Little Classics: ExileRossiter Johnson J.R. Osgood, 1879 |
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... appeared nothing very remarkable in his aspect , which was that of a man in a coarse , brown , country - made suit of clothes , tall and thin , with the staff and heavy shoes of a wayfarer . As he advanced , he fixed his eyes - which ...
... appeared nothing very remarkable in his aspect , which was that of a man in a coarse , brown , country - made suit of clothes , tall and thin , with the staff and heavy shoes of a wayfarer . As he advanced , he fixed his eyes - which ...
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... appeared the whole lazy regi- ment that was wont to infest the village tavern , com- prehending three or four individuals who had drunk flip beside the bar - room fire through all the winters , and smoked their pipes beneath the stoop ...
... appeared the whole lazy regi- ment that was wont to infest the village tavern , com- prehending three or four individuals who had drunk flip beside the bar - room fire through all the winters , and smoked their pipes beneath the stoop ...
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... appearance as she rode on horseback in the ring , or performed marvellous feats on the tight - rope . The white - haired father now approached Ethan Brand , and gazed unsteadily into his face . " " " They tell me you have been all over ...
... appearance as she rode on horseback in the ring , or performed marvellous feats on the tight - rope . The white - haired father now approached Ethan Brand , and gazed unsteadily into his face . " " " They tell me you have been all over ...
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... appeared totally unable to repeat his very successful effort to amuse the spectators . Meanwhile Ethan Brand had resumed his seat upon the log , and moved , it might be , by a perception of some remote analogy between his own case and ...
... appeared totally unable to repeat his very successful effort to amuse the spectators . Meanwhile Ethan Brand had resumed his seat upon the log , and moved , it might be , by a perception of some remote analogy between his own case and ...
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... appeared three withered old men , with their bones seeming to project through their skin ; while Fingula , instead of the graceful swan that sung such enchanting strains , became an old shrivelled hag , fleshless and bloodless . The ...
... appeared three withered old men , with their bones seeming to project through their skin ; while Fingula , instead of the graceful swan that sung such enchanting strains , became an old shrivelled hag , fleshless and bloodless . The ...
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amongst Aoife asked Bashkirs beds began Bogh Dearg brethren Burr camels captain cavalry children of Lir Cossacks court cranks cried czarina Daddy dear deserts door Dorchi Duchess emperor Emperor of China enemies Ethan Brand eyes father feet fellow Fingula fire flight Fort Adams friends half hands hear heard heart horses Kalmuck khan khan's kiln Kirghises knew lake lama laugh lime-burner Lir's looked Macaomh miles misery monarch morning Mother Shipton Moyle never night Oakhurst officers once Oubacha party person Philip Nolan Piney Poker Flat poor Nolan prince replied revolt Russian Sea of Moyle seemed seen shed shore skilley sleep snow stood story suffering Tartar tell Tengis thing thought thousand tion told took Torgau tribes Tuatha Danaans turned Uncle Billy Unpardonable Unpardonable Sin vast Weseloff whole wild Wolga words wretched Zebek Zebek-Dorchi دو
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الصفحة 136 - But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
الصفحة 125 - And for your country, boy," and the words rattled in his throat, " and for that flag," and he pointed to the ship, " never dream a dream but of serving her as she bids you, though the service carry you through a thousand hells. No matter what happens to you, no matter who flatters you or who abuses you, never look at another flag, never let a night pass but you pray God to bless that flag. Remember, boy, that behind all these men you have to do...
الصفحة 112 - BREATHES there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ! Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand...
الصفحة 90 - He then endeavored to dissuade Tom Simson from delaying further, but in vain. He even pointed out the fact that there was no provision, nor means of making a camp. But, unluckily, the Innocent met this objection by assuring the party that he was provided with an extra mule loaded with provisions, and by the discovery of a rude attempt at a loghouse near the trail. " Piney can stay with Mrs. Oakhurst," said the Innocent, pointing to the Duchess,
الصفحة 112 - From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, — Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
الصفحة 93 - ... and had accidentally stampeded the animals. He dropped a warning to the Duchess and Mother Shipton, who of course knew the facts of their associate's defection. "They'll find out the truth about us all when they find out anything," he added significantly, " and there's no good frightening them now.
الصفحة 132 - I will tell you everything you ask about. Only, where shall I begin ? ' " O the blessed smile that crept over his white face ! and he pressed my hand and said, ' God bless you ! ' ' Tell me their names,' he said, and he pointed to the stars on the flag. ' The last I know is Ohio. My father lived in Kentucky. But I have guessed Michigan and Indiana and Mississippi, — that was where Fort Adams is, — they make twenty. But where are your other fourteen ? You have not cut up any of the old ones,...
الصفحة 87 - ... uttermost limit of Poker Flat was reached, the leader spoke briefly and to the point. The exiles were forbidden to return at the peril of their lives. As the escort disappeared, their pent-up feelings found vent in a few hysterical tears from the Duchess, some bad language from Mother Shipton, and a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy. The philosophic Oakhurst alone remained silent. He listened calmly to Mother Shipton's desire to cut somebody's heart out, to the repeated statements...
الصفحة 105 - I would never have heard of him, reader, but that, when the president of the court asked him at the close whether he wished to say anything to show that he had always been faithful to the United States, he cried out, in a fit of frenzy, — " D — n the United States ! I wish I may never hear of the United States again ! " I suppose he did not know how the words shocked old Colonel Morgan, who was holding the court.
الصفحة 96 - She then set herself to the task of amusing " the child," as she and the Duchess were pleased to call Piney. Piney...