Short Stories, Old and NewCharles Alphonso Smith Ginn, 1916 - 292 من الصفحات |
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... fall , thou shalt not prevail against him , but shalt surely fall before him . 14. And while they were yet talking with him , came the king's chamberlains , and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared . CHAPTER ...
... fall , thou shalt not prevail against him , but shalt surely fall before him . 14. And while they were yet talking with him , came the king's chamberlains , and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared . CHAPTER ...
الصفحة 48
... was of no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; everything about it went wrong , and would go wrong , in spite of him . His fences were continually falling 48 SHORT STORIES.
... was of no use to work on his farm ; it was the most pestilent little piece of ground in the whole country ; everything about it went wrong , and would go wrong , in spite of him . His fences were continually falling 48 SHORT STORIES.
الصفحة 49
Charles Alphonso Smith. in spite of him . His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cow would either go astray or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than anywhere else ; the rain always made ...
Charles Alphonso Smith. in spite of him . His fences were continually falling to pieces ; his cow would either go astray or get among the cabbages ; weeds were sure to grow quicker in his fields than anywhere else ; the rain always made ...
الصفحة 55
... falling off , and the stock worm - eaten . He now suspected that the grave roisterers of the mountain had put a trick upon him , and , having dosed him with liquor , had robbed him of his gun . Wolf , too , had disap- peared , but he ...
... falling off , and the stock worm - eaten . He now suspected that the grave roisterers of the mountain had put a trick upon him , and , having dosed him with liquor , had robbed him of his gun . Wolf , too , had disap- peared , but he ...
الصفحة 65
... fall . The second part begins with the short para- graph on page 91 , beginning " When , at length , we had con- cluded our examination , " etc. Notice how skillfully the interest is preserved and even heightened as the plot passes from ...
... fall . The second part begins with the short para- graph on page 91 , beginning " When , at length , we had con- cluded our examination , " etc. Notice how skillfully the interest is preserved and even heightened as the plot passes from ...
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الصفحة 12 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law : and if I perish, I perish.
الصفحة 55 - what excuse shall I make to Dame Van Winkle!" He looked round for his gun, but in place of the clean welloiled fowling-piece, he found an old firelock lying by him, the barrel incrusted with rust, the lock falling off, and the stock worm-eaten.
الصفحة 46 - WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are seen away to the west of the river, swelling up to a noble height, and lording it over the surrounding country.
الصفحة 55 - ... that his heart turned within him, and his knees smote together. His companion now emptied the contents of the keg into large flagons, and made signs to him to wait upon the company. He obeyed with fear and trembling ; they quaffed the liquor in profound silence, and then returned to their game.
الصفحة 48 - Certain it is, that he was a great favorite among aH the good wives of the village, who, as usual with the amiable sex, took his part in all family squabbles ; and never failed, whenever they talked those matters over in their evening gossipings, to lay all the blame on Dame Van Winkle.
الصفحة 129 - And your brother, Tiny Tim. And Martha warn't as late last Christmas Day by half an hour." 'Here's Martha, mother,' said a girl, appearing as she spoke. 'Here's Martha, mother!
الصفحة 7 - In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
الصفحة 129 - Well! Never mind so long as you are come," said Mrs. Cratchit. "Sit ye down before the fire, my dear, and have a warm, Lord bless ye!" "No no! There's father coming," cried the two young Cratchits, who were everywhere at once.
الصفحة 285 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
الصفحة 58 - He entered the house, which to tell the truth, Dame Van Winkle had always kept in neat order. It was empty, forlorn, and apparently abandoned.