American Literature: Tradition & Innovation, Volume 1Harrison T. Meserole, Walter Sutton, Brom Weber |
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Page 145
... seen ; when on a sudden at a vast distance , their long slender head and neck only appear , and have very much the appearance of a snake , and no other part of them is to be seen when swimming in the water , except sometimes the tip end ...
... seen ; when on a sudden at a vast distance , their long slender head and neck only appear , and have very much the appearance of a snake , and no other part of them is to be seen when swimming in the water , except sometimes the tip end ...
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... seen him do it with my own eyes ; but that is the say . And I've seen sugar of his making , which , maybe , was n't as white as an old topgallant - sail , but which my friend Mistress Pretty- bones , within there , said had the true ...
... seen him do it with my own eyes ; but that is the say . And I've seen sugar of his making , which , maybe , was n't as white as an old topgallant - sail , but which my friend Mistress Pretty- bones , within there , said had the true ...
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... seen . The stranger grew pale . He walked moodily some paces up the once populous avenue , then , with a heavy sigh , turned in the direction of the river , and , plunging through a great variety of devious ways , came out , at length ...
... seen . The stranger grew pale . He walked moodily some paces up the once populous avenue , then , with a heavy sigh , turned in the direction of the river , and , plunging through a great variety of devious ways , came out , at length ...
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Four Early Travelers and Observers | 1 |
George Alsop 1638post 1666 | 27 |
Of the Situation and Plenty | 34 |
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