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The madness of the people " in those days of golden dreams took more
commonly the form of city - building ; ! but there were a few who contented
themselves with planning villages , on the banks of streams which cer . » tainly
never could be ...
The madness of the people " in those days of golden dreams took more
commonly the form of city - building ; ! but there were a few who contented
themselves with planning villages , on the banks of streams which cer . » tainly
never could be ...
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... quaking mud ” —then took himself off by the way he came , declining any
compensation with a most polite « rien , rien ! ” This instance of true and genuine
and generous politeness I record for the benefit of all bearskin caps , leathern
jerkins ...
... quaking mud ” —then took himself off by the way he came , declining any
compensation with a most polite « rien , rien ! ” This instance of true and genuine
and generous politeness I record for the benefit of all bearskin caps , leathern
jerkins ...
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When she had finished , Miss Irene took the comb and went through the same
exercise , and both scattered the loose hairs on the floor with a coolness that
made me shudder when I thought of my dinner , which had become , by means of
the ...
When she had finished , Miss Irene took the comb and went through the same
exercise , and both scattered the loose hairs on the floor with a coolness that
made me shudder when I thought of my dinner , which had become , by means of
the ...
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The hot bread was cut into huge slices , several bowls of milk were disposed
about the board , a pint bowl of yellow pickles , another of apple sauce , and a
third con . taining mashed potatoes took their appropriate stations , and a dish of
cold ...
The hot bread was cut into huge slices , several bowls of milk were disposed
about the board , a pint bowl of yellow pickles , another of apple sauce , and a
third con . taining mashed potatoes took their appropriate stations , and a dish of
cold ...
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... are apt to be “ lucky ” even in this world of disappoint . ments . “ My mother did '
n't live to bring me up , ” she continued , “ but a man by the name of Spangler that
had no children took me and did for me as if I had been his own ; sent me ...
... are apt to be “ lucky ” even in this world of disappoint . ments . “ My mother did '
n't live to bring me up , ” she continued , “ but a man by the name of Spangler that
had no children took me and did for me as if I had been his own ; sent me ...
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Seite 291 - Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.
Seite 78 - Many examples may be put of the force of custom, both upon mind and body ; therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs. Certainly, custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years: this we call education, which is, in effect, but an early custom.
Seite 152 - Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks all pale, which but an hour ago Blushed at the praise of their own loveliness; And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts, and choking sighs Which ne'er might be repeated...
Seite 107 - It were good therefore that men in their innovations would follow the example of time itself, which indeed innovateth greatly, but quietly and by degrees scarce to be perceived...
Seite 89 - Truly, shepherd, in respect of itself, it is a good life; but in respect that it is a shepherd's life, it is naught. In respect that it is solitary, I like it very well; but in respect that it is private, it is a very vile life. Now in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well; but in respect it is not in the court, it is tedious.
Seite 250 - IX. 0 how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven ! X.
Seite 181 - While low delights, succeeding fast behind, In happier meanness occupy the mind : As in those domes, where...
Seite 133 - I COME, I come ! ye have called me long, I come o'er the mountains with light and song, Ye may trace my step o'er the wakening earth, By the winds which tell of the violet's birth, By the primrose stars in the shadowy grass, By the green leaves opening as I pass.
Seite 116 - The pen, and ink, and a sheet o' paper, and a wafer,' is no unusual request ; and when the pen is returned, you are generally informed, that you sent ' an awful bad pen.' " I have been frequently reminded of one of Johnson's humorous sketches. A man returning a broken wheel-barrow to a Quaker, with ' Here, I 've broke your rotten wheel-barrow, usin
Seite 116 - I wish you'd get it mended right off, 'cause I want to borrow it again this afternoon." The Quaker is made to reply, "Friend, it shall be done:" and I wish I possessed more of his spirit.
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| Titel | A New Home--who'll Follow?: Or, Glimpses of Western Life, Teil 33 Novel newspaper |
| Autor/in | Caroline Matilda Kirkland |
| Ausgabe | 2 |
| Verlag | C. S. Francis, 1839 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 15. Nov. 2006 |
| Länge | 337 Seiten |
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