An Englishman's Travels in America: His Observations of Life and Manners in the Free and Slave States |
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... present miserably deficient . This has heretofore been so far neg- lected , as regards the marine , that not long before I arrived the commander of a French ship of war was much chagrined , on firing a salute as he passed the battery at ...
... present miserably deficient . This has heretofore been so far neg- lected , as regards the marine , that not long before I arrived the commander of a French ship of war was much chagrined , on firing a salute as he passed the battery at ...
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... present at fifty cents per item . On making the purchase , he naturally wished to know how many articles the box contained . This information , on the plea that it would delay the sale , was withheld . The auctioneer , however ...
... present at fifty cents per item . On making the purchase , he naturally wished to know how many articles the box contained . This information , on the plea that it would delay the sale , was withheld . The auctioneer , however ...
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... present to effect the same pur- pose . The senator kept shaking hands with all around , repeating over and over again , " Glad to see you , citizens , glad to see you . " Amongst others , a gentlemanly - dressed negro with a gold ...
... present to effect the same pur- pose . The senator kept shaking hands with all around , repeating over and over again , " Glad to see you , citizens , glad to see you . " Amongst others , a gentlemanly - dressed negro with a gold ...
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... present what may with propriety be termed a concatenation of entanglement and in- justice to the slave subjects ; the very wording of many of these enactments , carrying unmis- takable evidence of their being concocted for the almost ...
... present what may with propriety be termed a concatenation of entanglement and in- justice to the slave subjects ; the very wording of many of these enactments , carrying unmis- takable evidence of their being concocted for the almost ...
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... in extent , wealth , and popula- tion . The old town , quite an inconsiderable place , on the site of which the present city has risen , phoenix - like , was burnt to the ground during the 42 CANADA . late war , by some British officers.
... in extent , wealth , and popula- tion . The old town , quite an inconsiderable place , on the site of which the present city has risen , phoenix - like , was burnt to the ground during the 42 CANADA . late war , by some British officers.
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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!
Page 32 - THE STEAMBOAT SEE how yon flaming herald treads The ridged and rolling waves, As, crashing o'er their crested heads, She bows her surly slaves ! With foam before and fire behind, She rends the clinging sea, That flies before the roaring wind Beneath her hissing lee. The morning spray, like sea-born flowers, With heaped and glistening bells, Falls round her fast, in ringing showers, With every wave that swells ; And, burning o'er the midnight deep, In lurid fringes thrown, The living gems of ocean...
Page 189 - Jonathan he composed a tune, and with much gravity recommended it to the officers, as one of the most celebrated airs of martial music. The joke took, to the no small amusement of the British corps. Brother Jonathan exclaimed it was nation fine...
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...