American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 51Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, John Holmes Agnew, Kinahan Cornwallis 1858 - American periodicals |
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... feet again , you may rely upon it . I was in a far worse way than he is when I joined this vessel , and now I have the digestion of an ostrich , and the corpora- tion of an alderman , as you know . ' Pray give in your experience for the ...
... feet again , you may rely upon it . I was in a far worse way than he is when I joined this vessel , and now I have the digestion of an ostrich , and the corpora- tion of an alderman , as you know . ' Pray give in your experience for the ...
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... feet , I yelled out : ' You darned old pelican , you ! who the devil do you suppose wants your money ? I only thought of courting your daughter , because every body in the village says it would be a mercy to take her away from such a ...
... feet , I yelled out : ' You darned old pelican , you ! who the devil do you suppose wants your money ? I only thought of courting your daughter , because every body in the village says it would be a mercy to take her away from such a ...
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... feet tall , and as thin as a garter - snake , ) shook his fists at them in an ungovernable rage , at the same time earnestly en- quiring of them ' If they saveed the police and the mayor ! ' CHAPTER TWELFTH . THREE happier fellows there ...
... feet tall , and as thin as a garter - snake , ) shook his fists at them in an ungovernable rage , at the same time earnestly en- quiring of them ' If they saveed the police and the mayor ! ' CHAPTER TWELFTH . THREE happier fellows there ...
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... feet , And Norman melodies , Made all the summer evenings sweet , O'er - arched by starry skies : VII . When hardy voyageurs with cheer Come back from lake and sea , And peasants wonderingly would hear Their tales of prowess free , And ...
... feet , And Norman melodies , Made all the summer evenings sweet , O'er - arched by starry skies : VII . When hardy voyageurs with cheer Come back from lake and sea , And peasants wonderingly would hear Their tales of prowess free , And ...
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... feet square on the east and west sides there were no openings . The walls were wattled and hung with red tapes- try ; but for economy , this was stretched tightly along the wall . The ceiling was composed of beams , on the upper side of ...
... feet square on the east and west sides there were no openings . The walls were wattled and hung with red tapes- try ; but for economy , this was stretched tightly along the wall . The ceiling was composed of beams , on the upper side of ...
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