The Scrap-book, Or, A Selection of Interesting and Authentic AnecdotesChambers and Hallagan, 1825 - 180 страници |
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... suffer for it ; I never pardon any , and therefore there are very few to be pu- nished in my department . " The Duke still urged his . request ; on which the prince said , " Let the matter be inquired into , and if your Grace has not ...
... suffer for it ; I never pardon any , and therefore there are very few to be pu- nished in my department . " The Duke still urged his . request ; on which the prince said , " Let the matter be inquired into , and if your Grace has not ...
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... suffered the severe punish- ment allotted by the laws of Holland to servants who rob their masters . Her conduct whilst confined , was so ex- emplary , and her character had stood so fair , previous to the imputed offence , that her ...
... suffered the severe punish- ment allotted by the laws of Holland to servants who rob their masters . Her conduct whilst confined , was so ex- emplary , and her character had stood so fair , previous to the imputed offence , that her ...
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... suffered , while she was surveying herself in a glass in her dressing room , and when as she supposed With a palpitating heart she hastened no one was near . He was This to her master , and told him what had occurred . a magistrate ...
... suffered , while she was surveying herself in a glass in her dressing room , and when as she supposed With a palpitating heart she hastened no one was near . He was This to her master , and told him what had occurred . a magistrate ...
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... suffer institutions to decline , which have been formed " to preserve all sick persons and young children ; to provide for the fatherless and widows in their affliction ; to raise up the broken- hearted , and to be the friends of the ...
... suffer institutions to decline , which have been formed " to preserve all sick persons and young children ; to provide for the fatherless and widows in their affliction ; to raise up the broken- hearted , and to be the friends of the ...
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... suffer me to act otherwise . Behave better for the future ; and instead of censuring me , pity my being reduced to so cruel a necessity . " So extraordinary an act of justice gained him the accla- mations and praise of the whole city ...
... suffer me to act otherwise . Behave better for the future ; and instead of censuring me , pity my being reduced to so cruel a necessity . " So extraordinary an act of justice gained him the accla- mations and praise of the whole city ...
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Страница 63 - So I thought to myself, since I cannot do any business to-day, I may as well go to the meeting too, and I went with him. There stood up a man in black, and began to talk to the people very angrily. I did not understand what he said; but perceiving that he looked much at me, and at Hanson...
Страница 10 - Basks in the glare, or stems the tepid wave, And thanks his gods for all the good they gave. Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we roam, His first, best country, ever is at home.
Страница 63 - This made it clear to me, that my suspicion was right; and, that whatever they pretended of meeting to learn good things, the real purpose was to consult how to cheat Indians in the price of beaver. Consider but a little, Conrad, and you must be of my opinion. If they met so often to learn good things, they would certainly have learned some before this time.
Страница 63 - I cannot give so much; I cannot give more than three shillings and sixpence.' I then spoke to several other dealers, but they all sung the same song, three and sixpence, three and sixpence.
Страница 83 - Slaves cannot breathe in England ; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their shackles fall.
Страница 62 - Conrad answered all his questions; and when the discourse began to flag, the Indian, to continue it, said, "Conrad, you have lived long among the white people, and know something of their customs; I have been sometimes at Albany, and have observed that once in seven days they shut up their shops and assemble all in the great house; tell me what it is for? What do they do there?" "They meet there," says Conrad, "to hear and learn good things.
Страница 62 - Canassetego, an old acquaintance, who embraced him, spread furs for him to sit on, and placed before him some boiled beans and venison, and mixed some rum and water for his drink. When he was well refreshed, and had lit his pipe...
Страница 63 - I imagined he was angry at seeing me there ; so I went out, sat down near the house, struck fire, and lit my pipe, waiting till the meeting should break up. I thought too, that the man had mentioned something of beaver, and I suspected it might be the subject of their meeting. So when they came out I accosted my merchant. Well, Hans, says I, I hope you have agreed to give more than four shillings a pound?
Страница 19 - When a stranger arrives, his smell immediately and invariably informs him of the circumstance, and directs him to the place where the stranger is, whom he proceeds to survey by the sense of touch. In the remote situation where he resides, male...
Страница 47 - No guest must be dismissed in the evening by a housekeeper. He is sent by the retiring sun; and whether he come in fit season or unseasonably, he must not sojourn in the house without entertainment. Let...