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Page 8
Imagine, then, a handsome, stout, well-built specimen of the species, somewhat
the worse for wear, but still sound in wind and limb, and in possession of all his
faculties, – a little stiff in the anatomical hinges, but still able to find a hare, and
not ...
Imagine, then, a handsome, stout, well-built specimen of the species, somewhat
the worse for wear, but still sound in wind and limb, and in possession of all his
faculties, – a little stiff in the anatomical hinges, but still able to find a hare, and
not ...
Page 21
... bulkhead seemed to fret with an ache in it; sometimes the floor complained of a
strain, – next the ceiling cried out with a pain in its joints, – and then came a
general squeezing sound, as if the whole vessel was in the last stage of collapse.
... bulkhead seemed to fret with an ache in it; sometimes the floor complained of a
strain, – next the ceiling cried out with a pain in its joints, – and then came a
general squeezing sound, as if the whole vessel was in the last stage of collapse.
Page 35
Though, to be sure, it sounds odd,” he continued, observing me smile, “for a
widow to be wiping away her tears with a brass pail.” I had now time to look
round, and, on taking a survey of the company, was not sorry to recognize our old
...
Though, to be sure, it sounds odd,” he continued, observing me smile, “for a
widow to be wiping away her tears with a brass pail.” I had now time to look
round, and, on taking a survey of the company, was not sorry to recognize our old
...
Page 39
His old opponent glared at him fiercely with his sound eye, and very soon found
fuel for the flame. The deck of a steamer is supposed to be divided amid-ships by
an imaginary line, aft of which the steerage passengers are expected not to ...
His old opponent glared at him fiercely with his sound eye, and very soon found
fuel for the flame. The deck of a steamer is supposed to be divided amid-ships by
an imaginary line, aft of which the steerage passengers are expected not to ...
Page 50
... and sounds of amazement, could not help congratulating the victorious party
on such an unusual exertion of spirit, and its signal success, for the defeated
urchin had rushed off to digest his discomfiture in the fore-cabin. “Not,” said my
uncle, ...
... and sounds of amazement, could not help congratulating the victorious party
on such an unusual exertion of spirit, and its signal success, for the defeated
urchin had rushed off to digest his discomfiture in the fore-cabin. “Not,” said my
uncle, ...
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| Title | The Works of Thomas hood |
| Author | Thomas Hood |
| Published | 1861 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2005 |
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