The National Reader: A Selection of Exercises in Reading and Speaking, Designed to Fill the Same Place in the Schools of the United States, that is Held in Those of Great Britain by the Compilations of Murray, Scott, Enfield, Mylius, Thompson, Ewing, and OthersRichardson, Lord, and Holbrook, and Hilliard, Gray, LIttle, and Wilkins, 1827 - American literature - 276 pages |
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Page 124
... Volturnus , the child , with a sudden spring , leaped from her arms into the flood below , and disappeared in a moment . " The mother , struck with instant surprise , and making an effort to save him , plunged in after ; but , far from ...
... Volturnus , the child , with a sudden spring , leaped from her arms into the flood below , and disappeared in a moment . " The mother , struck with instant surprise , and making an effort to save him , plunged in after ; but , far from ...
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... Volturnus , to be the spectator of still great- er calamities . " The general , who was a young man , was struck with surprise at her beauty , and pity at her distress ; but with still stronger emotions , when he heard her mention her ...
... Volturnus , to be the spectator of still great- er calamities . " The general , who was a young man , was struck with surprise at her beauty , and pity at her distress ; but with still stronger emotions , when he heard her mention her ...
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