Six Selections from Irving's Sketch-book: With Notes, Questions, Etc. for Home and School UseGinn & Company, 1891 - 119 Seiten |
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... round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster . I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain . 105 “ As I was once sailing , " said ...
... round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly , every one had his tale of shipwreck and disaster . I was particularly struck with a short one related by the captain . 105 “ As I was once sailing , " said ...
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... round this floating prison , seeking for his prey ; the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him entrance . A fine day , however , with a tranquil sea and favoring breeze , soon put all these dismal reflections ...
... round this floating prison , seeking for his prey ; the mere starting of a nail , the yawning of a seam , might give him entrance . A fine day , however , with a tranquil sea and favoring breeze , soon put all these dismal reflections ...
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... round the head , a chaplet , turban . ) Coronet ( Lat . corona , crown ; diminutive coronetta , little crown ) , an inferior crown worn by noblemen . 126. That fabled city . In the Arabian Nights ' Entertainment , Sixty- fifth Night ...
... round the head , a chaplet , turban . ) Coronet ( Lat . corona , crown ; diminutive coronetta , little crown ) , an inferior crown worn by noblemen . 126. That fabled city . In the Arabian Nights ' Entertainment , Sixty- fifth Night ...
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... round the tomb of those we love ? The grave should be surrounded by everything that might inspire tenderness and veneration for the dead , or that might win the living to virtue . It is the place , not of dis- gust and dismay , but of ...
... round the tomb of those we love ? The grave should be surrounded by everything that might inspire tenderness and veneration for the dead , or that might win the living to virtue . It is the place , not of dis- gust and dismay , but of ...
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... round on the vacant stalls of the knights and their esquires , and on the rows of dusty but gorgeous banners that were once borne before them , my imagi- 230 nation conjured up the scene when this hall was bright with the valor and ...
... round on the vacant stalls of the knights and their esquires , and on the rows of dusty but gorgeous banners that were once borne before them , my imagi- 230 nation conjured up the scene when this hall was bright with the valor and ...
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