The Spirit of the English MagazinesMonroe and Francis, 1831 - American periodicals |
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Page 13
... observe when the person came again to bring him food , which he supposed he would do in the same way as before . The mere thought of being approached by a living creature , and the oppor- tunity it might present of learning the doom ...
... observe when the person came again to bring him food , which he supposed he would do in the same way as before . The mere thought of being approached by a living creature , and the oppor- tunity it might present of learning the doom ...
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... observed ; and should he again feel the gentle , tremulous motion of the floor , or the current of air , to seize that mo- ment for giving audible expression to his misery . Some person must be near him , and within reach of his voice ...
... observed ; and should he again feel the gentle , tremulous motion of the floor , or the current of air , to seize that mo- ment for giving audible expression to his misery . Some person must be near him , and within reach of his voice ...
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... observation , aided by the ample oral and written information obtained from persons of intelli- gence ; and often he brings forward the witnesses to tell in their own words their own story . The narra- tive , therefore , is often ...
... observation , aided by the ample oral and written information obtained from persons of intelli- gence ; and often he brings forward the witnesses to tell in their own words their own story . The narra- tive , therefore , is often ...
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... observed my neighbors John Grant and his wife standing on the bank in front . The distance between us was not thirty yards ; yet I could not make them hear for the fearsome roar of the water , which was now quite tremen- dous . Large ...
... observed my neighbors John Grant and his wife standing on the bank in front . The distance between us was not thirty yards ; yet I could not make them hear for the fearsome roar of the water , which was now quite tremen- dous . Large ...
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... observed a hand thrust through the thatch of the house - it worked busily , as if in despair of life - a head soon appear- ed - and then the whole body of old Kerr , who began drawing out his wife and niece . They all crawled along the ...
... observed a hand thrust through the thatch of the house - it worked busily , as if in despair of life - a head soon appear- ed - and then the whole body of old Kerr , who began drawing out his wife and niece . They all crawled along the ...
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