head . " May every blessing and every happiness be showered upon you ! " his voice faltered almost to feminine ...
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... night ; and I - what will become of me ? " groaned Mrs. O'Connor . " But my husband is in danger , " continued she with more firmness , " and it's by his side I ought to be . My friends are brought into throuble through my unhappy fate ...
... night ; and I - what will become of me ? " groaned Mrs. O'Connor . " But my husband is in danger , " continued she with more firmness , " and it's by his side I ought to be . My friends are brought into throuble through my unhappy fate ...
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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...