The Young Wrecker of the Florida Reef: Or, The Trials and Adventures of Fred RansomJames S. Claxton, successor to Wm. S. & Alfred Martien, no. 606 Chestnut Street, 1866 - 381 pages |
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... his arms with glee , and twined his little hands in my shaggy beard ! Sometimes , especially at night , when I return to my lonely chambers , and feel the influence ́of a home where there is no presence of a 10 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
... his arms with glee , and twined his little hands in my shaggy beard ! Sometimes , especially at night , when I return to my lonely chambers , and feel the influence ́of a home where there is no presence of a 10 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
Page 11
... feel- ings which you are now too young to compre- hend , and which I trust that you may never experience . I read , walk , go where my services are needed , I force myself to accomplish set tasks ; but yet , with all this , I am not ...
... feel- ings which you are now too young to compre- hend , and which I trust that you may never experience . I read , walk , go where my services are needed , I force myself to accomplish set tasks ; but yet , with all this , I am not ...
Page 14
... feeling constantly beset me that I must ramble somewhere in the world . I persuaded myself that if my wish were gratified , my propensity might be overcome . It was not long before I imparted these feelings to my father , and beg- ged ...
... feeling constantly beset me that I must ramble somewhere in the world . I persuaded myself that if my wish were gratified , my propensity might be overcome . It was not long before I imparted these feelings to my father , and beg- ged ...
Page 40
... table , with my face buried in my hands , the better to exclude ex- ternal objects , and bring my thoughts to a focus , I did not feel myself to be such an intel- lectual and physical giant as I had deemed myself when 40 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
... table , with my face buried in my hands , the better to exclude ex- ternal objects , and bring my thoughts to a focus , I did not feel myself to be such an intel- lectual and physical giant as I had deemed myself when 40 THE YOUNG WRECKER ,
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... feels . " This was balm indeed to me , for my doubts of my ability to take care of myself weighed lightly in the balance , compared with the heart- ache which I experienced when I allowed my- self , for an instant , to dwell upon the ...
... feels . " This was balm indeed to me , for my doubts of my ability to take care of myself weighed lightly in the balance , compared with the heart- ache which I experienced when I allowed my- self , for an instant , to dwell upon the ...
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