The prose works of Thomas HoodG.P. Putnam, 1869 - English poetry |
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... seemed plenty of lions in the path of such a Pilgrim's Progress ; and yet here we are , resolved on the attempt , in the hope that , as Christian dropped his burden by the way , a little travelling will jolt off the load that encumbers ...
... seemed plenty of lions in the path of such a Pilgrim's Progress ; and yet here we are , resolved on the attempt , in the hope that , as Christian dropped his burden by the way , a little travelling will jolt off the load that encumbers ...
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... seemed contending with " a sea of troubles . " On the lee side , sway- ing by the backstay , stood the man with the red face , turned by recent exertion almost into purple . Instead of the languor and depression usually ascribed to the ...
... seemed contending with " a sea of troubles . " On the lee side , sway- ing by the backstay , stood the man with the red face , turned by recent exertion almost into purple . Instead of the languor and depression usually ascribed to the ...
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... seemed labor , then another began groaning , - plank after plank chimed in with its peculiar creak , every bulkhead seemed to fret with an ache in it ; sometimes the floor com- plained of a strain , - next the ceiling cried out with a ...
... seemed labor , then another began groaning , - plank after plank chimed in with its peculiar creak , every bulkhead seemed to fret with an ache in it ; sometimes the floor com- plained of a strain , - next the ceiling cried out with a ...
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... seemed to reel and stagger as if it had been wine , whilst part of the briny deluge rushed down into the cabin and flooded the lower beds . Our claqueur , poor Mynheer , clapped his hands long and loudly , taking it of course for the ...
... seemed to reel and stagger as if it had been wine , whilst part of the briny deluge rushed down into the cabin and flooded the lower beds . Our claqueur , poor Mynheer , clapped his hands long and loudly , taking it of course for the ...
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... seemed on the point of being wrecked ! But I must not repine ; for though I've been frightened to death , and shaken to pieces , and worn down by sea - sickness , and subjected to all sorts of discomforts and disagreeables , and within ...
... seemed on the point of being wrecked ! But I must not repine ; for though I've been frightened to death , and shaken to pieces , and worn down by sea - sickness , and subjected to all sorts of discomforts and disagreeables , and within ...
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