American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 17Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1841 |
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... stood , I see the old , primeval wood ; Dark , shadow - like , on either hand I see its solemn waste expand : It climbs the green and cultured hill , It arches o'er the valley's rill ; And leans from cliff and crag , to throw Its wild ...
... stood , I see the old , primeval wood ; Dark , shadow - like , on either hand I see its solemn waste expand : It climbs the green and cultured hill , It arches o'er the valley's rill ; And leans from cliff and crag , to throw Its wild ...
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... stood for a while silent , sullenly gazing at the bordermen , as if mea- suring their strength against his own comparative weakness . The soldiers considering the affair settled , resumed their good humor , and were soon busily engaged ...
... stood for a while silent , sullenly gazing at the bordermen , as if mea- suring their strength against his own comparative weakness . The soldiers considering the affair settled , resumed their good humor , and were soon busily engaged ...
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... stood in the ring , ready for the onset , a great disparity was visible in the appearance of the combatants , the advantage being decidedly on the part of the wagoner . He was in the vigor of life ; big , muscular , hardened by labor ...
... stood in the ring , ready for the onset , a great disparity was visible in the appearance of the combatants , the advantage being decidedly on the part of the wagoner . He was in the vigor of life ; big , muscular , hardened by labor ...
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... stood aghast , each biustering tongue was still , To find the deed so adverse to the will ; The boldest deemed some sudden judgment near , And Maine's brave champions hung their heads for fear . But great events from causes small may ...
... stood aghast , each biustering tongue was still , To find the deed so adverse to the will ; The boldest deemed some sudden judgment near , And Maine's brave champions hung their heads for fear . But great events from causes small may ...
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... stood on the table . An ominous silence reigned in the assembly , something like that which precedes a thunder - storm , when the air is pent and murky , and scarcely a leaf is seen to move . Mr. Cram had not yet arrived , but he was ...
... stood on the table . An ominous silence reigned in the assembly , something like that which precedes a thunder - storm , when the air is pent and murky , and scarcely a leaf is seen to move . Mr. Cram had not yet arrived , but he was ...
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