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... strange , loud sound bursts suddenly from a bush at your very ear , exclaiming , " chuck - will's- widow ! " It is repeated - slowly at first - and then more rapidly . Pretty soon another voice exclaims , whippoorwill ! " " Confound us ...
... strange , loud sound bursts suddenly from a bush at your very ear , exclaiming , " chuck - will's- widow ! " It is repeated - slowly at first - and then more rapidly . Pretty soon another voice exclaims , whippoorwill ! " " Confound us ...
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... - ted in my breast toward those whom the savages had resolved to sacrifice . The forms of the mother and daughter continually haunted my mind ; and a strange fancy that it was my mother and sister whom THE BOY CAPTIVE . 71.
... - ted in my breast toward those whom the savages had resolved to sacrifice . The forms of the mother and daughter continually haunted my mind ; and a strange fancy that it was my mother and sister whom THE BOY CAPTIVE . 71.
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Peter Parley (pseud.) strange fancy that it was my mother and sister whom I had seen , seized upon me . Improbable , impos- sible , indeed , as this seemed when I considered it calmly , there was still a conviction resting upon my heart ...
Peter Parley (pseud.) strange fancy that it was my mother and sister whom I had seen , seized upon me . Improbable , impos- sible , indeed , as this seemed when I considered it calmly , there was still a conviction resting upon my heart ...
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... strange custom is not well ascertained , but whoever may have invented it , it seems to be a favorite day with young people , and we know of some old ones who enter fully into the spirit of the time . For ourselves , we are free to ...
... strange custom is not well ascertained , but whoever may have invented it , it seems to be a favorite day with young people , and we know of some old ones who enter fully into the spirit of the time . For ourselves , we are free to ...
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... 1670 . It is to this place , and as far back as the year 1530 , that we ask the reader , in imagination , to ac- company us . The scene presented at that time was strange and striking . All around bore an aspect of THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN.
... 1670 . It is to this place , and as far back as the year 1530 , that we ask the reader , in imagination , to ac- company us . The scene presented at that time was strange and striking . All around bore an aspect of THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN.
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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.
Page 302 - Bible Illustrations; Or, a Description of Manners and Customs peculiar to the East, and especially Explanatory of the Holy Scriptures. By the Rev. BH DRAPER. With Engravings. Fourth Edition. Revised bv Dr. KITTO, Editor of " The Pictorial Bible,
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.