Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1886 |
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... possible . " For my companion I selected a dull , thick set Dutchman , with plenteous muscle , and vacant face , and so we set off , the boy Charley falling silently behind . It proved , at first , not very easy to choose a proper bur ...
... possible . " For my companion I selected a dull , thick set Dutchman , with plenteous muscle , and vacant face , and so we set off , the boy Charley falling silently behind . It proved , at first , not very easy to choose a proper bur ...
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... possible . There were no pine boards in the settlement , out of which a coffin could be made - not even a cracker box . But the canvas , which at the first had been loosely thrown over the remains , was now bound tightly around them in ...
... possible . There were no pine boards in the settlement , out of which a coffin could be made - not even a cracker box . But the canvas , which at the first had been loosely thrown over the remains , was now bound tightly around them in ...
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... possible , the far - off spring . The more I thought it over , the more un- certain and uneasy I felt . I had not calcu- lated to be detained so long at my weary vigil- my opponent had shown himself more endur- ing and more plucky than ...
... possible , the far - off spring . The more I thought it over , the more un- certain and uneasy I felt . I had not calcu- lated to be detained so long at my weary vigil- my opponent had shown himself more endur- ing and more plucky than ...
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... possible , any chance of recognition ? It could not have been very long ago . Somewhere in the world there were probably a mother and sisters still mourning for her , and vainly hoping for her return in penitence . And here she lay ...
... possible , any chance of recognition ? It could not have been very long ago . Somewhere in the world there were probably a mother and sisters still mourning for her , and vainly hoping for her return in penitence . And here she lay ...
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... possible succor . Therefore , I still lay motionless , afraid to take the desperate needed action for relief from the world and life , and awaiting , in all the calmness that I could muster , the worst that Fate might do to me . Slowly ...
... possible succor . Therefore , I still lay motionless , afraid to take the desperate needed action for relief from the world and life , and awaiting , in all the calmness that I could muster , the worst that Fate might do to me . Slowly ...
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Página 555 - Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death?
Página 515 - And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood...
Página 191 - I go, and it is done: the bell invites me. Hear it not, Duncan, for it is a knell That summons thee to heaven, or to hell.
Página 515 - And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Página 160 - So they left that goodly and pleasant city which had been their resting place near twelve years; but they knew they were pilgrims, and looked not much on those things, but lift up their eyes to the heavens, their dearest country, and quieted their spirits.
Página 326 - ... kill the rat ; the rat began to gnaw the rope ; the rope began to hang the butcher ; the butcher began to kill the ox ; the ox began to drink the water ; the water began to quench the fire ; the fire began to burn the stick ; the stick began to beat the dog ; the dog began to bite the pig ; the little pig in a fright jumped over the stile ; and so the old woman got home that night.
Página 191 - What hands are here ? ha ! they pluck out mine eyes. Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand ? No, this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.
Página 440 - Amid the mysteries which become the more mysterious the more they are thought about, there will remain the ONE absolute certainty, that he is ever in the presence of an Infinite and Eternal Energy from which all things proceed.
Página 165 - ... blessed be our God, that we are assured we shall meet one day, if not as husband and wife, yet in a better condition. Let that stay and comfort thy heart. Neither can the sea drown thy husband, nor enemies destroy, nor any adversity deprive thee of thy husband or children. Therefore I will only take thee now and my sweet children in mine arms, and kiss and embrace you all, and so leave you with my God. Farewell, farewell. I bless you all in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Página 160 - To MY DEAR AND LOVING HUSBAND If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can.