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His tattered elbow gaped most piteously , And ever as he turned him round , his
skin Did through his stockings peep upon the day.Noting his gloom , unto myself I
said , An if a man did covet single life , Reckless of joys which Matrimony gives ...
His tattered elbow gaped most piteously , And ever as he turned him round , his
skin Did through his stockings peep upon the day.Noting his gloom , unto myself I
said , An if a man did covet single life , Reckless of joys which Matrimony gives ...
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... of the door . Here it was exposed to public view in order to prevent any
suspicion of his death having been occasioned by a wound . The feet were
turned to the door , to signify that he would never return ; and the corpse was
constantly ...
... of the door . Here it was exposed to public view in order to prevent any
suspicion of his death having been occasioned by a wound . The feet were
turned to the door , to signify that he would never return ; and the corpse was
constantly ...
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Not caring to encounter fire - arms in so wild a place , I was turning back , when I
saw a dog hunting about among the bushes , and close after him a young man ,
who came running towards me , not to plunder , as I for an instant apprehended ...
Not caring to encounter fire - arms in so wild a place , I was turning back , when I
saw a dog hunting about among the bushes , and close after him a young man ,
who came running towards me , not to plunder , as I for an instant apprehended ...
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... lighted from a rift , which some convulsion of nature had made in the roof .
Where I stood there ascended a perpetual mist , occasioned by a torrent that
dashed along the rugged pavement below . From these objects I willingly turned
my ...
... lighted from a rift , which some convulsion of nature had made in the roof .
Where I stood there ascended a perpetual mist , occasioned by a torrent that
dashed along the rugged pavement below . From these objects I willingly turned
my ...
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He had a hooked nose that turned to the right , and a crooked mouth that turned
to the left - his face being very much out of drawing — and he had two round eyes
that in colour and expression resembled two hazel - nuts . His lips were “ pea ...
He had a hooked nose that turned to the right , and a crooked mouth that turned
to the left - his face being very much out of drawing — and he had two round eyes
that in colour and expression resembled two hazel - nuts . His lips were “ pea ...
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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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