George Melville: An American NovelW. R. C. Clark & Company, 1858 - 386 pages |
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... doctor ? " said his wife . " I'se thinkin ' as ' ow this ' ere matter won't bear talkin ' to a doctor ' bout . You see , old ' oman , as ' ow thim fellers ' ul go and ' peach , and it ain't safe fur any on us to stay here over night ...
... doctor ? " said his wife . " I'se thinkin ' as ' ow this ' ere matter won't bear talkin ' to a doctor ' bout . You see , old ' oman , as ' ow thim fellers ' ul go and ' peach , and it ain't safe fur any on us to stay here over night ...
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... doctor ran his probe into the wound to find the bullet . His cries of pain and blasphemy , however , were impotent . The doctor , who was a most skillful surgeon , ordered his patient to be firmly held . In a short time he found and ...
... doctor ran his probe into the wound to find the bullet . His cries of pain and blasphemy , however , were impotent . The doctor , who was a most skillful surgeon , ordered his patient to be firmly held . In a short time he found and ...
Page 80
... Doctor , you're a trump , and no mis- take . Here's a little roll for you , which , in this cause , goes as easy and a little freer than it kum . No questions answered , doctor ; mum's the word ; and we shall be mutu❜ly profitable ...
... Doctor , you're a trump , and no mis- take . Here's a little roll for you , which , in this cause , goes as easy and a little freer than it kum . No questions answered , doctor ; mum's the word ; and we shall be mutu❜ly profitable ...
Page 102
... doctor . The cave must be ' vac- uated . Thy've followed the wagon track . " Halter left the doctor to examine his patients in the cave , and went out himself to look for foot- marks . He soon traced out the trail of the two con ...
... doctor . The cave must be ' vac- uated . Thy've followed the wagon track . " Halter left the doctor to examine his patients in the cave , and went out himself to look for foot- marks . He soon traced out the trail of the two con ...
Page 103
... doctor ? that money's all extra ! The tother hun- dred's ready whin the pashunts is konvaleesunt . " After the doctor's departure , Halter set about making arrangements for leaving the cave . a work surrounded with difficulty ; but at ...
... doctor ? that money's all extra ! The tother hun- dred's ready whin the pashunts is konvaleesunt . " After the doctor's departure , Halter set about making arrangements for leaving the cave . a work surrounded with difficulty ; but at ...
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Page 371 - O, let us, then, with heartfelt grief, Draw near unto our God, And pray to him to grant relief, And stay the lifted rod. 4 O righteous Judge, if thou wilt deign To grant us what we need, We pray for time to turn again, And grace to turn indeed.
Page 371 - O let us, then, with heartfelt grief, Draw near unto our GOD, And pray to Him to grant relief, And stay the uplifted rod. O Righteous Judge, if Thou wilt deign To grant us all we need, We pray for time to turn again, And grace to turn indeed.
Page 371 - SINNER, bring not tears alone, Or outward form of prayer, But let it in thy heart be known That penitence is there. 2 To...
Page 13 - t. It breaks my chain ! I held some slack allegiance till this hour — But now my sword's my own. Smile on, my lords ; I scorn to count what feelings, withered hopes, Strong provocations, bitter, burning wrongs, I have within my heart's hot cells shut up, To leave you in your lazy dignities.
Page 128 - ... its sound were causing The charmed ocean's pausing, The waves lie still and gleaming, And the lull'd winds seem dreaming: And the midnight moon is weaving Her bright chain o'er the deep; Whose breast is gently heaving, As an infant's asleep: So the spirit bows before thee, To listen and adore thee; With a full but soft emotion, Like the swell of Summer's ocean.
Page 358 - Court if had anything to say why the sentence of the law should not now be pronounced upon , says nothing.
Page 359 - January next, there and then to be hanged by the neck until dead. And may God have mercy on your soul.
Page 188 - Detroit, in said county and State, being duly sworn, deposes and says that she is a married woman of the age of twenty-one years, having been married to Charles A.
Page 361 - Black and he was sentenced to five years at hard labor in the State Prison at Thomaston.
Page 287 - Hennage scratching his head with one hand, while in the other he held a letter which he was reading.