The Port Folio, Volume 5Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1811 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 55
... soon as a fire begins to rage , let these blankets be thrown over the roofs of the houses adjacent to that where the devouring fire prevails ; and if it be in a narrow street , and the wind high , the roofs of the opposite houses ought ...
... soon as a fire begins to rage , let these blankets be thrown over the roofs of the houses adjacent to that where the devouring fire prevails ; and if it be in a narrow street , and the wind high , the roofs of the opposite houses ought ...
Page 57
... soon found to be uncommonly convenient and comfortable . I mean the Spencer , which is now so completely exploded , that I believe there are but two or three in the city , one of which I still venture to wear . The advantages of this ...
... soon found to be uncommonly convenient and comfortable . I mean the Spencer , which is now so completely exploded , that I believe there are but two or three in the city , one of which I still venture to wear . The advantages of this ...
Page 60
... soon , and that the prophet would there deliver to the people the message with which he was intrusted . The zealous missionary determined to be present , and to confront the impostor who was known by the appellation of the Prophet of ...
... soon , and that the prophet would there deliver to the people the message with which he was intrusted . The zealous missionary determined to be present , and to confront the impostor who was known by the appellation of the Prophet of ...
Page 63
... soon to close forever . With pious fervour , he described to his audience , the glory , power and beneficence of the Creator of the whole universe : He told them of the pure delights of the christian Heaven , and of the neverending ...
... soon to close forever . With pious fervour , he described to his audience , the glory , power and beneficence of the Creator of the whole universe : He told them of the pure delights of the christian Heaven , and of the neverending ...
Page 71
... soon spread about the island ; it was known from the sailors that their passenger had been sick on board ; that all kinds of attention were paid him ; that he had received them with great affability and goodness , mingled howe- ver with ...
... soon spread about the island ; it was known from the sailors that their passenger had been sick on board ; that all kinds of attention were paid him ; that he had received them with great affability and goodness , mingled howe- ver with ...
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