Munsey's Magazine for ..., Volume 20Frank A. Munsey & Company, 1899 |
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... mother and my sister and my mistress whom I serve till death , for she saved me from death , and her name is Swallow . " Now , at this word " Swallow " most of those present started , and some ut- tered exclamations of surprise , espe ...
... mother and my sister and my mistress whom I serve till death , for she saved me from death , and her name is Swallow . " Now , at this word " Swallow " most of those present started , and some ut- tered exclamations of surprise , espe ...
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... mother , when we learned that she had vanished quite away , and that none could tell what her fate had been . At first she thought of bidding Zinti slip away un- der cover of the night , but Sihamba showed her that even if she could do ...
... mother , when we learned that she had vanished quite away , and that none could tell what her fate had been . At first she thought of bidding Zinti slip away un- der cover of the night , but Sihamba showed her that even if she could do ...
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... mother , and a strange man whom she did not know , but who , she guessed , must have been roused from 66 45 his sleep , for his hair was disheveled and he was half dressed . To this man she heard me talking . The fever runs so high ...
... mother , and a strange man whom she did not know , but who , she guessed , must have been roused from 66 45 his sleep , for his hair was disheveled and he was half dressed . To this man she heard me talking . The fever runs so high ...
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... Mother , " he said , for so he still named me , " did you see Suzanne ? " " Hush , Ralph , " I answered , “ you are talking foolishly ; wherever Su- zanne may be , alas ! she is not here . " " She was here just now , " he said , smiling ...
... Mother , " he said , for so he still named me , " did you see Suzanne ? " " Hush , Ralph , " I answered , “ you are talking foolishly ; wherever Su- zanne may be , alas ! she is not here . " " She was here just now , " he said , smiling ...
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... mother should be here Mrs. Masterson , I mean ? Is she in the house ? " " No , " she said , her face flaming scarlet ; for pride had conquered pain . She hated him . Oh , how she hated him and the hideous dress which in her foolish ...
... mother should be here Mrs. Masterson , I mean ? Is she in the house ? " " No , " she said , her face flaming scarlet ; for pride had conquered pain . She hated him . Oh , how she hated him and the hideous dress which in her foolish ...
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Page 445 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 443 - Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Page 444 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 60 - A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit.
Page 443 - Congress. It is a solemn responsibility. I have exhausted every effort to relieve the intolerable condition of affairs which is at our doors. Prepared to execute every obligation imposed upon me by the Constitution and the law, I await your action.
Page 125 - ... we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any other manner their destiny, by any European power in any other light than as a manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States.
Page 443 - Maine, by whatever exterior cause, is a patent and impressive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is intolerable.
Page 442 - The present condition of affairs in Cuba is a constant menace to our peace and entails upon this government an enormous expense. With such a conflict waged for years in an island so near us and with which our people have such trade and business relations...
Page 126 - ... it is scarcely possible to resist the conviction that the annexation of Cuba to our federal republic will be indispensable to the continuance and integrity of the Union itself.
Page 442 - The prospect of such a protraction and conclusion of the present strife is a contingency hardly to be contemplated with equanimity by the civilized world, and least of all by the United States, affected and injured as we are, deeply and intimately by its very existence.