Tales of Mystery, Imagination, & Humour: And PoemsClarke, Beeton, 1852 - 256 pages |
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... mortification consequent upon his disasters , he left New Orleans , the city of his fore- fathers , and took up his resi- dence at Sullivan's Island , near Charleston , South Carolina . This island is a very singular one . It consists.
... mortification consequent upon his disasters , he left New Orleans , the city of his fore- fathers , and took up his resi- dence at Sullivan's Island , near Charleston , South Carolina . This island is a very singular one . It consists.
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... took an arm - chair by the crackling logs , and awaited patiently the arrival of my hosts . Soon after dark they arrived , and gave me a most cordial welcome . Jupiter , grinning from ear to ear , bustled about to prepare some marsh ...
... took an arm - chair by the crackling logs , and awaited patiently the arrival of my hosts . Soon after dark they arrived , and gave me a most cordial welcome . Jupiter , grinning from ear to ear , bustled about to prepare some marsh ...
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... took to be very dirty foolscap , and made upon it a rough drawing with the pen . While he did this , I retained my seat by the fire , for I was still chilly . When the design was complete , he handed it to me without rising . As I ...
... took to be very dirty foolscap , and made upon it a rough drawing with the pen . While he did this , I retained my seat by the fire , for I was still chilly . When the design was complete , he handed it to me without rising . As I ...
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... took a candle from the table , and proceeded to seat himself upon a sea - chest in the farthest corner of the room . Here again he made an anxious examination of the paper ; turning it in all directions . He said nothing , however , and ...
... took a candle from the table , and proceeded to seat himself upon a sea - chest in the farthest corner of the room . Here again he made an anxious examination of the paper ; turning it in all directions . He said nothing , however , and ...
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... took cautiously hold of the extreme end of the string , and , maintaining the insect as far from his person as cir- cumstances would permit , prepared to ascend the tree . In youth , the tulip - tree , or Liriodendron Tulip- iferum ...
... took cautiously hold of the extreme end of the string , and , maintaining the insect as far from his person as cir- cumstances would permit , prepared to ascend the tree . In youth , the tulip - tree , or Liriodendron Tulip- iferum ...
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