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... sides ; having at the upper end a me- lancholy stove , at which three or four chilly stewards were warming their hands ; while on either side , extending down its whole dreary length , was a long , long , table , over each of which a ...
... sides ; having at the upper end a me- lancholy stove , at which three or four chilly stewards were warming their hands ; while on either side , extending down its whole dreary length , was a long , long , table , over each of which a ...
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... and patching them up into shape and form and case and pointed application , she nevertheless did plainly show that all young mothers on one side of the Atlantic were near and close at hand to their little children left upon the other ; 6.
... and patching them up into shape and form and case and pointed application , she nevertheless did plainly show that all young mothers on one side of the Atlantic were near and close at hand to their little children left upon the other ; 6.
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... side the beautiful American banner with its stars and stripes , the long three thousand miles and more , and , longer still , the six whole months of absence , so dwindled and faded , that the ship had gone out and come home again , and ...
... side the beautiful American banner with its stars and stripes , the long three thousand miles and more , and , longer still , the six whole months of absence , so dwindled and faded , that the ship had gone out and come home again , and ...
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... side . Even the lazy gentle- man with his hat on one side and his hands in his pockets , who has dispensed so much consolation by inquiring with a yawn of another gentleman whether he is " going across as if it were a ferry - even he ...
... side . Even the lazy gentle- man with his hat on one side and his hands in his pockets , who has dispensed so much consolation by inquiring with a yawn of another gentleman whether he is " going across as if it were a ferry - even he ...
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... side , they look there too , as wondering whether he sees anything wrong anywhere , and hoping that , in case he should , he will have the goodness to mention it . - as What have we here ? The captain's boat ! and yonder the cap- tain ...
... side , they look there too , as wondering whether he sees anything wrong anywhere , and hoping that , in case he should , he will have the goodness to mention it . - as What have we here ? The captain's boat ! and yonder the cap- tain ...
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Página 41 - She never seems to repine, but has all the buoyancy and gaiety of childhood. She is fond of fun and frolic, and when playing with the rest of the children, her shrill laugh sounds loudest of the group.
Página 40 - ... the truth began to flash upon her: her intellect began to work: she perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was in her own mind, and show it to another mind; and at once her countenance lighted up with a human expression: it was no longer a dog, or parrot: it was an immortal spirit, eagerly seizing upon a new link of union with other spirits...
Página 243 - Peace of Mind, tranquillity, calm recollections of the Dead, great thoughts of Eternal Rest and Happiness; nothing of gloom or terror. Niagara was at once stamped upon my heart, an Image of Beauty; to remain there, changeless and indelible, until its pulses cease to beat, for ever.
Página 184 - On Sunday morning we arrived at the foot of the mountain, which is crossed by railroad. There are ten inclined planes; five ascending, and five descending ; the carriages are dragged up the former, and let slowly down the latter, by means of stationary engines; the comparatively level spaces between being traversed, sometimes by horse, and sometimes by engine power, as the case demands. Occasionally the rails are laid upon the extreme verge of a giddy precipice ; and looking from the carriage window,...
Página 149 - He looked somewhat worn and anxious, and well he might : being at war with everybody — but the expression of his face was mild and pleasant, and his manner was remarkably unaffected, gentlemanly, and agreeable. I thought that in his whole carriage and demeanour, he became his station singularly well.
Página 71 - ... part red-hot. It is insufferably close; and you see the hot air fluttering between yourself and any other object you may happen to look at, like the ghost of smoke. In the ladies' car, there are a great many gentlemen who have ladies with them.
Página 37 - It was now observed that her sense of smell was almost entirely destroyed; and, consequently, that her taste was much blunted. It was not until four years of age that the poor child's bodily health seem restored, and she was able to enter upon her apprenticeship of life and the world.
Página 303 - In the name of wonder, then, what is his merit ? " " Well, Sir, he is a smart man.