The Ship-dwellers: A Story of a Happy CruiseHarper and brothers, 1910 - 393 pages |
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... matter . The air was fine and salt and invigorating . The old Quaker City had been held by storm at anchor in the lower bay . We were already down the Narrows and heading straight for the open sea . Land presently lost its detail and ...
... matter . The air was fine and salt and invigorating . The old Quaker City had been held by storm at anchor in the lower bay . We were already down the Narrows and heading straight for the open sea . Land presently lost its detail and ...
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... matter a little , and after concluding to sink , suddenly set out in a long , slow , upward slide for the moon , I knew that her displacement was all that is claimed . for it , and I prepared for the worst ; so did Laura , and started ...
... matter a little , and after concluding to sink , suddenly set out in a long , slow , upward slide for the moon , I knew that her displacement was all that is claimed . for it , and I prepared for the worst ; so did Laura , and started ...
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... matter ; there is no such man . But it was bright next morning , though a heavy sea was still running . I was by no means perfectly happy , but I struggled on deck quite early , and found company . A stout youngish man was marching ...
... matter ; there is no such man . But it was bright next morning , though a heavy sea was still running . I was by no means perfectly happy , but I struggled on deck quite early , and found company . A stout youngish man was marching ...
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... matter of knowledge , and we shall get it from first hands . We shall no longer confuse Upper and Lower Egypt , or a peristyle with a stadium . We are going to know about these things . That is why we are 18 The Ship - Dwellers.
... matter of knowledge , and we shall get it from first hands . We shall no longer confuse Upper and Lower Egypt , or a peristyle with a stadium . We are going to know about these things . That is why we are 18 The Ship - Dwellers.
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... matter of our amusements , picture - puzzles seem to be in the lead . They are fascinating things , They sell them on this ship , once one gets the habit . and nearly everybody has one or more . The tables in the forward cabin are full ...
... matter of our amusements , picture - puzzles seem to be in the lead . They are fascinating things , They sell them on this ship , once one gets the habit . and nearly everybody has one or more . The tables in the forward cabin are full ...
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Page 136 - Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 32 IT And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
Page 135 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page 31 - Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and, sitting well in order, smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down: It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho...
Page 99 - And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Page 135 - Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say ? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods : because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Page 300 - For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Page 274 - And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain.
Page 135 - May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For all the Athenians, and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell or to hear some new thing...
Page 300 - Reader. Because of the Temple which is destroyed, Because of the walls which are broken down, Because of our greatness which is departed, Because of the precious stones of the Temple ground to powder, Because of our priests who have erred and gone astray, Because of our kings who have contemned God — People. We sit alone and weep.
Page 226 - And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.