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Page 141
... seemed to dip into the sea and imbue it with their own blackness ; the very winds rested and came at intervals in sud- den gusts ; while the tremendous column , curving downwards almost directly over our heads , seemed to command the ...
... seemed to dip into the sea and imbue it with their own blackness ; the very winds rested and came at intervals in sud- den gusts ; while the tremendous column , curving downwards almost directly over our heads , seemed to command the ...
Page 201
... seemed fixed upon him . The fate of Rome seemed to have retired to his tower - like person as to a fortress , and thence to look down upon the petty struggles of traitors and assassins . He stood in the gorgeous foldings of his robes ...
... seemed fixed upon him . The fate of Rome seemed to have retired to his tower - like person as to a fortress , and thence to look down upon the petty struggles of traitors and assassins . He stood in the gorgeous foldings of his robes ...
Page 374
... seemed as if all the sweet- meats and sugar plums , which she had swallowed , in the course of her life , had turned to vinegar , and converted her into a mass of acidity . She forgot that sweet things - such as girls and plum cakes ...
... seemed as if all the sweet- meats and sugar plums , which she had swallowed , in the course of her life , had turned to vinegar , and converted her into a mass of acidity . She forgot that sweet things - such as girls and plum cakes ...
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