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... about to abandon the pursuit , he descried and hailed the ship . This being the first specimen of an American whom many of the passengers had seen in his native climate , their curiosity was aroused , A LION . 7 and they crowded round him ,
... about to abandon the pursuit , he descried and hailed the ship . This being the first specimen of an American whom many of the passengers had seen in his native climate , their curiosity was aroused , A LION . 7 and they crowded round him ,
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... crowded round him , regarding every word and movement with the greatest attention and interest . The pilot was evidently displeased with being made " a lion " of , and gave vent to his feelings rather freely , while there was a curl of ...
... crowded round him , regarding every word and movement with the greatest attention and interest . The pilot was evidently displeased with being made " a lion " of , and gave vent to his feelings rather freely , while there was a curl of ...
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... crowded state of the harbour , she was moored in the middle of the stream , and being anxious to go on shore , I availed myself of the captain's offer to take me to the landing - place in his gig . We went on shore in an alcove , at the ...
... crowded state of the harbour , she was moored in the middle of the stream , and being anxious to go on shore , I availed myself of the captain's offer to take me to the landing - place in his gig . We went on shore in an alcove , at the ...
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... crowds of gentlemanly - looking men , dressed mostly in black , and of busy mien , crowded the thorough- fare with scrip in hand . Each appeared intensely absorbed in business , and as I gazed on the 16 NEGROES IN NEW YORK . assemblage ...
... crowds of gentlemanly - looking men , dressed mostly in black , and of busy mien , crowded the thorough- fare with scrip in hand . Each appeared intensely absorbed in business , and as I gazed on the 16 NEGROES IN NEW YORK . assemblage ...
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... crowded with the choicest description of goods . Astor's Hotel , built by the so - called millionaire of that name , is a large but rather heavy - looking pile of building , and forms a conspicuous object in the park . Here many of the ...
... crowded with the choicest description of goods . Astor's Hotel , built by the so - called millionaire of that name , is a large but rather heavy - looking pile of building , and forms a conspicuous object in the park . Here many of the ...
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Page 131 - O'er all there hung a shadow and a fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is Haunted!
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Page 1 - A few short hours, and he will rise To give the morrow birth ; And I shall hail the main and skies, But not my mother earth. Deserted is my own good hall, Its hearth is desolate ; Wild weeds are gathering on the wall, My dog howls at the gate.
Page 188 - ... on the left of the British Army — some with long coats, some with short coats, and others with no coats at all...