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At last this propitious token appeared , and I issued forth into a kind of chamber ,
one side of which was open to the air and allowed me to catch a portion of the
chequered sky . This spectacle never before excited such exquisite sensations in
...
At last this propitious token appeared , and I issued forth into a kind of chamber ,
one side of which was open to the air and allowed me to catch a portion of the
chequered sky . This spectacle never before excited such exquisite sensations in
...
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On that head of romantic passion and sympathetic union , she continued deeply
excitable , and strongly imaginative , beyond the period of age when those who
have been gifted with the kind of attractions which she lacked , lose much of their
...
On that head of romantic passion and sympathetic union , she continued deeply
excitable , and strongly imaginative , beyond the period of age when those who
have been gifted with the kind of attractions which she lacked , lose much of their
...
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... of the best kind . The perpetual shower of cannon balls and bursting of bomb -
shells was not a matter of complaint , for this was soldier's luck ; to be shot at was
our vocation ; and as we failed not to amuse ourselves at the batteries during a ...
... of the best kind . The perpetual shower of cannon balls and bursting of bomb -
shells was not a matter of complaint , for this was soldier's luck ; to be shot at was
our vocation ; and as we failed not to amuse ourselves at the batteries during a ...
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Our country , however , still forgot us , and I know not what would have become of
us , had it not been for one kind - hearted gentleman . He was a Quaker
gentleman ; and the Quakers , you know , are famed for benevolence . Slipping
out of ...
Our country , however , still forgot us , and I know not what would have become of
us , had it not been for one kind - hearted gentleman . He was a Quaker
gentleman ; and the Quakers , you know , are famed for benevolence . Slipping
out of ...
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... and Pastora kind , He laughed at toil , with health and vigour bless'd ; For days
of labour brought their nights of rest : But now in rags , ambitious for a name , The
fool of faction , and the dupe of fame , His conscience haunts him with his guilty ...
... and Pastora kind , He laughed at toil , with health and vigour bless'd ; For days
of labour brought their nights of rest : But now in rags , ambitious for a name , The
fool of faction , and the dupe of fame , His conscience haunts him with his guilty ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Philadelphia Book, Or, Specimens of Metropolitan Literature |
| Autor | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau |
| Editor | Key & Biddle, 1836 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 28 Feb. 2006 |
| Largo | 380 páginas |
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