Lawrie Todd: Or, The Settlers in the Woods, Volumen1H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
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... hour and incident ; we were alone , like Abraham and Isaac , in the soli- tude of the mountain - top together . Far into the west , ( the setting sun being then enthroned in the midst of his evening glory , ) beyond the Pentlands , lay ...
... hour and incident ; we were alone , like Abraham and Isaac , in the soli- tude of the mountain - top together . Far into the west , ( the setting sun being then enthroned in the midst of his evening glory , ) beyond the Pentlands , lay ...
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... hour , and that all those who came in time would be admitted . Something , which I have forgotten , detained me too long , for just as I reached the gates , the time had expired , and they were shut . I was both mortified and ...
... hour , and that all those who came in time would be admitted . Something , which I have forgotten , detained me too long , for just as I reached the gates , the time had expired , and they were shut . I was both mortified and ...
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... in what was termed the Northern Campaign , in 1812 or 1813 , was at that time their teacher . The boys before school - hours assembled in our nail - shop , where they used to warm themselves , and amuse away 52 LAWRIE Todd .
... in what was termed the Northern Campaign , in 1812 or 1813 , was at that time their teacher . The boys before school - hours assembled in our nail - shop , where they used to warm themselves , and amuse away 52 LAWRIE Todd .
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... hour . Some- times I would stop for a moment and look after her she was tall , about five feet seven inches , and her face was pale , with sometimes a slight hectical tinge of red on the cheek , and I thought I could read melancholy in ...
... hour . Some- times I would stop for a moment and look after her she was tall , about five feet seven inches , and her face was pale , with sometimes a slight hectical tinge of red on the cheek , and I thought I could read melancholy in ...
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... hour we again met , and continued to do so for some time , still without a wish entering my mind to speak to her . At this period my brother and I had occasion to change our lodging , and we were desirous of being accommodated near the ...
... hour we again met , and continued to do so for some time , still without a wish entering my mind to speak to her . At this period my brother and I had occasion to change our lodging , and we were desirous of being accommodated near the ...
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Página 194 - By and by something like a slight current was observed passing from one to another ; but, thinking only of preserving our fire, we no farther noticed this than by occasionally running out of the shanty into the shower, and scraping a channel to let the water run off into the brook or the river. It was hoped that about noon the rain would slacken ; but in this we were disappointed. It continued to increase, and the ground began to be so flooded, while the brook swelled to a river, that we thought...
Página 197 - I had seen it swelling for some time, but our shanty stood so far above the stream, that I had no fear it would reach us. Scarcely, however, had the axemen escaped from theirs, and planted themselves on the crown of a rising ground nearer to us, where they were hastily constructing another shed, when a tremendous crash and roar was heard at some distance in the woods, higher up the stream. It was so awful, I had almost said so omnipotent, in the sound, that I started on my feet, and shook my treasures...
Página 198 - ... heaving over its spray, a thick continued small rain came on ; and, about an hour after sunset, streaks and breaks in the clouds gave some token that the worst was over ; — it was not, however, so, for about the same time a stream appeared in the hollow, between the rising ground to which the axemen had retired, and the little knoll on which our shanty stood ; at the same time the waters in the river began to swell again. There was on this occasion no abrupt and bursting noise ; but the night...
Página 193 - About daybreak it began to rain, and continued to pour with increasing violence all the morning ; no one thought of stirring abroad who could keep within shelter. My boys and I had for task only to keep the fire at the door of the shanty brisk and blazing, and to notice that the pools which began to form around us did not become too large ; for sometimes, besides the accumulation of the rain, little streams would suddenly break out, and, rushing towards us, would have extinguished our fire, had we...
Página 195 - About three o'clock the skies were dreadfully darkened and overcast. I had never seen such darkness while the sun was above the horizon, and still the rain continued to descend in cataracts, but at fits and intervals. No man, who had not seen the like, would credit the description. Suddenly a sharp flash of lightning, followed by an instantaneous thunder-peal, lightened up all the forest ; and almost in the same moment the rain came lavishing along as if the windows of heaven were opened ; anon another...
Página 67 - Delight thyself in the Lord, and He shall give thee the desire of thy heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord : trust also in Him, and he shall bring it to pass.
Página 64 - Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee; for whither thou goest, I will go; where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God, my God.
Página 106 - I ever heard that there was a geranium in this world ; as, before this, I had no taste for, nor paid any attention to plants. I looked a few minutes at the plant, thought it had a pleasant smell, and that it would look well if removed into one of my green flowerpots, to stand on my counter to draw attention.
Página 199 - In the course of a few minutes the tree was laid across the stream, and we scrambled over, just as the river extinguished our fire and swept our shanty away. This rescue was in itself so wonderful, and the scene had been so terrible, that it was some time after we were safe before I could rouse myself to believe I was not in the fangs of the nightmare. My poor boys clung to me as if still not assured of their security, and I wept upon their necks in the ecstasy of an unspeakable passion of anguish...