The First Lieutenant's Story, Volume 140Routledge, 1856 - 455 pages |
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... rushed over his mind at that moment , and completely overwhelmed him . He remembered so well his own words : " Joy on the one side , sorrow on the other , lift the soul to God ; " and as he felt how little that was now his own ...
... rushed over his mind at that moment , and completely overwhelmed him . He remembered so well his own words : " Joy on the one side , sorrow on the other , lift the soul to God ; " and as he felt how little that was now his own ...
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... rushed up the little knoll which hid that part of the town and shore from me , and then saw that a soli- tary house , standing near the sea , was in one blaze of fire . In a moment I was before it , in the midst of a motley crowd " " 66 ...
... rushed up the little knoll which hid that part of the town and shore from me , and then saw that a soli- tary house , standing near the sea , was in one blaze of fire . In a moment I was before it , in the midst of a motley crowd " " 66 ...
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... rushed upon him , strangled him , chucked him through the window , or performed any , or every other prank of absurd insanity and horror . And all for what ? I have often thought of it since . Be- cause the poor man told me he had seen ...
... rushed upon him , strangled him , chucked him through the window , or performed any , or every other prank of absurd insanity and horror . And all for what ? I have often thought of it since . Be- cause the poor man told me he had seen ...
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... rushed across the narrow street , and with nods innumerable , showered with a rapidity I had thought human muscles incapable of , assured me that it was the house I was seeking . 46 La casa del Generale Sydney ! " ( The house of General ...
... rushed across the narrow street , and with nods innumerable , showered with a rapidity I had thought human muscles incapable of , assured me that it was the house I was seeking . 46 La casa del Generale Sydney ! " ( The house of General ...
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... from the anxious anticipations which had , for days before , occu- pied them ; but now again they rushed upon me with that force which every one with strong feelings has probably felt , THE FIRST - LIEUTENANT'S STORY . 13.
... from the anxious anticipations which had , for days before , occu- pied them ; but now again they rushed upon me with that force which every one with strong feelings has probably felt , THE FIRST - LIEUTENANT'S STORY . 13.
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Page 329 - Blest power of sunshine ! — genial Day, What balm, what life is in thy ray ! To feel thee is such real bliss, That had the world no joy but this, To sit in sunshine calm and sweet, — It were a world too exquisite For man to leave it for the gloom, The deep, cold shadow of the tomb.
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