American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 12Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew 1838 |
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... tion , like the poor artizan striving to weave the dewy cob - webs , grasps every hope , be it never so unsubstantial . ' When the day of the trial came , varied and violent emotions pressed upon me . I had spent the previous night in ...
... tion , like the poor artizan striving to weave the dewy cob - webs , grasps every hope , be it never so unsubstantial . ' When the day of the trial came , varied and violent emotions pressed upon me . I had spent the previous night in ...
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... Then Anna's simplicity , frankness , and self - devotion came to recol- lection , and ( I think of it to this day with pleasure , ) for once the scales balanced each other tion held the beam . — 1838. ] 13 The Ambitious Man .
... Then Anna's simplicity , frankness , and self - devotion came to recol- lection , and ( I think of it to this day with pleasure , ) for once the scales balanced each other tion held the beam . — 1838. ] 13 The Ambitious Man .
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... tion held the beam . — but for the last time . Ever after , ambi- ' MONTHS elapsed ; friendships were multiplied ; business increased in proportion ; my visits at the politician's were frequent , and by de- grees , reports buzzed about ...
... tion held the beam . — but for the last time . Ever after , ambi- ' MONTHS elapsed ; friendships were multiplied ; business increased in proportion ; my visits at the politician's were frequent , and by de- grees , reports buzzed about ...
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... tion ; possibly he could return , and find her improved . Ambition once more conquered ; and when in a few months Charles Egerton sailed for England , his bride had scarcely the consciousness to bid him farewell . It is rather ...
... tion ; possibly he could return , and find her improved . Ambition once more conquered ; and when in a few months Charles Egerton sailed for England , his bride had scarcely the consciousness to bid him farewell . It is rather ...
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... tion . Afflictions must come , according to the order of nature . Sick- ness distresses our friends , as well as ourselves ; and their death wounds our hearts . Still , in all these cases , the good man finds peace in the retrospect of ...
... tion . Afflictions must come , according to the order of nature . Sick- ness distresses our friends , as well as ourselves ; and their death wounds our hearts . Still , in all these cases , the good man finds peace in the retrospect of ...
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