American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 51Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, John Holmes Agnew, Kinahan Cornwallis 1858 - American periodicals |
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... seen the old woman's eyes sparkle as I concluded this speech . I saw there was no time to lose , and in hot haste made tracks for the street - door ; and to this day I have never been able to satisfy myself positively as to which ...
... seen the old woman's eyes sparkle as I concluded this speech . I saw there was no time to lose , and in hot haste made tracks for the street - door ; and to this day I have never been able to satisfy myself positively as to which ...
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... seen nuthin ' fresh for mor'n ninety days , falls right to , and eats the hull of it , which was eighteen ears in all . Wal , ' t an't no kind of use to say he had an attack of cholera after it , for that follows , in course . And as ...
... seen nuthin ' fresh for mor'n ninety days , falls right to , and eats the hull of it , which was eighteen ears in all . Wal , ' t an't no kind of use to say he had an attack of cholera after it , for that follows , in course . And as ...
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... seen , But would run from the last style of bonnet , And blush at a stiff crinoline . There the sea air gives relish to chowder ; There apples will keep into spring ; There the rot is unknown to potatoes , And corn is a very sure thing ...
... seen , But would run from the last style of bonnet , And blush at a stiff crinoline . There the sea air gives relish to chowder ; There apples will keep into spring ; There the rot is unknown to potatoes , And corn is a very sure thing ...
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... seen . James , with a good deal of vigor and adroitness , made his way into the crowd , and was borne forward with it to a point near the door , when he hap- pened to think that if he should get in , it would be useless . He could not ...
... seen . James , with a good deal of vigor and adroitness , made his way into the crowd , and was borne forward with it to a point near the door , when he hap- pened to think that if he should get in , it would be useless . He could not ...
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... drawn , and from the bed - side could be seen through a raised window dark out- lines of foliage traced against a clear sky . The candles threw a dim " and flickering light . We felt , if we did 28 [ January , Ellas - Land .
... drawn , and from the bed - side could be seen through a raised window dark out- lines of foliage traced against a clear sky . The candles threw a dim " and flickering light . We felt , if we did 28 [ January , Ellas - Land .
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