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... SHIP , 231 CHAPTER XV . THE ANGEL OF DELIVERANCE , 244 CHAPTER XVI . KING PHILIP'S WAR , . 261 CHAPTER XVII . NEARING THE VERGE , 280 CHAPTER XVIII . THE SWORD OF DEFENCE , 296 CHAPTER XIX . THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER , . 314 CHAPTER XX ...
... SHIP , 231 CHAPTER XV . THE ANGEL OF DELIVERANCE , 244 CHAPTER XVI . KING PHILIP'S WAR , . 261 CHAPTER XVII . NEARING THE VERGE , 280 CHAPTER XVIII . THE SWORD OF DEFENCE , 296 CHAPTER XIX . THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER , . 314 CHAPTER XX ...
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... Island , and that he meant to stay there . He would also sail to and fro in his trading ship , the Longtail , to traffic with the Indians . If he were attacked he would defend himself . He soon had an SEEKING BETTER FORTUNE . 21.
... Island , and that he meant to stay there . He would also sail to and fro in his trading ship , the Longtail , to traffic with the Indians . If he were attacked he would defend himself . He soon had an SEEKING BETTER FORTUNE . 21.
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... ship may sink ; then you and these two little children will be unprovided for . I beseech you , husband the little I leave . " " Have no fears , I shall care for them in some way ; but I am not going to forego anything in anticipation ...
... ship may sink ; then you and these two little children will be unprovided for . I beseech you , husband the little I leave . " " Have no fears , I shall care for them in some way ; but I am not going to forego anything in anticipation ...
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... eyes , and he murmured a silent but fervent prayer to God to bless and spare them . There came a knock at the door . It was a sailor come to tell him the boat was waiting to carry him on board the ship ,. SEEKING BETTER FORTUNE . 37.
... eyes , and he murmured a silent but fervent prayer to God to bless and spare them . There came a knock at the door . It was a sailor come to tell him the boat was waiting to carry him on board the ship ,. SEEKING BETTER FORTUNE . 37.
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... ship , that the tide and wind were fair and they only awaited his arrival to sail . Once more he tenderly bent over the sleeping children and pressed a kiss on the face of each . A tear fell on the chubby cheek of little Rebecca ...
... ship , that the tide and wind were fair and they only awaited his arrival to sail . Once more he tenderly bent over the sleeping children and pressed a kiss on the face of each . A tear fell on the chubby cheek of little Rebecca ...
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Page 126 - Ecstasy! My pulse, as yours, doth temperately keep time, And makes as healthful music. It is not madness That I have utter'd : bring me to the test, And I the matter will re-word, which madness Would gambol from. Mother, for love of grace, Lay not that flattering unction to your soul, That not your trespass but my madness speaks; It will but skin and film the ulcerous place, Whiles rank corruption, mining all within, Infects unseen.
Page 92 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute ; From the centre all round to the sea I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Page 285 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both"!
Page 181 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Page 41 - Washington took the oath of office as the first president of the United States.
Page 77 - Twas right. said they. such birds to slay. That bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze blew. the white foam flew. The furrow followed free: We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea. Down dropt the breeze. the sails dropt down. Twas sad as sad could be: And we did speak only to break The silence of the sea!
Page 56 - After all, territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its spirit and its life.
Page 270 - This company consisted of choice young men, "the very flower of Essex County, none of whom were ashamed to speak with the enemy in the gate.
Page 338 - ... save our lives from the Indians, which you have so often promised, and now we will have it before we go.
Page 275 - The brutalities of an Indian massacre followed ; " there remained nothing to me," she continues, now in captivity, " but one poor wounded babe. Down I must sit in the snow, with my sick child, the picture of death, in my lap. Not the least crumb of refreshing came within either of our mouths from Wednesday night to Saturday night, except only a little cold water.