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... stood up in the wagon , his coarse , butternut - colored coat - flaps fluttering and snapping in the breeze , while his interest seemed to be so intense in the efforts of the ship that he made involuntary and eager movements as if to ...
... stood up in the wagon , his coarse , butternut - colored coat - flaps fluttering and snapping in the breeze , while his interest seemed to be so intense in the efforts of the ship that he made involuntary and eager movements as if to ...
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... stood two coffins , where the two united in death lay sleep- ing tenderly , as those to whom rest is good . All was still as death , except a chance whisper from some busy neighbor , or a creak of an old lady's great black fan , or the ...
... stood two coffins , where the two united in death lay sleep- ing tenderly , as those to whom rest is good . All was still as death , except a chance whisper from some busy neighbor , or a creak of an old lady's great black fan , or the ...
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... his blue eyes ; and at the last verse he came forward involuntarily , and stood by his dead , and his voice rose over all the others as he sung , - " Then let the last loud trumpet sound , And THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 15.
... his blue eyes ; and at the last verse he came forward involuntarily , and stood by his dead , and his voice rose over all the others as he sung , - " Then let the last loud trumpet sound , And THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 15.
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... stood darkling in their . forest shadows , their branches hung with long hoary moss ; while feathery larches , turned to brilliant gold by autumn frosts , lighted up / the darker shadows of the evergreens . It was one of those hazy ...
... stood darkling in their . forest shadows , their branches hung with long hoary moss ; while feathery larches , turned to brilliant gold by autumn frosts , lighted up / the darker shadows of the evergreens . It was one of those hazy ...
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... stood quietly by the pillow where the little form was laid , and lifted a corner of the blanket . The tiny head was turned to one side , showing the soft , warm cheek , and the little hand was holding tightly a morsel of the flannel ...
... stood quietly by the pillow where the little form was laid , and lifted a corner of the blanket . The tiny head was turned to one side , showing the soft , warm cheek , and the little hand was holding tightly a morsel of the flannel ...
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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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