His Natural Life, Volumen2R. Bentley, 1875 |
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... hold of the reeds . The clumsy bundle presenting too great a broadside to the stream , whirled round and round , and was once or twice nearly sucked under . At length , however , breathless and exhausted , he gained the op- posite bank ...
... hold of the reeds . The clumsy bundle presenting too great a broadside to the stream , whirled round and round , and was once or twice nearly sucked under . At length , however , breathless and exhausted , he gained the op- posite bank ...
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... hold the bent rod without allow- ing it to escape by reason of its elasticity , and which would yet " give " to a slight pull on the gut . After many failures , however , this happy medium was discovered ; and Rufus Dawes , concealing ...
... hold the bent rod without allow- ing it to escape by reason of its elasticity , and which would yet " give " to a slight pull on the gut . After many failures , however , this happy medium was discovered ; and Rufus Dawes , concealing ...
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... feared that he should be compelled to let go his hold . But his muscles , steeled in the slow fire of convict - labour , withstood this last strain upon them , and , half - suffocated , with bursting A Wonderful Day's Work . 21.
... feared that he should be compelled to let go his hold . But his muscles , steeled in the slow fire of convict - labour , withstood this last strain upon them , and , half - suffocated , with bursting A Wonderful Day's Work . 21.
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... hold of her , and in the hour of safety the child had forgotten her preserver . Rufus Dawes , overcome by this last cruel stroke of fortune , sat down in the stern of the boat , with the child in his arms , speechless . Frere , feeding ...
... hold of her , and in the hour of safety the child had forgotten her preserver . Rufus Dawes , overcome by this last cruel stroke of fortune , sat down in the stern of the boat , with the child in his arms , speechless . Frere , feeding ...
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... hold him guitless , Dawes . He will not hold him guiltless , remember . No , there is to be no inquiry . " " Are they not going to ask her for her story ? " asked Dawes , with a pitiful change of manner . They told me that she was to be ...
... hold him guitless , Dawes . He will not hold him guiltless , remember . No , there is to be no inquiry . " " Are they not going to ask her for her story ? " asked Dawes , with a pitiful change of manner . They told me that she was to be ...
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