Lonz Powers: Or, The Regulators: A Romance of KentuckyLippincott, Grambo & Company, 1850 |
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... ready to wind up his mortal coil . But as it was , taking his own words for it , and the family record , and the say - so of the old woman who had some hand in aiding his first debut upon this sublunary globe , and who should know ...
... ready to wind up his mortal coil . But as it was , taking his own words for it , and the family record , and the say - so of the old woman who had some hand in aiding his first debut upon this sublunary globe , and who should know ...
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... ready eye , and steady hand . His life and fortune had both been well- nigh spent in his devotion to the course - his horses had always been his hobby - he loved them with an affection somewhat simi- lar to that he bore his children ...
... ready eye , and steady hand . His life and fortune had both been well- nigh spent in his devotion to the course - his horses had always been his hobby - he loved them with an affection somewhat simi- lar to that he bore his children ...
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... ready money , and the sale of the mares would have made me easy . I borrowed some money , as you perhaps know , to supply your demands while at college , from that old skinflint down on the river , paying him an enormous usury for the ...
... ready money , and the sale of the mares would have made me easy . I borrowed some money , as you perhaps know , to supply your demands while at college , from that old skinflint down on the river , paying him an enormous usury for the ...
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... ready for the chase in the bottom ; and it is high time , if you wish to see any sport , to be mounted and off . Old Ned will be proud to see his young masters on the back of his favourites , and I will now hurry to complete my toilet ...
... ready for the chase in the bottom ; and it is high time , if you wish to see any sport , to be mounted and off . Old Ned will be proud to see his young masters on the back of his favourites , and I will now hurry to complete my toilet ...
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... ready the steeds of his young masters , we will give the reader a more particular introduction to them - for they are destined to be the heroes of our story . The eldest , Lonz , was about twenty - five years of age , straight , erect ...
... ready the steeds of his young masters , we will give the reader a more particular introduction to them - for they are destined to be the heroes of our story . The eldest , Lonz , was about twenty - five years of age , straight , erect ...
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Lonz Powers: Or, the Regulators: A Romance of Kentucky;, Volumen1 James Weir Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
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arms BARRY CORNWALL beautiful bloody Bob Allston bosom brave bright brother Burton Captain cockney Colonel companions continued crime curse danger dark dead death Dick doubt dread dreams enemy escape excited exclaimed face fancy fate father fear fierce flatboat followed forest Fort Massac fox-hunting friends gaze girls give guilty hand happy head heard heart heavy Hermitage honour hope horse hour hurried Iago joker Julia justice Kentucky knew laughed Lonz look Lordy loving band M'Connel memory merry Monk Morten murder murmured Napier never night O'Rourke Old Sisk once Othello person Pilot Pilot Rock pleasant pleasure poor present prisoner punishment reckless Regulators remember replied robbers rock scene shouted silent sleep smile soon sorrow soul steamboats stranger tears terrible thieving band thing thought tone trembling turned vengeance venison victim voice wife wild wish wonderful young
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Página 61 - Therefore, prepare thee to cut off the flesh. Shed thou no blood; nor cut thou less nor more, But just a pound of flesh ; If thou tak'st more, Or less than a just pound, — be it but so much As makes it light, or heavy, in the substance, Or the division of the twentieth part Of one poor scruple ; nay, if the scale do turn But in the estimation of a hair, — Thou diest, and all thy goods are confiscate.
Página 190 - Their dearest action in the tented field ; And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle ; And, therefore, little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself.
Página 280 - Avaunt ! and quit my sight ! let the earth hide thee! Thy bones are marrowless, thy blood is cold ; Thou hast no speculation in those eyes Which thou dost glare with ! Lady M.
Página 205 - The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife, The royal banner ; and all quality. Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war ! And O, you mortal engines, whose rude throats The immortal Jove's dread clamours counterfeit, Farewell ! Othello's occupation's gone ! lago.
Página 208 - I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice: then must you speak Of one that loved not wisely but too well ; Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away Richer than all his tribe...
Página 134 - Mountains have fallen, Leaving a gap in the clouds, and with the shock Rocking their Alpine brethren ; filling up The ripe green valleys with destruction's splinters ; Damming the rivers with a sudden dash, Which crush'd the waters into mist, and made Their fountains find another channel — thus, Thus, in its old age, did Mount Rosenberg— Why stood I not beneath it ? C.
Página 223 - Nor lonely the bird, nor his ghastly mate, They are each unto each a pride : Thrice fonder, perhaps, since a strange, dark fate Hath rent them from all beside! So when the night falls, and dogs do howl, Sing, ho! for the reign of the horned owl! We know not alway Who are kings by day, But the king of the night is the bold brown owl!
Página 208 - No more of that. I pray you, in your letters, When you shall these unlucky deeds relate, Speak of me as I am ; nothing extenuate, Nor set down aught in malice...
Página 208 - Of one that loved not wisely but too well ; Of one not easily jealous, but being wrought Perplex'd in the extreme ; of one whose hand, Like the base Indian, threw a pearl away Richer than all his tribe ; of one whose subdued eyes, Albeit unused to the melting mood, Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their medicinal gum.
Página 235 - Marched boldly up, like our trained band, Presented, and away. When all the meat was on the table, What man of knife, or teeth, was able To stay to be entreated?