The British Novelists: With an Essay, and Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volume 16, Part 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1820 - English literature |
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... thing , viz . that this was the state of life which all other people en- vied ; that kings have frequently lamented the mi- serable consequences of being born to great things , and wished they had been placed in the middle of two ...
... thing , viz . that this was the state of life which all other people en- vied ; that kings have frequently lamented the mi- serable consequences of being born to great things , and wished they had been placed in the middle of two ...
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... thing with resolution enough to go through with it , and my father had better give me his consent than force me to go without it ; that I was now eighteen years old , which was too late to go apprentice to a trade , or clerk to an ...
... thing with resolution enough to go through with it , and my father had better give me his consent than force me to go without it ; that I was now eighteen years old , which was too late to go apprentice to a trade , or clerk to an ...
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... thing snug and close , that the ship might ride as easy as possible . By noon the sea went very high indeed , and our ship rode forecastle in , shipped several seas , and we thought , once or twice , our anchor had come home ; upon ...
... thing snug and close , that the ship might ride as easy as possible . By noon the sea went very high indeed , and our ship rode forecastle in , shipped several seas , and we thought , once or twice , our anchor had come home ; upon ...
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... things ready as he directed , and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean , her ensign and pendants out , and every thing to accom- modate his guests ; when , by and by , my patron came on board alone , and told me his guests ...
... things ready as he directed , and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean , her ensign and pendants out , and every thing to accom- modate his guests ; when , by and by , my patron came on board alone , and told me his guests ...
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... thing needful , we sailed out of the port to fish . The castle , which is at the entrance of the port , knew who we were , and took no notice of us ; and we were not above a mile out of the port , before we hauled in our sail , and set ...
... thing needful , we sailed out of the port to fish . The castle , which is at the entrance of the port , knew who we were , and took no notice of us ; and we were not above a mile out of the port , before we hauled in our sail , and set ...
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Page 170 - It happened one day about noon, going towards my boat, I was exceedingly surprised with the print of a man's naked foot on the shore, which was very plain to be seen in the sand. I stood like one thunderstruck, or as if I had seen an apparition.
Page 174 - Upon this, rising cheerfully out of my bed, my heart was not only comforted, but I was guided and encouraged to pray earnestly to God for deliverance. When I had done praying, I took up my Bible, and opening it to read, the first words that presented to me were, " Wait on the Lord, and be of good cheer, and He shall strengthen thy heart; wait, I say, on the Lord.
Page 174 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 226 - I smiled at him, and looked pleasantly, and beckoned to him to come still nearer : at length he came close to me ; and then he kneeled down again, kissed the ground, and laid his head upon the ground, and taking me by the foot, set my foot upon his head ; this, it seems, was in token of swearing to be mv slave for ever.
Page 64 - what art thou good for? Thou art not worth to me, no, not the taking off of the ground; one of those knives is worth all this heap.