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Page 111
... hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment . ' Tis to be ascribed to nothing else , that you did not go to Hell the last night ; that you was suffer'd to awake again in this world , after you closed your eyes to sleep ...
... hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment . ' Tis to be ascribed to nothing else , that you did not go to Hell the last night ; that you was suffer'd to awake again in this world , after you closed your eyes to sleep ...
Page 198
... hand came down in his face he caught it in both his own and bit with all the strength of his jaws . The hand had a slippery , muddy taste , but in a second it was warm in his mouth , and there was a sick , salt wetness on his tongue ...
... hand came down in his face he caught it in both his own and bit with all the strength of his jaws . The hand had a slippery , muddy taste , but in a second it was warm in his mouth , and there was a sick , salt wetness on his tongue ...
Page 487
... hand stands picturesquely on the end of it with a coil of rope in his hand ; the pent steam is screaming through the gauge - cocks ; the captain lifts his hand , a bell rings , the wheels stop ; then they turn back , churning the water ...
... hand stands picturesquely on the end of it with a coil of rope in his hand ; the pent steam is screaming through the gauge - cocks ; the captain lifts his hand , a bell rings , the wheels stop ; then they turn back , churning the water ...
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APPROACHING AMERICAN | 1 |
Carl Sandburg Chicago | 34 |
William Saroyan The Oyster and the Pearl | 60 |
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