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... side of the house . Thus she became more than ever dependent on my father and his mother and sister . She had no cause to regret this , however , for kinder , gentler - hearted people never existed . Two years more passed away , and I ...
... side of the house . Thus she became more than ever dependent on my father and his mother and sister . She had no cause to regret this , however , for kinder , gentler - hearted people never existed . Two years more passed away , and I ...
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... side of the entrance , and give it a particularly melancholy and unattractive appearance . One of the owners had come round in the brig , but he had landed and taken a post - chaise back towards London . In the morning the brig sailed ...
... side of the entrance , and give it a particularly melancholy and unattractive appearance . One of the owners had come round in the brig , but he had landed and taken a post - chaise back towards London . In the morning the brig sailed ...
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... side of the Kite . That's what I like , ' said Mr. Iffley ; traps enough , and no more . It speaks well for your womankind , and shows that you come of a sea - going race . ' I told him that I was born at sea , and that my father was ...
... side of the Kite . That's what I like , ' said Mr. Iffley ; traps enough , and no more . It speaks well for your womankind , and shows that you come of a sea - going race . ' I told him that I was born at sea , and that my father was ...
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... side . All hands shorten sail ! ' soon sounded in my ears . I slipped into my clothes in a moment , and hastened on deck . The sky overhead was as black as pitch , and looked as if it was coming down to crush the vessel between it and ...
... side . All hands shorten sail ! ' soon sounded in my ears . I slipped into my clothes in a moment , and hastened on deck . The sky overhead was as black as pitch , and looked as if it was coming down to crush the vessel between it and ...
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... side of the schooner , and you will have reason to change your tone , I suspect , ' said he , as he turned on his heel away from us . ' Here comes a breeze off the land ! ' exclaimed Mr. Iffley ; 6 we may wish the blackguards good - bye ...
... side of the schooner , and you will have reason to change your tone , I suspect , ' said he , as he turned on his heel away from us . ' Here comes a breeze off the land ! ' exclaimed Mr. Iffley ; 6 we may wish the blackguards good - bye ...
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Page 199 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Page 271 - There is many a slip between the cup and the lip, and before the spring much may be changed.
Page 346 - Bear down, d'ye see, To our Admiral's lee ! ' 'No, no,' says the Frenchman, 'that can't be !' ' Then I must lug you along with me !
Page 346 - Frenchman laughed and thought it stuff, But they knew not the handful of men, how tough, On board of the Arethusa. On deck five hundred men did dance, The stoutest they could find in France; We with two hundred did advance On board of the Arethusa. Our captain hailed the Frenchman, 'Ho!