The World Went Very Well Then: A Novel

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Harper, 1888 - 402 sider
 

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Side 237 - EARLY one morning, just as the sun was rising, I heard a maid sing in the valley below : ' Oh, don't deceive me ! Oh, never leave me ! How could you use a poor maiden so...
Side 365 - ... favourable or unfavourable to the prisoner, declare the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So help me God.
Side 365 - Every Person in or belonging to the Fleet, who shall desert to the Enemy, Pirate or Rebel, or run away with any of His Majesty's Ships or Vessels of War, or any Ordnance, Ammunition, Stores or Provision belonging thereto...
Side 365 - Every person in the fleet, who shall unlawfully burn or set fire to any magazine or store of powder, or ship, boat, ketch, hoy or vessel, or tackle or furniture thereunto belonging, not then appertaining to an enemy, pirate, or rebel, being convicted of any such offence, by the sentence of a court martial, shall suffer death.
Side 237 - O GOOD ALE, THOU ART MY DARLING THE landlord, he looks very big With his high cock'd hat and his powder'd wig ; Methinks he looks both fair and fat, But he may thank you and me for that ; For 'tis O good ale, thou art my darling And my joy both night and morning.
Side 237 - ... looks at the money in his hand and then breaks into a shuffling dance, after which he begins singing, the organ accompanying.) A man is down but never out, While he keeps his wits and his friends about, All evil winds blow some good chance, Then bury the corpse and keep the dance — For 'tis O, good ale, thou art my darling, And my joy both night and morning.
Side 367 - Taylor not to say any thing to criminate himself, and asked if he had any questions to put to the witness. He said, " perhaps Mr Burgess was less agitated than I was, but I think he took the pistol from my hand, and not from the bench under me.

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