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... began to fill the room , and shortly the outside of our little cabin was wrapped in a sheet of flame ! Up to this time , my remembrance of the scene is very distinct ; but what immediately followed , I can- not clearly recall . I have a ...
... began to fill the room , and shortly the outside of our little cabin was wrapped in a sheet of flame ! Up to this time , my remembrance of the scene is very distinct ; but what immediately followed , I can- not clearly recall . I have a ...
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... began to tear off my clothes . They pulled me hither and thither , and in a short space I was entirely na- ked . For a time , I made no resistance , for I had an idea . that natural pity would teach even these creatures to spare one so ...
... began to tear off my clothes . They pulled me hither and thither , and in a short space I was entirely na- ked . For a time , I made no resistance , for I had an idea . that natural pity would teach even these creatures to spare one so ...
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Peter Parley (pseud.) they had no pity , my anger began to rise ; and when the boy who had shot his arrow into my arm , came up and began to pinch me , I struck him by the side of his head , and he went reeling and tumbling , like a ...
Peter Parley (pseud.) they had no pity , my anger began to rise ; and when the boy who had shot his arrow into my arm , came up and began to pinch me , I struck him by the side of his head , and he went reeling and tumbling , like a ...
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... began to dance in a most violent manner . They leaped , jumped , ran , bran- dished their weapons , screamed , chattered , and ap- peared more like infernal spirits than human crea- tures . They were all on foot except about a dozen ...
... began to dance in a most violent manner . They leaped , jumped , ran , bran- dished their weapons , screamed , chattered , and ap- peared more like infernal spirits than human crea- tures . They were all on foot except about a dozen ...
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... began to tear off my clothes . They pulled me hither and thither , and in a short space I was entirely na- ked . For a time , I made no resistance , for I had an idea that natural pity would teach even these creatures to spare one so ...
... began to tear off my clothes . They pulled me hither and thither , and in a short space I was entirely na- ked . For a time , I made no resistance , for I had an idea that natural pity would teach even these creatures to spare one so ...
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Page 302 - Glimpses of Nature ; And Objects of Interest described during a Visit to the Isle of Wight. Designed to assist and encourage Young Persons in forming habits of observation. By Mrs. LOUDON. Second Edition, enlarged. With Forty-one Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth. "We could not recommend a more valuable little volume. It is full of information, conveyed in the most agreeable manner."— Literary Gazette.
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Page 66 - I remember, I remember Where I was used to swing, And thought the air must rush as fresh To swallows on the wing ; My spirit flew in feathers then That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember The...
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Page 66 - Were close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy.