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Side 6
... once . Holmes , whose strength was nearly exhausted , yielded to his opinion ; and yet he seemed to cling to life with considerable anxiety . The pains of hunger were gone by . Nor did either of us know a suffering at that moment beyond ...
... once . Holmes , whose strength was nearly exhausted , yielded to his opinion ; and yet he seemed to cling to life with considerable anxiety . The pains of hunger were gone by . Nor did either of us know a suffering at that moment beyond ...
Side 7
... once more struck deeper into the wood near the brook for the chance of making some useful discovery . The snow was in many parts of the woods nearly up to our hips ; and whilst I was with difficulty forcing myself forward , I heard ...
... once more struck deeper into the wood near the brook for the chance of making some useful discovery . The snow was in many parts of the woods nearly up to our hips ; and whilst I was with difficulty forcing myself forward , I heard ...
Side 8
... Once more , however , I regained my self - command . But in my endeavour to rise , I found my steps impeded by a sloping bank ; and after closing my eyes with my hands for a little , in order to recover a better sight , the regularity ...
... Once more , however , I regained my self - command . But in my endeavour to rise , I found my steps impeded by a sloping bank ; and after closing my eyes with my hands for a little , in order to recover a better sight , the regularity ...
Side 9
... once to Sackville , only five miles farther than it was to his house , on our road home , and where there was an inn with better accommodation . This man's habitation was a two - roomed log hut , placed on an eminence by the side of a ...
... once to Sackville , only five miles farther than it was to his house , on our road home , and where there was an inn with better accommodation . This man's habitation was a two - roomed log hut , placed on an eminence by the side of a ...
Side 21
... once ? ' Lord Howe answered him , ' No ; I re- quire daylight to see how my own captains conduct them- selves . ' May 28 and 29 . After missing the French fleet , the first thing done by Lord Howe was to steer a course after Admiral ...
... once ? ' Lord Howe answered him , ' No ; I re- quire daylight to see how my own captains conduct them- selves . ' May 28 and 29 . After missing the French fleet , the first thing done by Lord Howe was to steer a course after Admiral ...
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Side 148 - See, what a grace was seated on this brow; Hyperion's curls; the front of Jove himself; An eye like Mars, to threaten and command; A station like the herald Mercury, New-lighted on a heaven-kissing hill; A combination, and a form, indeed, Where every god did seem to set his seal, To give the world assurance of a man : This was your husband.