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... rejoiced in the glance it gave , as he waved it in the light of the moon , which , having risen higher , and got through obstructing clouds , shone full and bright into the cellar . He sprang upon the bed , 26 A DESPERATE ACT .
... rejoiced in the glance it gave , as he waved it in the light of the moon , which , having risen higher , and got through obstructing clouds , shone full and bright into the cellar . He sprang upon the bed , 26 A DESPERATE ACT .
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... gave him hopes that he would find the linen . He hastened to the spot . The shirt was gone ; and he shuddered as he recol- lected that his name , by the careful hands of a kind and loving mother , was written in printing ink on the side ...
... gave him hopes that he would find the linen . He hastened to the spot . The shirt was gone ; and he shuddered as he recol- lected that his name , by the careful hands of a kind and loving mother , was written in printing ink on the side ...
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... ing ; still she observed nothing of it , excepting occasionally when her slender frame gave way to the force of the wind , and she swerved and stag- gered to regain her path again on the coming lull 44 A DESPERATE ACT .
... ing ; still she observed nothing of it , excepting occasionally when her slender frame gave way to the force of the wind , and she swerved and stag- gered to regain her path again on the coming lull 44 A DESPERATE ACT .
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... gave me a dram to bribe me no to tell that the callant had stuck the puir beast wi ' a knife driven up into its body . " " A sheep ! " ejaculated Mr Gilmour . " A sheep ! " responded the flesher . Ay , a sheep , " roared Joe ; " and ...
... gave me a dram to bribe me no to tell that the callant had stuck the puir beast wi ' a knife driven up into its body . " " A sheep ! " ejaculated Mr Gilmour . " A sheep ! " responded the flesher . Ay , a sheep , " roared Joe ; " and ...
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... gave life and animation to a steerage mess - table - was one of the noblest middies that I ever knew . He was as full of rigs and jokes as a French man - of - war is of music , and they were quite as harmless , too ; for Merry never ...
... gave life and animation to a steerage mess - table - was one of the noblest middies that I ever knew . He was as full of rigs and jokes as a French man - of - war is of music , and they were quite as harmless , too ; for Merry never ...
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Page 237 - Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man her slave oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away...
Page 240 - Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ; Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear.
Page 223 - When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main ; This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain : " Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves!
Page 240 - Like the vase in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Page 129 - How ill this taper burns ! Ha ! who comes here ? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Page 121 - For over all there hung a cloud of fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Page 223 - THE stars are with the voyager Wherever he may sail ; The moon is constant to her time ; The sun will never fail ; But follow, follow round the world, The green earth and the sea ; So love is with the lover's heart, Wherever he may be.