American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 12Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1838 |
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... voice echoed there , and I fan- cied that the happy hearts which used to beat there , would beat never again so merrily . ' By and by my mother entered . She was paler than I had ex- pected , and I saw had delayed , that she might ...
... voice echoed there , and I fan- cied that the happy hearts which used to beat there , would beat never again so merrily . ' By and by my mother entered . She was paler than I had ex- pected , and I saw had delayed , that she might ...
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... voice , that swell and froth of utterance ? Where that port , that measured gait , the blend- ing of stage dignity and commercial consequence ? Where learnedst thou the carriage of that cane ? What tailor made thy coat , the flaps so ...
... voice , that swell and froth of utterance ? Where that port , that measured gait , the blend- ing of stage dignity and commercial consequence ? Where learnedst thou the carriage of that cane ? What tailor made thy coat , the flaps so ...
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... voice of Fronto warning them of the hour , they ceased - embraced each other , and received the fatal blow ; the others signified their pleasure at dying so rather than to be thrown to wild beasts or left to die by slow degrees within ...
... voice of Fronto warning them of the hour , they ceased - embraced each other , and received the fatal blow ; the others signified their pleasure at dying so rather than to be thrown to wild beasts or left to die by slow degrees within ...
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... voice of preternatural power came forth , proclaiming so that the whole multitude heard the words , ' God is but one ; the king eternal , immortal , invisible . ' It is impossible to describe the horror that seized those multitudes ...
... voice of preternatural power came forth , proclaiming so that the whole multitude heard the words , ' God is but one ; the king eternal , immortal , invisible . ' It is impossible to describe the horror that seized those multitudes ...
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... voice of Fronto , who prying with the harus- pices into the smoking carcass of one of the slaughtered bulls , sud- denly cried out with horror that ' no heart was to be found . ' The emperor , hardly to be restrained by those near him ...
... voice of Fronto , who prying with the harus- pices into the smoking carcass of one of the slaughtered bulls , sud- denly cried out with horror that ' no heart was to be found . ' The emperor , hardly to be restrained by those near him ...
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Page 522 - The cognomen of Crane was not inapplicable to his person. He was tall, but exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, feet that might have served for shovels, and his whole frame most loosely hung together.
Page 183 - Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day.
Page 523 - Ichabod was a suitable figure for such a steed. He rode with short stirrups, which brought his knees nearly up to the pommel of the saddle ; his sharp elbows stuck out like grasshoppers...
Page 253 - There are at the present time, two great nations in the world which seem to tend towards the same end, although they started from different points; I allude to the Russians and the Americans.
Page 514 - She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 523 - He was gaunt and shagged, with a ewe neck and a head like a hammer; his rusty mane and tail were tangled and knotted with burrs; one eye had lost its pupil, and was glaring and spectral; but the other had the gleam of a genuine devil in it.
Page 217 - Here the free spirit of mankind, at length, Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place A limit to the giant's unchained strength, Or curb his swiftness in the forward race...
Page 183 - Trust no future, howe'er pleasant ! Let the dead past bury its dead! Act, act in the living present! Heart within and God o'erhead ! Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime.
Page 183 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
Page 110 - Thus when the Christian pilgrim views, By faith, his mansion in the skies, The sight his fainting strength renews, And wings his speed to reach the prize.