The Spirit of the English MagazinesMonroe and Francis, 1831 - American periodicals |
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Page 12
... seemed to admit the knowledge of his situation , as if it had burst upon him for the first time , fresh in all its appalling hor- rors . He gazed round with an air of doubt and amazement , and took up a handful of the straw upon which ...
... seemed to admit the knowledge of his situation , as if it had burst upon him for the first time , fresh in all its appalling hor- rors . He gazed round with an air of doubt and amazement , and took up a handful of the straw upon which ...
Page 14
... seemed to proceed , he stumbled over something which he judged to be the water ewer . The rush of cold air was no longer perceptible ; and as Vivenzio stretched out his hands , he found himself close to the walls . He remained ...
... seemed to proceed , he stumbled over something which he judged to be the water ewer . The rush of cold air was no longer perceptible ; and as Vivenzio stretched out his hands , he found himself close to the walls . He remained ...
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... seemed to number his own allotted days . Slow- ly and calmly he next surveyed the top and sides , and comprehended all the meaning of the diminished height of the former , as well as of the gradual approximation of the latter . The ...
... seemed to number his own allotted days . Slow- ly and calmly he next surveyed the top and sides , and comprehended all the meaning of the diminished height of the former , as well as of the gradual approximation of the latter . The ...
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... seemed to 2 ATHENEUM , VOL . 5 , 3d series . crack and crumble in the mighty grasp of the iron walls ! Unknow- ing what it is he does , he fumbles in his garment for some weapon of self - destruction . He clenches his throat in his ...
... seemed to 2 ATHENEUM , VOL . 5 , 3d series . crack and crumble in the mighty grasp of the iron walls ! Unknow- ing what it is he does , he fumbles in his garment for some weapon of self - destruction . He clenches his throat in his ...
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... seeming preparation for approaching death . had Vivenzio seated himself on his bier . Then he knelt and prayed fervently ; and sometimes tears would gush from him . The air seemed thick , and he breathed with difficulty ; or it might be ...
... seeming preparation for approaching death . had Vivenzio seated himself on his bier . Then he knelt and prayed fervently ; and sometimes tears would gush from him . The air seemed thick , and he breathed with difficulty ; or it might be ...
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