A month in Mayo. With miscellaneous papers1876 |
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... stand what is meant by the term one must travel northward or westward . For my own part , I had never witnessed a table so furnished with good things before - fish , flesh , and fowl , salmon , chops , and grouse , tea and coffee , eggs ...
... stand what is meant by the term one must travel northward or westward . For my own part , I had never witnessed a table so furnished with good things before - fish , flesh , and fowl , salmon , chops , and grouse , tea and coffee , eggs ...
Page 38
... stand aisy , " while he cut out the hook from its awkward position , remarking , he wished " it was stuck as fast in the salmon beyant . " Compassionating my confusion , the young lady now came forward , and placing her hands over mine ...
... stand aisy , " while he cut out the hook from its awkward position , remarking , he wished " it was stuck as fast in the salmon beyant . " Compassionating my confusion , the young lady now came forward , and placing her hands over mine ...
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... standing on the altar steps , solemnly declared that on the next Sunday , if the rope were not replaced in the meantime , he would curse the Barony : " he would hear no confession , he would give no absolution , he would 66 administer ...
... standing on the altar steps , solemnly declared that on the next Sunday , if the rope were not replaced in the meantime , he would curse the Barony : " he would hear no confession , he would give no absolution , he would 66 administer ...
Page 62
... stand on an eminence you may trace them for miles over the mountains in one undeviating straight line , which might have been laid down by an engineer , so perfect is its accuracy . Otters were abundant , especially haunting the little ...
... stand on an eminence you may trace them for miles over the mountains in one undeviating straight line , which might have been laid down by an engineer , so perfect is its accuracy . Otters were abundant , especially haunting the little ...
Page 65
... standing upright , led directly to the water . Larry was at the opening in a second , and stood , spear in hand , directly above it ; the otter - hound swam about questing for the scent , the greyhound leaped frantically up and down ...
... standing upright , led directly to the water . Larry was at the opening in a second , and stood , spear in hand , directly above it ; the otter - hound swam about questing for the scent , the greyhound leaped frantically up and down ...
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Page 115 - Yet," upon the river; Some jealousy of some one's heir, Some hopes of dying broken-hearted; A miniature, a lock of hair, The usual vows, — and then we parted. We parted: months and years rolled by; We met again four summers after. Our parting was all sob and sigh, — Our meeting was all mirth and laughter; For, in my heart's most secret cell, There had been many other lodgers; And she was not the ball-room's belle, But only Mrs. — Something — Rogers!