Tonnewonte; Or, The Adopted Son of America: A Tale, Containing Scenes from Real LifeDaniel Steele & Son, 1825 - 275 страници |
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... soon be four years old , Mama say toder day ; but where be mama , pauvre sick mama ? Ah mon cher Monsieur , bring me to mama . Oh Jo- seph , Joseph , ou es tu ? " " My dear little boy , " said the gentleman , " will you go home with me ...
... soon be four years old , Mama say toder day ; but where be mama , pauvre sick mama ? Ah mon cher Monsieur , bring me to mama . Oh Jo- seph , Joseph , ou es tu ? " " My dear little boy , " said the gentleman , " will you go home with me ...
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... Soon the table , laid in the best room , groans be- neath the weight of various kinds of cakes , every va- riety of fruit , preserved in every variety of manner ; dried ham , dried beef , cheese , hot rolls and buttery tea , & c ...
... Soon the table , laid in the best room , groans be- neath the weight of various kinds of cakes , every va- riety of fruit , preserved in every variety of manner ; dried ham , dried beef , cheese , hot rolls and buttery tea , & c ...
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... soon lost in its mazes ; but here he had his arguments to himself . The old people checked the prophane suggestions , sometimes engendered in the fertile im- agination of their son ; while sister Martha follow- ed , with cautious steps ...
... soon lost in its mazes ; but here he had his arguments to himself . The old people checked the prophane suggestions , sometimes engendered in the fertile im- agination of their son ; while sister Martha follow- ed , with cautious steps ...
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... soon found that a capital of five dollars would not set a man up in business at New - York ; nor did his learning command the respect it did in his native village . Some had even the effrontery to laugh at what they termed his rusticity ...
... soon found that a capital of five dollars would not set a man up in business at New - York ; nor did his learning command the respect it did in his native village . Some had even the effrontery to laugh at what they termed his rusticity ...
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... soon inspired his host and hostess with a wonderful opinion of the learning and acquire- ments of their guest . In the course of the evening , he learnt that the vil- lage school was vacant ; the former incumbent hav- ing abandoned his ...
... soon inspired his host and hostess with a wonderful opinion of the learning and acquire- ments of their guest . In the course of the evening , he learnt that the vil- lage school was vacant ; the former incumbent hav- ing abandoned his ...
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acquaintance America appearance arms assistance attention aunt Martha Beaumont Bleeker bosom breakfast brother brought Brutus Cato chateau cher child Cler Connecticut Count Leuchenburg countenance cried Theodore daugh daughter dear door endeavor enquired Ephraim Marvin Evelina exclaimed eyes farm father feel forest former fortune France gazed hand happy hastened hastily heart hope horse impatient Jeannette lady land Lany Lavol length Luneville Madame Mademoiselle mama Marchemain Marquis de Beaucaire Marquis des Abbayes massa William master Master Theodore mind Miss Marvin Mons Monsieur le Marquis morning mother native never New-York night nurse old gentleman passed pensively possession present Provence regiment remained retired scarcely scene seated seemed sister Martha soon stranger supper Theodore de Clermont ther thought tion Tonnewonte took Vanderhausen walked wife William Parker wish woman woodsman young youth
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Страница 109 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Страница 139 - Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind, As different good, by Art or Nature given, To different nations makes their blessings even.
Страница 39 - And past those settlers' haunts the eye might roam Where earth's unliving silence all would seem ; Save where on rocks the beaver built his dome, Or buffalo remote low'd far from human home. But silent not that adverse eastern path,. Which saw Aurora's hills th...
Страница 25 - A stranger yet to pain! I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow, As waving fresh their gladsome wing My weary soul they seem to soothe, And, redolent of joy and youth, To breathe a second spring.
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Страница 255 - With thee conversing I forget all time ; All seasons and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower...
Страница 53 - Heaven descends in showers; or bends the bough, When Summer reddens, and when Autumn beams ; Or in the wintry glebe whatever lies Conceal'd, and fattens with the richest sap...
Страница 101 - ... that it was much better to fall into the hands of God, than into those of his enemies.