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... deep , and these are divided by a steep ledge of rocks . Where the spectators of this scene were sitting , they could see in the distance a ship borne with tremendous force by the rising tide into the mouth of the river , and ...
... deep , and these are divided by a steep ledge of rocks . Where the spectators of this scene were sitting , they could see in the distance a ship borne with tremendous force by the rising tide into the mouth of the river , and ...
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... deep dejection , and the old man we saw with her in the morning is standing with an anxious , awe - struck face at the foot of the bed . The doctor feels the pulse of the woman , or rather lays an inquiring finger where the slightest ...
... deep dejection , and the old man we saw with her in the morning is standing with an anxious , awe - struck face at the foot of the bed . The doctor feels the pulse of the woman , or rather lays an inquiring finger where the slightest ...
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... should spring one frail , trembling autumn flower , - the " Mara " whose poor little roots first struck deep in the salt , bitter waters of our mortal life . 1 * 4 CHAPTER III . Now , I cannot think of THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 9.
... should spring one frail , trembling autumn flower , - the " Mara " whose poor little roots first struck deep in the salt , bitter waters of our mortal life . 1 * 4 CHAPTER III . Now , I cannot think of THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 9.
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... deep- drawn breath and weeping from under a cloud of heavy black crape veils , that were together in the group which country - people call the mourners . A gleam of autumn sunlight streamed through the white curtains , and fell on a ...
... deep- drawn breath and weeping from under a cloud of heavy black crape veils , that were together in the group which country - people call the mourners . A gleam of autumn sunlight streamed through the white curtains , and fell on a ...
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... Deep , heavy sobs from the mourners were for a few mo- ments the only answer to these sad words , till the minister raised the old funeral psalm of New England , - " Why do we mourn departing friends , Or shake at Death's alarms ? ' Tis ...
... Deep , heavy sobs from the mourners were for a few mo- ments the only answer to these sad words , till the minister raised the old funeral psalm of New England , - " Why do we mourn departing friends , Or shake at Death's alarms ? ' Tis ...
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The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine (Classic Reprint) Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe No preview available - 2015 |
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