Lawrie Todd: Or, The Settlers in the Woods, Volumen1H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
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... moved by a strange envy , questioning wherefore I was made so uncomely , and doomed to be so poor , while others were favoured with beauty and riches ; anon a ray of blessedness would break through the gloom of my spirit , and I would ...
... moved by a strange envy , questioning wherefore I was made so uncomely , and doomed to be so poor , while others were favoured with beauty and riches ; anon a ray of blessedness would break through the gloom of my spirit , and I would ...
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... moved into one of my green flower - pots . then bought it of the man - but observe - not with the intention of selling it again , but only to adorn my counter , and to let people see how handsomely the pots looked when a plant was in ...
... moved into one of my green flower - pots . then bought it of the man - but observe - not with the intention of selling it again , but only to adorn my counter , and to let people see how handsomely the pots looked when a plant was in ...
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... moved poor Alek into a neighbouring boarding- house , I went for a doctor that lived hard by , who presently took blood from him , and we put him to bed very ill . I then went home and told my wife , and we agreed , both for humanity ...
... moved poor Alek into a neighbouring boarding- house , I went for a doctor that lived hard by , who presently took blood from him , and we put him to bed very ill . I then went home and told my wife , and we agreed , both for humanity ...
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... moved her hand in a way that at once be- spoke silence , and told of the presence of sor- row ; a second glance at the group informed me that one of the children was not there , " What is this ! and where is Sarah ? " said I , scarcely ...
... moved her hand in a way that at once be- spoke silence , and told of the presence of sor- row ; a second glance at the group informed me that one of the children was not there , " What is this ! and where is Sarah ? " said I , scarcely ...
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... moved my chair to the table at the window , and sat with my cheek upon my hand , looking out to the stars , and re- calling to mind all that had happened to me since I left my father's house . " Why is it , " said I to myself , " that ...
... moved my chair to the table at the window , and sat with my cheek upon my hand , looking out to the stars , and re- calling to mind all that had happened to me since I left my father's house . " Why is it , " said I to myself , " that ...
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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...